PBN Around the Horn: Salvage Time, Can Pirates Win 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.

Your Pittsburgh Pirates (57-97) will wrap up their current series against the Philadelphia Phillies (81-74) Sunday afternoon and attempt to salvage one game in the four-game set. Max Kranick (7.28 ERA) will go up against Hans Crouse (First Game). First pitch is 1:05 p.m.

Weather: 70 degrees, sunny  
TV/Radio: AT&T Sportsnet
Line: PITT +205 underdogs, O/U 9 runs 

UPDATE (11:01 a.m.) Lineup

1. Cole Tucker 2B
2. Yoshi Tsutsugo RF
3. Bryan Reynolds CF
4. Colin Moran 1B
5. Ben Gamel LF
6. Kevin Newman SS
7. Michael Perez
8. Hoy Park 3B
9. Max Kranick P

Pittsburgh Baseball Now Notes

Pirate Prospect Mason Martin Hammered Two Homers Friday Night

Potanko: For Pirates Prospects, Winning Matters 

Pirates Prospects Notes

Wilbur Miller had one game and one game only to cover for the prospect watch, and that was the Triple-A game. Even though there wasn’t much action, there were still performances to cover. As usual, Wilbur delivers a strike. 

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