PBN Around the Horn
PBN Around the Horn: Can the Pirates Steal a Series From Reds?
Welcome to the PBN Around the Horn. Here you’ll find news and notes from across Major League Baseball, your Pittsburgh Pirates, and around the Sports Now network.
After a nail-biter of a win, your Pittsburgh Pirates (53-91) will try and take the series from the rivaled Cincinnati Reds (75-70). Set to go for the Pirates, Mitch Keller (6.29 ERA) will face Vladamir Gutierrez (4.05 ERA). First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.
Weather: 70 degrees, 70% chance of rain
TV/Radio: AT&T Sportsnet, 93.7 The Fan
Line: PITT +125 underdogs, O/U is 9 runs
UPDATE (3:14 p.m.)- Pirates Clemente Day Lineup
- Ke’Bryan Hayes 3B
- Yoshi Tsutsugo RF
- Bryan Reynolds CF
- Colin Moran 1B
- Jacob Stallings C
- Ben Gamel LF
- Kevin Newman SS
- Hoy Park 2B
- Mitch Keller P
All players and coaches will be wearing these jerseys:
@Pirates jerseys are ready for Clemente Day. pic.twitter.com/u3d7b71qsX
— Scott (@bonnett_scott) September 15, 2021
UPDATE (10:00 a.m.)- 2021 draft pick Lonnie White Jr. homered in yesterday’s FCL Pirates Black game.
Here is Lonnie White’s home run yesterday. He went 4-5 with 2 🥩’s pic.twitter.com/sHQhaoNp0Y
— Pirates Unrestricted (Rodolfo Stan) (@P_Unrestricted) September 15, 2021
Pittsburgh Baseball Now Notes
Stallings named Clemente Award finalist
Dillon Peters shines in 6-5 win
Pirates Prospects Notes
John Dreker and Wilbur Miller had us all covered in prospects on Tuesday. To start things off, John gets us started off with the top ten pitchers and hitters from week 19. Batting cleanup is Wilbur as he gives us the daily prospect watch.
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