Gameday 91: Pirates start road trip in Milwaukee against the Brewers

After a 3-4 homestand, the Pirates start six in row on the road

Jul 09, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates only managed a split of their four-game set against the New York Mets despite outscoring them by more than 10 runs overall and losing another starting pitcher.

With Bailey Falter now on the injured list, the Pirates will need to fill yet another rotation spot. Jared Jones was also recently placed on the IL. Luis Ortiz has filled one spot; the other remains to be seen.

Quinn Priester and Marco Gonzales are the two obvious answers, and Braxton Ashcraft is also possible.

Colin Rea and his eight wins will get the start for the Brewers. In his previous meeting against the Pirates, he was tagged with the loss, allowing three runs over six innings pitched.

The first pitch is expected around 8:10 pm ET.

Pirates Lineup

RF - Joshua Palacios

DH - Bryan Reynolds

1B - Rowdy Tellez

2B - Nick Gonzales

3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes

LF - Jack Suwinski

C - Joey Bart

SS - Jared Triolo

CF - Michael A. Taylor

Brewers Lineup

RF - Jackson Churio

DH - William Contreras

LF - Christian Yelich

SS - Willy Adames

CF - Blake Perkins

1B - Rhys Hoskins

2B - Brice Turang

C - Eric Haase

3B - Vinny Capra

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Josh Fleming (1-1, 4.13 ERA, 28.1 IP, 10 BB, 17 K)

MIL - Colin Rea (8-2, 3.34 ERA, 94.1 IP, 28 BB, 66 K)

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