Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Big Joe v Brandon Woodruff in Rubber Match; Lineup & Notes

Game: Pittsburgh and Milwaukee close out their first series at 7:05. The contest will be carried by AT&T SportsNet and 93.7 The Fan.

Lineup: Adam Frazier 2B, Phil Evans 3B, J-Bell DH, Colin Moran 1B, Bryan Reynolds LF, Gregory Polanco RF, Jake Stallings C, Jarrod Dyson CF, Erik Gonzalez SS and Joe Musgrove. We wonder whassup with Kevin Newman's PT?

Big Joe makes his second start - photo Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers: RHP Joe Musgrove (0-1, 4.76) closes it out against RHP Brandon Woodruff (0-1, 3.60). The longball bit Joe against the Redbirds, and also has against the Brew Crew - he's given up eight long flies in 23-2/3 IP v Beertown and as a result has a 6.46 ERA against them. Woodruff became an All-Star starter last year at the age of 26 and won 2-of-4 starts with two no decisions against the Bucs in '19, but with a less than stellar 4.58 ERA. 

Notes:
  • Six games, six lineups. Four guys - Adam Frazier, Bryan Reynolds, Colin Moran & J-Bell - have started every game and so far, Guillermo Heredia has also appeared at some time in all five contests. All except Captain Redbeard (.353) are hitting at or below the Mendoza Line.
  • Geoff Hartlieb won his first MLB game last night while Nick Burdi earned his first big league save.
  • The Bucs are off tomorrow, then it's off to Wrigley for a three gamer v the Cubs.

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