The Pittsburgh Pirates (18-26) are on the road for a four-game series against the Atlanta Braves (21-24), with game three starting Saturday afternoon at 4:10 PM. The Pirates are sending out Mitch Keller for his ninth start of the season. He has a 7.16 ERA in 32.2 innings, with 34 strikeouts and a 1.81 WHIP. The Braves are countering with young right-handed pitcher Bryse Wilson, who has a 5.50 ERA in 18 innings over four starts. He has a 1.61 WHIP and 11 strikeouts.
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
Saturday afternoon baseball.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/Ua4sS0IyeL
— Pirates (@Pirates) May 22, 2021
Braves
#Braves Lineup 05/22/21
1. Ronald Acuna RF
2. Freddie Freeman 1B
3. Marcell Ozuna LF
4. Ozzie Albies 2B
5. Austin Riley 3B
6. Dansby Swanson SS
7. William Contreras C
8. Ender Inciarte CF
9. Bryse Wilson PStarting Pitcher : Bryse Wilson
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) May 22, 2021
Yesterday’s umpire scorecard rules out the possibility of blaming the umpire for yesterday’s loss. He did a great job and had the odd coincidence of missing one ball high, one low, one to the left and one to the right. The two missed strikes were both borderline and easily forgivable
Umpire: Adam Beck
Final: Braves 20, Pirates 1#ForTheA // #LetsGoBucs#ATLvsPIT // #PITvsATL pic.twitter.com/UcI2IKoWOf— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) May 22, 2021
