The Pittsburgh Pirates (24-44) are at PNC Park for a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians (38-29), with game two tonight at 4:05 PM. The Pirates are sending out Wil Crowe for his ninth start of the season. He has a 6.75 ERA in 36 innings, with 36 strikeouts and a 1.61 WHIP. The Indians are countering with right-hander Cal Quantrill, who will make his fourth start. He has also thrown 18 times in relief. He has a 3.11 ERA in 37.2 innings, with 32 strikeouts and a 1.30 WHIP.
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
#Pirates Lineup 06/19/21
1. Adam Frazier 2B
2. Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B
3. Bryan Reynolds CF
4. Colin Moran 1B
5. Gregory Polanco RF
6. Ben Gamel LF
7. Kevin Newman SS
8. Michael Perez C
9. Wil Crowe PStarting Pitcher : Wil Crowe
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) June 19, 2021
Indians
#Indians Lineup 06/19/21
1. Cesar Hernandez 2B
2. Amed Rosario SS
3. Bobby Bradley 1B
4. Eddie Rosario LF
5. Harold Ramirez RF
6. Yu Chang 3B
7. Bradley Zimmer CF
8. Rene Rivera C
9. Cal Quantrill PStarting Pitcher : Cal Quantrill
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) June 19, 2021
If it feels like the Umpire Scorecards show that the umps always favor the opposition, it’s because that happens about 103% of the time according to my calculations. Here’s another.
Umpire: Carlos Torres
Final: Pirates 11, Indians 10#LetsGoBucs // #OurCLE#PITvsCLE // #CLEvsPIT pic.twitter.com/11SQ3zCFST— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) June 19, 2021