PBN Around the Horn: Get Your Cup of Joe Ready, We Got A Late One

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.

Saturday, May 28th, your Pittsburgh Pirates (18-25) will play game two of three against the San Diego Padres (28-16). Starting game two for the Pirates will be JT Brubaker (0-4, 4.64 ERA). Facing Brubaker will be old friend Joe Musgrove (5-0, 1.90 ERA). First pitch at Petco Park is at 10:10 p.m. EST.

UPDATE (9:05 p.m.) Russell Martin has officially announced his retirement from baseball. Martin as a Pirate will be best known for his home run against Cueto in the 2013 Wild Card game. Happy retirement Russell!

UPDATE (7:28 p.m.) Pirates and Padres Lineups.

Saturday night baseball.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/a8YSO3JyCc

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 28, 2022

Lining up behind @itsFatherJoe44 on Saturday night. pic.twitter.com/ZMtgDLCeBP

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) May 28, 2022

Weather: 62 degrees and cloudy
TV/Radio AT&T Sportsnet, KDKA Radio 
Money Line: PITT +205 underdogs, O/U of 7 runs

Pittsburgh Baseball Now Notes

Pittsburgh Baseball Now’s Top 30 Pirates Prospects List: 30-21

Ben Cherington Discusses the Pirates Formula for a Championship Team

Revisiting The Pirates Two Recent Trades With The Padres

Michael Chavis Exits Game vs. Padres with Aparant Injury

Pirates Blow Three-Run Lead Late in Game, Fall to Padres 4-3

Around the Network

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Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Kingerski: Penguins Should Sign Letang, but Nuke the Blue Line

Pittsburgh Sports Now: Pitt Makes the Cut for 2023 3-Star S Jordan Bass’s Top 5

WVU Sports Now: Bell, Wague Both Chasing Goals During First Week on WVU’s Campus

Nittany Sports Now: Transfer Michael Henn Has Penn State in His Top Three