Lineup: Starling Marte CF, Gregory Polanco RF, Bryan Reynolds LF, Josh Bell 1B, Colin Moran 2B, Jose Osuna 3B, Jake Stallings C, Cole Tucker SS, Mitch Keller P. Pretty interesting lineup behind Keller. Fraze did get a ball bounced off his foot in the first game; that may have played into putting together tonight's lineup. We are kinda surprised K-Man isn't at second and Redbeard at third; it may also just be that Clint wants to get Joey O some action.
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| Mitch to pitch. photo Dave Arrigo/Pittsburgh Pirates |
Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller v RHP Sonny Gray (1-4/3.78). Keller has shown promise in his past couple of Indy games while working on a new pitch and mechanics. The Bucs are calling him up based on need rather than readiness (at least that's their story) but either way, we finally get to see for ourselves. Gray has lost twice to Pittsburgh this year, with one not-so-hot outing where he was wild and chased in the third, followed by a three-hit, one-run game with seven K that he took into the seventh inning. Spoiler alert: the Reds were shutout in both his losses, 5-0 and 2-0.
Notes:
- Montana DuRapau was optioned back to Indy to clear a roster spot for Mitch Keller.
- We'd expect Frankie and Kyle to be on ice for this game, both being used for multi-innings in the opener. Liriano tossed the ball 30 times and Crick twirled 26. The Nightmare spun 23 offerings to get his four outs, and whether that gets him a seat or not will be seen (it's pretty likely).
- Ol' Bucco long man RHP Jeanmar Gomez was DFA'ed by Texas.
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