Derek Holland v Corbin Burnes, Lineup & Notes, Player Shuffle

Game: The Bucs visit Miller Park and the Brew Crew for a four-game set. The lidlifter starts at 8:10 and will be on AT&T SportsNet & 93.7 The Fan. The Brew Crew is coming off a doubleheader loss to the Reds yesterday, so at least Mo should be on our side today.

Lineup: Erik Gonzalez SS, Adam Frazier 2B, Kevin Newman 2B, Josh Bell 1B, Bryan Reynolds DH, Gregory Polanco RF, JT Riddle 3B, Jake Stallings C, Jason Martin CF and Derek Holland P. About time they gave Fraze a little OF love; he looked at home in the pasture a couple of years ago. B-Rey gets a break as DH and Martin gets a start before Alford is added to the roster.

Derek opens the Brewer series - photo 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers: LHP Derek Holland (1-1, 6.17) starts it off against RHP Corbin Burnes (0-0, 3.42). These guys should seem familiar to Dutch Oven - this is his fifth start of the year and the third against the Brew Crew. He's tossed 10-2/3 IP v Milwaukee, giving up three runs on six hits and six walks with 10K, so he's been tip-toeing through weeds in his work. Burnes has been a high strikeout, high walk guy who's given up more walks (16) than hits (15) this year. He's also fanned 36 in his 26-1/3 IP and only given up one long ball, which are his keys to escaping trouble. His last outing was against Pittsburgh; he went 5-1/3 frames, giving up three runs on five hits, two walks and seven whiffs in a no decision.

Notes:

• The second shoe fell on the OF Anthony Alford claim. The CWS will add a reported $243,300 in 2019-20 international pool space (signing deadline October 15th) to the Pirates in a deal for OF Jarrod Dyson, along with picking up the remaining $333,000 of his salary. Alford will take his place as CF caddy - or maybe he'll get a true audition; we'll see - with the same profile as JD, except younger, cheaper, more power and with at least the chance of some upside. For the time being, OF Jason Martin has rejoined the big team.
• Recently acquired LHP Austin Davis was placed on the 10-day IL. There's been no official announcement of the move yet, so the nature of the injury is unknown.
• The Pirates have optioned RHP Cody Ponce back to their B-Team in Altoona. He was the extra body for the doubleheader roster yesterday and was here just long enough to get his first MLB start and win. 
• The Mets claimed OF Guillermo Heredia from the Pirates and optioned him to their 30-man alternate roster.
• Today is Jackie Robinson Day, when all the players wear #42. It's usually help April 15th (his debut date) but was pushed back by the shortened season.