The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-43) are on the road for three games against the Washington Nationals (29-35), with game three today at 4:05 PM. The Pirates are sending out Chase De Jong, who is making his fourth start of the season. He has a 4.80 ERA in 15 innings, with 12 strikeouts and a 1.40 WHIP. The Nationals are countering with right-handed pitcher Paolo Espino, who will be making his second start, to go along with 13 relief appearances. He has a 2.78 ERA in 22.2 innings, with 19 strikeouts and an 0.84 WHIP.
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
#Pirates Lineup 06/16/21
1. Adam Frazier 2B
2. Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B
3. Bryan Reynolds CF
4. Gregory Polanco RF
5. Phillip Evans 1B
6. Ben Gamel LF
7. Kevin Newman SS
8. Michael Perez C
9. Chase De Jong PStarting Pitcher : Chase De Jong
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) June 16, 2021
Nationals
#Nationals Lineup 06/16/21
1. Kyle Schwarber LF
2. Trea Turner SS
3. Juan Soto RF
4. Josh Bell 1B
5. Yan Gomes C
6. Luis Garcia 2B
7. Jordy Mercer 3B
8. Victor Robles CF
9. Paolo Espino PStarting Pitcher : Paolo Espino
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) June 16, 2021
Umpire Scorecard from yesterday. If it feels like I just said yesterday that these always seem to favor the opponents, then your feelings are correct. It was yesterday, and now again today
Umpire: Alex Tosi
Final: Nationals 8, Pirates 1#NATITUDE // #LetsGoBucs#WSHvsPIT // #PITvsWSH pic.twitter.com/yZ9At5GaYK— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) June 16, 2021
