PBN Around the Horn: Dillon Peters Scheduled to Make First Start and More

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.

Today the Pirates (42-75) take on the Milwaukee Brewers (71-47) and look to take the series finale and win the series 2-1. The starters are Dillon Peters (first start of the year) vs. Milwaukee’s Eric Lauer (3.50 ERA). The first pitch is scheduled at 1:05 p.m.

Weather: 77 degrees and cloudy 

TV/Radio: AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh, 93.7 The Fan.

Line: Pirates are +172 underdogs and the Over/Under is 8.5

(UPDATE 12:25 p.m.)

Pirates lineup:

1. Ben Gamel LF
2. Ke’Bryan Hayes 3B
3. Bryan Reynolds CF
4. Colin Moran 1B
5. Jacob Stallings C
6. Rodolfo Castro 2B
7. Gregory Polanco RF
8. Kevin Newman SS
9. Dillon Peters P

(UPDATE 10:06 a.m) A line has been placed on the game and the Pirates are +172 underdogs with an O/U of 8.5 runs.

Pittsburgh Baseball Now Notes

The Pirates win game one against the Brewers in an amazing fashion.

Game two of the doubleheader, the Pirates bats fell asleep in a decent Mitch Keller performance.

Pirates Minor League Notes

Wilbur Miller has you covered in the minor league action. Mason Martin hit his 20th homerun on the season, and there were plenty of other things to catch up on. Be sure to check out the Prospect Watch.

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