JT v Jon Lester, Lineup & Notes

Game: The game starts at 7:05 and will be on AT&T SportsNet & 93.7 The Fan. It's the last home series of the year fwiw.

Lineup: Bryan Reynolds CF, Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B, Erik Gonzalez SS, Colin Moran 1B, Josh Bell DH, Gregory Polanco RF, Jake Stallings C, Adam Frazier 2B, Jose Osuna LF and JT Brubaker P. As much as we ??? Shelty. it does get a little awkward making a lineup with K-Man, Tuck and Alford out.

Joey O, as in outfielder - photo Pgh Pirates

Pitchers: RHP JT Brubaker (1-2, 4.79) opens the set against LHP Jon Lester (2-2, 4.91). JT made his strongest start of the season against SL last time out, but was on the wrong end of a 1-0 duel. He's been good against the Cubs, giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits in eight IP with eight K. Lester has also been good lately with solid outings his last two times on the hill. In two starts against the Pirates, he's been good (one run in six innings) and bad (five runs in 5-1/3 frames), so we'll see which Lester we get tonight.

Notes:

• The Pirates recently claimed RHP Carson Fulmer from the Tigers and then lost him to Baltimore on a waiver claim. Well, he's back - the O's released the 26-year-old and Pittsburgh reclaimed him. Fulmer pitched 3-2/3 hitless IP for the Birds, with two walks and four fans (also one bopped batter and two wild pitches, so...). Shelty said that he won't join the squad for the season's final week.
• Pittsburgh has lost 12-of-13 games.