Lineup: Adam Frazier 2B, Kevin Newman SS, Josh Bell 1B, Colin Moran 3B, Bryan Reynolds LF, Gregory Polanco DH, Cole Tucker RF, Jake Stallings C, Jarrod Dyson CF and Trevor Williams P. The Tuck-in-the-OF thing still kinda befuddles us; we're guessing it's a combo bandage/OJT until El Coffee is entirely back in the saddle. And what happened to Joey O?
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| Captain Redbeard is holding down cleanup - 2020 Topps Heritage |
Pitchers: RHP Trevor Williams (0-1, 7.36) vs. RHP Yu Darvish (0-1, 6.75). Willy's numbers are a little skewed; he was victim of some soft hits in opening outing v the Cards, so hopefully that will even out today. And he could use the vigorish; his lifetime ERA at Wrigley is 7.62. Darvish start was pushed back a day after the game against the Reds was scrubbed. His wins-losses against the Pirates aren't impressive, but he's been effective against the Bucs - in five lifetime starts, his slash is 1-2/3.00 with a 0.80 WHIP and a strikeout per inning.
Notes:
- The Bucco taxi squad for this series: RHP Cody Ponce, LHP Sam Howard and C Andrew Susac.
- The Pirates are hitting a major league worst .171 after six games.
- Kevin Newman & wife are expecting a baby girl in January.
- AT&T SportsNet is creating a second channel so they can show games when their featured teams, the Pirates and Pens, have a schedule conflict.
- And ho boy, now the Cards are reported to have a couple of coronavirus positive players...
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