Lineup: Kevin Newman SS, Bryan Reynolds RF, Starling Marte CF, Jose Osuna 1B, Melky Cabrera LF, Adam Frazier 2B, Jung Ho Kang 3B, Jake Stallings C, Chris Archer P. Sunday lineup against a lefty. Jake is in; it is Arch's day and they're a pair, but day after night...looks like he's closing the gap on Eli.
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| Arch toes the slab today - 2019 Donruss |
Pitchers: RHP Chris Archer (3-7/5.40) closes the series against LHP Jason Vargas (5-5/3.96). Well, the Bucs have gotten six innings out of Archie in the last three starts (his longest streak of six IP starts as a Pirate), tempered by the 10 runs and four homers surrendered in those 18 frames, which doesn't bode well as the Mets have spanked six long balls in the first two games. He hasn't matched up with the NYM since 2015. Vargas is also on the "makes us an offer" list for NY, though in his past eight games, he's gone deeper than six innings once and given up three or more runs in six of the outings. He is a keep-ya-in-the-game kinda guy, and is making a late rush of adding some value, as he tossed a six-inning one-hitter against the Padres in his last visit to the slab. Vargas worked against the Bucs once last year, being chased after 4-1/3 frames and three runs.
Notes:
- The Pirates have lost seven in a row, nine-of-10, and 11-of-13 since the AS break. At least it cleared up the FO's thinking. On his Sunday show, Neal said “We are in the process of looking at future clubs.”
- Steven Matz crossed a couple of items off his bucket list last night - it was not only his first complete game shutout, but indeed his first complete game after his 91st start.
- After today, the Pirates head to Cincy for three games.
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