The Pittsburgh Pirates (6-17) take on the Milwaukee Brewers (11-14) on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park in the finale of their three-game series. The Pirates won 12-5 on Saturday night. The Pirates are sending out JT Brubaker, while the Brewers will counter with right-handed pitcher Corbin Burnes. Brubaker will be making his third career start. He has a 4.91 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP in 11 innings, with ten strikeouts. Burnes has made two starts and three relief appearances this year. He has a 3.00 ERA in 21 innings, with 29 strikeouts and a 1.14 WHIP.
Prior to today’s game, the Pirates recalled RHP Nick Tropeano and optioned RHP Nick Mears.
Here are some notes from today:
Kyle Crick will come with the Pirates on their upcoming road trip, Ben Cherington says.
— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) August 23, 2020
and
Ben Cherington said there's no concern over Keone Kela's elbow. Says Kela said something early, and the Pirates are optimistic they caught the forearm tightness before it became something worse.
— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) August 23, 2020
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
Our Sunday lineup.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/Is55NcvyN1
— Pirates (@Pirates) August 23, 2020
Brewers
#Brewers Lineup 08/23/20
1. Avisail Garcia CF
2. Christian Yelich LF
3. Keston Hiura 2B
4. Justin Smoak 1B
5. Ryan Braun DH
6. Ben Gamel RF
7. Luis Urias 3B
8. Omar Narvaez C
9. Orlando Arcia SSStarting Pitcher : Corbin Burnes
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) August 23, 2020
Here is today’s history:
This Date – Al Oliver’s career day at the plate and a no-hitter
Game Rewind – Guy Bush was more than just the guy who gave up Babe Ruth’s 713th and 714th homers. Here’s his best game during his time with the Pirates.
1979 Recap – A look at where the Pirates stood on August 23rd
UPDATE: Game is in a delay, but that has cleared and the new start time is 2:10 PM. Gives you time to read the history articles.
UPDATE #2: Tarp is going back on the field, just as they were about to start
UPDATE #3: Game time is now 3:00 PM.
