The Pittsburgh Pirates (28-47) are on the road for a four-game series against the St Louis Cardinals (37-40), wrapping up with game four this afternoon at 2:15 PM. The Pirates are sending out Max Kranick, who will be making his Major League debut. He has a 4.37 ERA in 35 innings split between Double-A and Triple-A, with 36 strikeouts and a 1.23 WHIP. The Cardinals are countering with right-handed pitcher Adam Johan Oviedo, who will be making his ninth start. He has a 4.62 ERA in 39 innings, with 30 strikeouts and a 1.49 WHIP.
To make room on the 26-man roster, the Pirates optioned Geoff Hartlieb to Indianapolis. He has given up four runs over 4.2 innings and four appearances with the Pirates this year.
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
#Pirates Lineup 06/27/21
1. Adam Frazier 2B
2. Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B
3. Bryan Reynolds CF
4. Colin Moran 1B
5. Jacob Stallings C
6. Gregory Polanco RF
7. Kevin Newman SS
8. Ben Gamel LF
9. Max Kranick PStarting Pitcher : Max Kranick
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) June 27, 2021
Cardinals
#Cardinals Lineup 06/27/21
1. Dylan Carlson CF
2. Paul Goldschmidt 1B
3. Nolan Arenado 3B
4. Tyler O'Neill LF
5. Yadier Molina C
6. Tommy Edman 2B
7. Lars Nootbaar RF
8. Paul DeJong SS
9. Johan Oviedo PStarting Pitcher : Johan Oviedo
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) June 27, 2021
Yesterday’s Umpire Scorecard. Nice game here, though there was a clear weakness.
Umpire: Nick Mahrley
Final: Cardinals 3, Pirates 1#STLFLY // #LetsGoBucs#STLvsPIT // #PITvsSTL pic.twitter.com/gFSQJ8fPdS— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) June 27, 2021