Gameday 92: Martin Perez on the mound in Milwaukee for the Pirates
Pirates have chance to clinch series against divisional opponent
The Pittsburgh Pirates hit five home runs as their offense exploded for 12 runs in a victory against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Quinn Priester picked up his first win of the season, pitching six innings and striking out a career-high eight batters.
Rowdy Tellez and Bryan Reynolds picked up a pair of hits, including a home run. Only two Pirates failed to register a hit on the night, Jared Triolo and Michael A. Taylor.
Martin Perez will get the start for the Pirates, facing rookie Tobias Myers, with an expected start time of 8:10 pm ET.
Pirates Lineup
DH - Andrew McCutchen
LF - Bryan Reynolds
1B - Rowdy Tellez
2B - Nick Gonzales
RF - Joshua Palacios
3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes
CF - Jack Suwinski
C - Joey Bart
SS- Jared Triolo
Brewers Lineup
LF - Jackson Chourio
C - William Contreras
DH - Christian Yelich
SS - Willy Adames
RF - Sal Frelick
1B - Rhys Hoskins
CF - Blake Perkins
3B - Adruw Monasterio
2B - Brice Turang
Pitching Matchup
PIT - Martin Perez (1-4, 4.85 ERA, 68.2 IP, 22 BB, 52 K)
MIL - Tobias Myers (5-3, 3.52 ERA, 64 IP, 19 BB, 56 K)
Yesterday’s Feature
WTM recaps the previous week in Bradenton by looking at the performances of the Marauders and the FCL Pirates.
Today’s Feature
The first round of the MLB Draft begins on Sunday, with the Pirates having the ninth overall pick. Who should the Pirates take? Who will be available? I take an in-depth look at it here.
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Harrington having a big day. 5 2 0 0 1 9 so far. This is against Bowie, which has a lineup almost as weak as Altoona's.
Sounds like Borucki will be back in a day or two. That'll help.