PBN Around the Horn: Get Your Popcorn Ready Because It’s Ro Day!

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.

Tuesday, May 24th, your Pittsburgh Pirates (17-24) play game two of three against the Colorado Rockies (19-22). Starting game two for the Pirates will be recently called up Roansy Contreras (1-0, 3.52 ERA). Contreras’ mound opponent will be Kyle Freeland (1-4, 4.85 ERA). First pitch at PNC Park is set for 6:35 p.m.

UPDATE (5:52 p.m.) Pirates lineup 5/24 vs. Rockies

Tonight's lineup.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/w8b7FuZEM8

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 24, 2022

UPDATE (2:11 p.m.) Oneil Cruz just blasted a 2-run dead center home run this afternoon for Indianapolis.

Ohhhh my! Cruz has had a rough day in the field, but MY GOODNESS did he tattoo this 2-run homer. pic.twitter.com/Z4saaUmGTx

— Cody Potanko (The Murphanko Experience) (@Murphanko) May 24, 2022

UPDATE (1:45 p.m.) Against a lefty Major League reliever on a rehab assignment, Mason Martin blasted his 9th home run on the season this afternoon.

Enjoy your afternoon with this @masonmartin7 💣 to right field. Absolutely demolished that poor hall. pic.twitter.com/LEuK08biz6

— Cody Potanko (The Murphanko Experience) (@Murphanko) May 24, 2022

UPDATE (10:44 a.m.) The Pirates and Rockies now have a money line and O/U. The Pirates are opening as -120 favorites with an O/U of 7.5 runs. Numbers are pulled from The Action Network.

Weather: 69 (NICE) degrees and cloudy
TV/Radio AT&T Sportsnet, KDKA Radio 
Money Line: PITT -120 favorites, O/U of 7.5 runs

Pittsburgh Baseball Now Notes

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MLB Pipeline Updates Top 100 Prospects List; Six Pirates Recieve Boost From Preseason Ranks

Backed by JT Brubaker’s Strong Start, the Pirates Defeat the Rockies 2-1

Is Zach Thompson a Legit Future Option?

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