The Pittsburgh Pirates (9-20) take on the Milwaukee Brewers (14-17) at 7:10 PM on Saturday night at Miller Park. The Brewers won the opener of the four-game series last night by a 9-1 score. The Pirates are sending out JT Brubaker, who will square off with left-hander Brett Anderson. Brubaker is making his fourth start of the season, to go along with two relief appearances. He has a 4.80 ERA in 15 innings, with 16 strikeouts and a 1.47 WHIP. Anderson is making his sixth start. He has a 3.52 ERA in 23 innings, with 17 strikeouts and a 1.26 WHIP.
Pirates made some bullpen moves today. Crick and Fulmer in. Mears and Craig out.
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
Saturday night baseball in Milwaukee.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/tnQKhvKg7e
— Pirates (@Pirates) August 29, 2020
Brewers (updated: Ryan Braun was scratched)
#Brewers Lineup 08/29/20
1. Luis Urias 2B
2. Christian Yelich LF
3. Keston Hiura DH
4. Justin Smoak 1B
5. Omar Narvaez C
6. Ben Gamel CF
7. Orlando Arcia SS
8. Jace Peterson RF
9. Eric Sogard 3BStarting Pitcher : Brett Anderson
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) August 29, 2020
Here is the link to today’s history articles, which includes This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History, 1979 Season Recap, a new Card of the Day featuring Pie Traynor, and a new One Who Got Away, featuring Hall of Famer Joe Cronin.
The 2020 Prospect Guide returns to print for our tenth anniversary! This year we are releasing three variant covers, featuring Mitch Keller, Ke’Bryan Hayes, and Oneil Cruz. Visit our shop page to order these extremely limited items!
