Gameday 69: Pirates begin weekend series in Colorado facing the Rockies

Pitching a question mark this weekend in Colorado

Jun 14, 2024

After dropping two of three against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Pirates now find themselves in last place in the NL Central.

They now head to Colorado to face the Rockies, who beat them in their first meeting this season.

Jared Jones will get the start on Saturday, but the other two days in the series will be in question as they open things up in the rotation spot they pitched a bullpen game with last time around.

So, it will be interesting to see who gets the nod.

The Rockies will send Ryan Feltner to the mound, with an expected first pitch at 8:40 pm ET.

EDIT: Carmen Mlodzinski will get the start for the Pirates tonight.

Pirates Lineup

DH - Andrew McCutchen

LF - Bryan Reynolds

2B - Nick Gonzales

1B - Rowdy Tellez

3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes

RF - Connor Joe

CF - Jack Suwinski

SS - Jared Triolo

C - Henry Davis

Rockies Lineup

DH - Charlie Blackmon

CF - Brenton Doyle

SS - Ezequiel Tovar

3B - Ryan McMahon

LF - Nolan Jones

C - Jacob Stallings

1B - Michael Toglia

RF - Jake Cave

2B - Adael Amador

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Carmen Mlodzinski (0-2, 5.65 ERA, 14.1 IP, 8 BB, 15 K)

COL - Ryan Feltner (1-5, 5.74 ERA, 69 IP, 19 BB, 59 K)

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