The Pittsburgh Pirates (29-48) are on the road for three games against the Colorado Rockies (32-47), with game two tonight at 8:40 PM. The Pirates are sending out Chase De Jong for his sixth start. He has a 4.94 ERA in 23.2 innings, with a 1.52 WHIP and 23 strikeouts. The Rockies are countering with right-hander German Marquez, who will be making his 17th start. He has a 3.99 ERA in 90.1 innings, with 89 strikeouts and a 1.28 WHIP.
Sam Howard returned from the 10-day injured list. Austin Davis was sent back to Indianapolis. Howard missed the minimal amount of time with right knee tendinitis. Davis joined the Pirates when Howard went on the injured list and he made one appearance, throwing a shutout inning.
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
#Pirates Lineup 06/29/21
1. Adam Frazier 2B
2. Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B
3. Ben Gamel CF
4. Gregory Polanco RF
5. Jacob Stallings C
6. Phillip Evans 1B
7. Kevin Newman SS
8. Ka'ai Tom LF
9. Chase De Jong PStarting Pitcher : Chase De Jong
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) June 29, 2021
Rockies
#Rockies Lineup 06/29/21
1. Raimel Tapia LF
2. Yonathan Daza CF
3. Charlie Blackmon RF
4. Trevor Story SS
5. Ryan McMahon 3B
6. Garrett Hampson 2B
7. Joshua Fuentes 1B
8. Elias Diaz C
9. German Marquez PStarting Pitcher : German Marquez
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) June 29, 2021
I didn’t watch the game yesterday, but I did see on Gameday that there were some bad calls. A few people also wrote me on Twitter. This is just a bad look here for Rob Drake and it heavily favored the Rockies
Umpire: Rob Drake
Final: Rockies 2, Pirates 0#Rockies // #LetsGoBucs#COLvsPIT // #PITvsCOL pic.twitter.com/xgnSYRyb3H— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) June 29, 2021