Steven Brault v Jose Quintana, Lineup & Notes

Game: The first pitch is 7:05 and will be carried by AT&T SportsNet & 93.7 The Fan.

Lineup: Bryan Reynolds CF, Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B, Jose Osuna 1B, Josh Bell DH, Jake Stallings C, Gregory Polanco RF, Erik Gonzalez SS, Adam Frazier 2B, Jared Olivo LF and Steven Brault P. Joey O batting third and Jake fifth...holy Murderer's Row!

Jared gets the start - 2019 Bowman First

Pitchers: LHP Steven Brault (1-3, 4.04) takes on LHP Jose Quintana (0-0, 6.00). Steven is coming off his best outing - and maybe the best Pirates pitching performance of the year - with a complete game, one run (unearned), two-hit win over the Cards with eight K. Brault's ERA as a starter is 3.03, although his last trip to the hill was the first time this year he's gone past five innings. He's worked against the Cubs once, tossing three no-hit, shutout innings with four whiffs in early August. Quintana is coming off the IL (three weeks w/inflamed lat), and this is his first start of the year. He should be on a pretty tight pitch count. Q hasn't faced Pittsburgh this season, but was 4-1 in six starts against them in 2019, albeit with a 4.19 ERA.

Notes:

• Reports from the Dominican Republic say that Pirates SS prospect Oneil Cruz was involved in a traffic accident that claimed three lives, though he's not hurt. He was driving a Jeep that collided with a motorcycle per the stories. The Pirates have been in contact with Cruz and will issue an update when more info is available. 2020 can't end soon enough for the Pirates...
• The Cubs have won six-of-seven from the Pirates. The Bucs have lost 13-of-14.
• Pittsburgh has scored 13 runs in the past six games and have an OPS+ of 69 for the season.