Gameday 97: Pirates kick off second half with weekend series against the Phillies

Martin Perez kicks series off for the Pirates

Photo Credit: WTM

The Pirates won five of their last six games heading into the All-Star break and now begin the second half of the season with a 48-48 record.

They begin things with a weekend series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Martin Perez will get the start on Friday and will be followed up by Luis Ortiz and Marco Gonzales.

Mitch Keller and Paul Skenes will be held until the following series against the Cardinals.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 pm ET.

Pirates Lineup

DH - Andrew McCutchen

LF - Bryan Reynolds

SS - Oneil Cruz

2B - Nick Gonzales

1B - Rowdy Tellez

3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes

RF - Joshua Palacios

C - Joey Bart

CF - Jack Suwinski

Phillies Lineup

DH - Kyle Schwarber

SS - Trea Turner

1B - Bryce Harper

3B - Alec Bohm

RF - Nick Castellanos

2B - Edmundo Sosa

LF - Weston Wilson

C - Garrett Stubbs

CF - Cristian Pache

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Martin Perez (1-5, 5.15 ERA, 73.1 IP, 25 BB, 57 K)

PHI - Aaron Nola (11-4, 3.38 ERA, 119.2 IP, 27 BB, 116 K)

Yesterday’s Feature

I looked at the draft one last time, go over how the Pirates changed how they approached this draft, and some other players that I liked in it.

Pittsburgh Pirates flip the script with early draft picks

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