Spring Training Gameday 18: Chase Anderson gets first start as Pirates face Braves

NRI Anderson gets first start of the spring.

Mar 12, 2024

After being shut out on the road against the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates will return to Bradenton and face the Atlanta Braves.

NRI Chase Anderson will get his first start of the spring after coming into the game as a reliever previously.

In two games this spring, Anderson has pitched four innings of hitless and scoreless ball while walking two and striking out another two.

Reynaldo Lopez, who is being stretched out as a potential rotation candidate, will get the start for the Braves.

Game time is expected around 1:05 pm ET.

Pirates Lineup

DH - Oneil Cruz

LF - Bryan Reynolds

CF - Jack Suwinski

1B - Rowdy Tellez

2B - Jared Triolo

RF - Billy McKinney

SS - Nick Gonzales

C - Jason Delay

Expected Pitchers

Chase Anderson

Josh Fleming

Colin Holderman

Ryan Borucki

Kyle Nicolas

Wily Peralta

Yesterday’s Feature

On Monday, I answered all of your questions for our weekly mailbag article. Yesterday, we talked about Jared Triolo and where Termarr Johnson and Paul Skenes might start the year. I also got into fastball shape a bit for the final question.

Bucs On Deck

Mailbag: Jared Triolo comparison, Prospects starting assignments, fastball shape

LeeFoo - Is Jared Triolo the next Ben Zobrist? There was an article on MLB.com that kind of broached this subject, but it’s fun to look at it again. I’ve noticed on some social media sites that people are hesitant to assign Triolo a ‘utility’ role solely because they believe it will reduce their playing time…

9 months ago · 5 likes · 52 comments · Anthony Murphy

Today’s Feature

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