Lineup: Adam Frazier 2B, Bryan Reynolds LF, Starling Marte CF, Josh Bell DH, Colin Moran 3B, Jose Osuna 1B, Kevin Newman SS, Jake Stallings C, Pablo Reyes RF, Trevor Williams P. Seems safe to say that Jake is the #1 catcher now, and that Joey and Pablo are gonna get every chance to prove they're keepers.
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| Trevor takes the bump - photo Pittsburgh Pirates |
Pitchers: RHP Trevor Williams (5-5/5.06) gets it on against RHP Griffin Canning (4-6/4.76). Willy took a thumping the last time out, and he's had rough seas since the end of April, with a line of 3-4/6.19, giving up four or more runs in seven of those 12 starts. The bright spot is the three outings before the Cards bushwhacked him were pretty solid. This will be his first go against the Halos. Canning just came off the IL with elbow inflammation. The 23-year-old rookie averages 10 K per nine innings. His last outing before going on the IL was a six-inning, four-hit shutout of the Tigers but he's been erratic; three of his last five starts haven't made it to the fifth inning.
Notes:
- With his next stolen sack, Starling Marte will join The Cobra, Cutch, AVS and Barry Bonds as the only Pirates to put together back-to-back 20/20 seasons. The 20th steal would make it seven consecutive years for Marte, trailing only Honus Wagner (16 straight) and Max Carey (eight in a row) in Pirates annals.
- Not a surprise, but the Bucs confirmed that Mitch is on the big club to stay. Yesterday's outing surely helped, but they had said all along that when he was called up again, it would be for good; looks like they stuck to their guns.
- Cervy's rehab assignment has been bumped up to Indy after a short stop at Altoona. RHP Rookie Davis was taken off the IL and assigned to Indy.
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