Brew Crew Round Two, Willy v Davies, Lineup & Notes

Today: The game starts at 7:05 and will be carried by AT&T SportsNet & 93.7 The Fan. Today's giveaway is a Bucco Oktoberfest stein (it's early October weather already), so trink, trink, trink und essen.

Pitchers: RHP Trevor Williams (13-9, 3.16) meets RHP Zach Davies (2-6, 4.66). After a burp, Willy got back to dealing in his last outing. He owns a 1.10 ERA over his past 11 starts and a 1.19 mark in the second half; he and Jamo have become pretty formidable at the top of the rotation. He's owned the Brewers - in two 2018 starts, he's gone 13 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks while fanning 14. This is Davies' second straight start against the Pirates and just his 12th of the season, as he was on the DL for three months before returning in September. In that outing, he allowed two earned runs on three hits in five innings last Saturday.

Willy on the bump (photo Joe Guzy/Pirates)

Lineup: Adam Frazier 2B, Starling Marte CF, J-Bell 1B, Corey Dickerson LF, Jordan Luplow RF, Kevin Kramer 3B, Kevin Newman SS, Jacob Stallings C & Williams P. Four starters, four auditioners & Willy.

Notes:

• The Pirates didn't provide updates on the conditions of Edgar Santana (forearm) or Fran Cervelli (stomach).
• J-Bell recorded his fourth straight multi-hit game Friday night after going 2-for-4 and hitting his 11th homer. It's the first time in his career he's put together four multi-hit games in a row.
• Corey Dickerson’s 52 extra-base hits are the fourth-most by any left fielder in all of MLB, and the most by a Pirates LF'er since Jason Bay banged 67 in 2006. Corey-D also ranks first with a .996 fielding percentage and .958 zone rating among NL left fielders, with one error in 256 total chances, and is tied for second with a career-high seven assists.
• Trevor Williams is the only pitcher in MLB this season to make 10 starts of at least five innings without allowing a run. He's also made nine starts of at least six innings without allowing a run this season, with three zeros in his last four outings. Willy is the only pitcher in Pirates history (since 1908) to do that deed.