Big Joe v Chase Anderson, Lineup & Notes

Game: The set opens at 7:05 as the Bucs return to PNC to meet the Brew Crew. The game will be on AT&T SportsNet and 93.7 The Fan. Maybe: there's a real good chance of passing t-storms through 10 PM or so; the Pirates should be sailing an Ark instead of a galleon this year.

Lineup: Kevin Newman SS, Gregory Polanco RF, Starling Marte CF, Josh Bell 1B, Bryan Reynolds LF, Colin Moran 3B, Elias Diaz C, Adam Frazier 2B, Joe Musgrove P. Fraze finally got bumped off the top of the order, tumbling to the eight spot. And it looks like K-Man is slowly taking command of the SS situation.

Big Joe gets the call tonight - Photo Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers: RHP Joe Musgrove (3-5/4.27) opens up against RHP Chase Anderson (2-0/3.25). May has been brutal for Joe; he's 2-3/8.25 in five starts, and that includes a gem against Arizona. He's taken on the Brewers twice, both times in 2018, without a decision but a hefty 6.94 ERA. This is Anderson's third start since coming off the IL with a blister/cut. He started the year in the pen and is a wild child; he's gotten 15 outs once in five starts. Chase has been steady against Pittsburgh - he's 7-4/3.61 in 14 career starts.

Notes:

• The Bucs and Brew Crew haven't met yet this year; they'll mix it up seven times in the next 10 games to catch up. Both teams are looking to pick it up: Milwaukee has lost six of its past 10 games while Pittsburgh has lost seven of 10.
• Willy threw off a mound yesterday for the first time since he went on the IL on May 17th. Jordan Lyles is scheduled for a side session today in his first test since tweaking his hammy. How he feels afterward will determine if he goes Sunday or is pushed back.
• Jake Elmore cleared waivers and was assigned to Indy yesterday.
• David Bell, Cincy manager, is losing his mind over beanbrawling. Sounds like a little gaslighting to us.