Gameday 78: Bailey Falter and the Pirates head to Cincinnati to face the Reds

Pirates looking to rebound after dropping two of three to the Rays over weekend

Jun 24, 2024

Despite having Jared Jones and Paul Skenes pitching this weekend, the Pirates still dropped two of three against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Skenes pitched seven innings of one-run ball, striking out eight, but didn’t factor into the decision. The offense went quiet, finishing with just two hits, two of which came from Bryan Reynolds.

Their attention shifts to the road and the Cincinnati Reds, who they faced last week at PNC Park.

The pitching matchups nearly line up again, as Mitch Keller and Hunter Greene will face each other on Tuesday.

Carson Spiers will start for the home team on Monday, facing Bailey Falter.

Pirates Lineup

DH - Andrew McCutchen

LF - Bryan Reynolds

SS - Oneil Cruz

1B - Rowdy Tellez

2B - Nick Gonzales

3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes

RF - Edward Olivares

CF - Jack Suwinski

C - Yasmani Grandal

Reds Lineup

2B - Jonathan India

SS - Elly De La Cruz

1B - Jeimar Candelario

LF - Spencer Steer

DH - Tyler Stephenson

CF - Stuart Fairchild

3B - Santiago Espinal

RF - Levi Jordan

C - Luke Maile

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Bailey Falter (3-5, 3.74 ERA, 79.1 IP, 21 BB, 52 K)

CIN - Carson Spiers (0-1, 3.20 ERA, 25.1 IP, 5 BB, 20 K)

Yesterday’s Feature

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Today’s Feature

We saw our first bit of promotions this past week, most notably Charles McAdoo to Altoona. We have looks at him, Braxton Ashcraft, Antwone Kelly, and Javier Rivas, among others, in the latest 10 Observations feature.

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