Bucs & Reds at GABP, Jamo v Lorenzen, Lineup & Notes

Today: It's a 4:10 start with the game aired by AT&T SportsNet and 93.7 The Fan.

Pitchers: RHP Jameson Taillon (14-9, 3.16) goes against RHP Michael Lorenzen (3-2, 3.35). Taillon will complete his first full season in the majors with his 32nd start, and he's grown into his big boy pants. The Bucs have won 20 of Taillon’s 31 starts and he's been not only good but consistently so. He's 3-1/2.74 in four starts against the Redlegs this year. This will be Lorenzen’s third 2018 start as he auditions for a rotation spot next year after working as a reliever the past three seasons; he was in the club's starting rotation as a rookie in 2015. He's appeared five times against Pittsburgh this season and tossed eight innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on nine hits. But career-wise, he's been tough - Lorenzen is 4-2/2.18 in 23 games against Pittsburgh.

Jamo takes the hill for the last time during his breakout campaign (photo  Pittsburgh Pirates)

Lineup: Adam Frazier RF, Starling Marte CF, Josh Bell 1B, Corey Dickerson LF, Jung Ho Kang 3B, Josh Harrison 2B, Jordy Mercer SS, Jacob Stallings C & Taillon P. Well, a blast from the past at the hot corner...

Notes:

• Clint is going after win 1,200 today, Jamo is looking for his 22nd straight three-runs-or-fewer start and the Bucs are looking for their eighth in a row over the Reds. 
• The Rockies, winners of eight straight, have clinched a playoff spot. LA's magic number to eliminate the Cards is one with two games remaining.
• New feather in Russ Martin's cap: He'll get to manage the Blue Jays on Sunday, said departing Toronto skipper John Gibbons.