Sunday: BoSox Come To LECOM, Lineup & Pitchers; Yesterday's Game & Notes

Game: The Pirates host the Red Sox at 1:05 at LECOM Park, and the game will be on AT&T SportsNet and 93.7 The Fan.

Lineup: Adam Frazier 2B, Starling Marte CF, Corey Dickerson LF, Josh Bell 1B, Fran Cervelli C, Lonnie Chisenhall RF, Jung Ho Kang 3B, Erik Gonzalez SS, Jameson Taillon P. No DH today and the A-Team is back on the diamond after a day off. The second group is pretty strong, too.

J-Bell 2017 Topps Gold Label

Pitchers: RHP Jameson Taillon works against RHP Marcus Walden, with Frankie Liriano, Nick Burdi and Brandon Maurer slated for later duty.

Yesterday's Game: Motown drew first blood off Archie; a bopped batter and Colin Moran error led to a first-inning run. In the second, the Tigers rattled off four doubles and three runs *ouch* to jump out to a 4-0 edge. Pittsburgh small-balled a three-spot in the fifth to make it a game, with Bryan Reynold's two-run, bases-loaded knock the key blow. But the game got away during the El Tigre's half of the frame when Michael Feliz walked the leadoff guy and then served up a gopher ball. That made the tally 6-3 Detroit, and that's how it finished as both pens shut the gate. The Pirates had more walks than hits (5/4), and a pair of GIDP with a caught stealing helped short circuit the few opps they had. Will Craig was the only Pirate to reach base more than once, drawing three free passes.

Notes:

• J-Hay had a nice day against his old mateys, going 1-for-2 with a HBP, two runs, an RBI and a stolen base. Jordy went 0-for-2 with a walk. 
• For all the Cole Tucker/Mitch Keller buzz, Ke'Bryan Hayes may be the next man up. Colin Moran is hitting .214 so far with four errors at third, and JHK has shown power and leather, but is batting .200 with a K every other at bat, so the hot corner is anything but settled right now.
• Jordan Lyles, who left his last start with cramps, and Eli Diaz, who has battled a virus for most of camp, formed the battery in a bullpen session yesterday.
• The Associated Press looks at Pablo Reyes and his shot at making the club, while Adam Berry of MLB.com checked on the progress of Nick Burdi and his newer, slightly gentler off-season workout program.