The old Pirates Game Discussion on No Quarter is now a Daily Pirates Discussion. We will update the article throughout the day with game notes, links to Pittsburgh Baseball Network stories, and any news for the day.
We are down to the final four games of the season, with two from the Pirates and two from Indianapolis. The two DSL Pirates clubs were scheduled to play today, but they canceled the game. That happened last Saturday as well. They also did that in the FCL a few times this year for intrasquad games, but they were still playing sim games anyway, so that could be going on today down in the Dominican.
As I said, there are only two games left, but….
The Pittsburgh Pirates call up SS Oneil Cruz.
This season (AA / AAA):
BA .310, 17 HR, 47 RBIS, 16 2B, 5 3B, 19 SB, 62 R, 84 H, 161 TB, OBP .375, SLG .594, OPS .970.@z101digital @ZDeportes pic.twitter.com/ggRKy5i5Cu
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) October 2, 2021
UMPIRE SCORECARD
Umpire: Jeff Nelson
Final: Pirates 9, Reds 2#LetsGoBucs // #ATOBTTR#PITvsCIN // #CINvsPIT pic.twitter.com/RaMvGSJLYX— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) October 2, 2021
TODAY’S GAMES
PITTSBURGH PIRATES (60-100)
Opponent: Reds (82-78)
Time: 6:35 PM EST
Pirates Starter: Max Kranick (6.23 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 34.2 IP)
Opposing Starter: Tyler Mahle (3.54 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 175.2 IP)
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (61-66)
Time: 7:05 PM EST
Starter: TBD
Check Pirates Prospects later for the link to today’s Prospect Watch.
LINEUPS
Pirates
#Pirates Lineup 10/02/21
1. Cole Tucker 2B
2. Yoshi Tsutsugo RF
3. Bryan Reynolds CF
4. Colin Moran 1B
5. Michael Chavis 3B
6. Ben Gamel LF
7. Jacob Stallings C
8. Oneil Cruz SS
9. Max Kranick PStarting Pitcher : Max Kranick
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) October 2, 2021
Reds
#Reds Lineup 10/02/21
1. Max Schrock 2B
2. Tyler Stephenson C
3. Nick Castellanos RF
4. Joey Votto 1B
5. Eugenio Suarez 3B
6. Jose Barrero SS
7. TJ Friedl LF
8. Delino DeShields CF
9. Tyler Mahle PStarting Pitcher : Tyler Mahle
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) October 2, 2021
NEWS AND RUMORS
Follow along throughout the day as we provide updates and commentary on the daily Pirates news, along with links to stories around Pittsburgh Baseball Network.
The Pirates recalled Oneil Cruz and he will be batting eighth tonight, while playing shortstop. To make room on the active roster, Tanner Anderson was placed on the injured list. That’s a nice move by the Pirates with Anderson, who could have been optioned. Instead he grabs two more days of service time/pay. A nice small reward for giving them five innings in relief on Thursday night.
