Pirates Game Discussion: Pirates vs White Sox, 7:05 PM

The Pittsburgh Pirates (25-45) are at PNC Park for a quick two-game series against the Chicago White Sox (43-29), starting tonight at 7:05 PM. Tyler Anderson will be on the mound tonight for the Pirates, making his 14th start of the season. He has a 4.89 ERA in 73.2 innings, with 65 strikeouts and a 1.26 WHIP. The White Sox are countering with right-hander Lucas Giolito, who will be making his 15th start. He has a 3.86 ERA in 81.2 innings, with 103 strikeouts and a 1.10 WHIP.

Here are the lineups:

Pirates

White Sox

I usually don’t include the Umpire Scorecards after an off-day, but the one from Sunday was noteworthy, and not in a good way. This was bad. I was out all day, but I’m wondering if people who watched Sunday’s game thought it was going to be this bad?

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