Gameday 80: Pirates look for series win in Cincinnati
Pirates look to take rubber match in Cincinnati against the Reds
Bryan Reynolds hit his 13th home run of the season as the Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 9-5 on Tuesday. They will now look to take two of three on the road against their division rival.
A win on Wednesday would put the Pirates within two games of a .500 record and cement their place ahead of the Reds in the standings for now.
Graham Ashcraft will start for the Reds, with Luis Ortiz set to make his first start of the season for the Pirates.
First pitch is expected at 1:10 pm ET.
Pirates Lineup
DH - Andrew McCutchen
LF - Bryan Reynolds
SS - Oneil Cruz
1B - Rowdy Tellez
2B - Nick Gonzales
3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes
RF - Connor Joe
CF - Jack Suwinski
C - Jason Delay
Reds Lineup
2B - Jonathan India
SS - Elly De La Cruz
1B - Spencer Steer
C - Tyler Stephenson
RF - Nick Martini
3B - Santiago Espinal
CF - Stuart Fairchild
DH - Livan Soto
LF - Levi Jordan
Pitching Matchup
PIT - Luis Ortiz (3-2, 3.45 ERA, 47 IP, 18 BB, 36 K)
CIN - Graham Ashcraft (4-3, 5.05 ERA, 62.1 IP, 21 BB, 49 K)
Yesterday’s Feature
WTM looked at the previous week in Bradenton between the FCL Pirates and the Marauders.
Today’s Feature
With each of the second half of the minor league season completely underway, we looked back at the first half by putting together an ‘All-Star’ team and handing out some awards.
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Still premature at this point, but is it possible that they're successfully weaverizing Ortiz?
I'll add that Nicolas turning that stuff into outs instead of walks would be really big.
Fireworks for Bradenton. Polanco and Rivas went back to back. Even though they hit from opposite sides, the two balls landed in almost the exact same spot in right center. Later in the inning, Plaz went oppo for a grand slam.