Pirates Game Discussion: Pirates at Mets, 7:10 PM; Postponed

8 Jul 2021

The Pittsburgh Pirates (32-54) are on the road for a four-game series leading up to the All-Star break. They take on the New York Mets (45-38), starting tonight at 7:10 PM. JT Brubaker will make his 16th start for the Pirates. He has a 4.09 ERA in 83.2 innings, with 81 strikeouts and a 1.14 WHIP. The Mets will counter with Taijuan Walker, who is making his 16th start. He has a 2.44 ERA in 85 innings, with 87 strikeouts and a 1.01 WHIP.

UPDATE: Game has been postponed. Saturday doubleheader. I’ll leave the article up for any non-prospect discussions, otherwise head over to the Prospect Watch for that stuff. Enjoy your night.

Here are the lineups:

Pirates

In New York for four.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/MHGRda0mmF

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 8, 2021

Mets

#Mets Lineup 07/08/21

1. Jonathan Villar 3B
2. Francisco Lindor SS
3. Dominic Smith LF
4. Pete Alonso 1B
5. Jeff McNeil 2B
6. Michael Conforto RF
7. Kevin Pillar CF
8. James McCann C
9. Taijuan Walker P

Starting Pitcher : Taijuan Walker

— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) July 8, 2021

Yesterday’s Umpire Scorecard. Lots of missed calls here, but also a lot more pitches than usual in appears, so the percentages aren’t bad

Umpire: Tom Hallion
Final: Pirates 3, Braves 14#LetsGoBucs // #ForTheA #PITvsATL // #ATLvsPIT pic.twitter.com/q3QyyQ9g18

— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) July 8, 2021

If they can get the game in, this stuff is all relevant, otherwise it just becomes a discussion post. This was an hour ago…