PBN Around the Horn: Can Steven Brault and Pirates Get the Sweep 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.

Our Pittsburgh Pirates (44-79) find themselves in a position to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals. (62-60). The Buccos will send out the lefty Steven Brault (1.84 ERA) to face elder statesman Adam Wainwright (3.26 ERA)

Weather: 86 degrees and sunny at first pitch
TV/Radio: AT&T Sportsnet, 93.7 The Fan
Line: Pirates are +180 underdogs, O/U of 8.5 runs 

UPDATE (12:49 p.m)- The money line has moved ever so slightly, the Pirates are now +180 underdogs. O/U is still at 8.5 runs.

UPDATE (11:37 a.m)- Lineup

1. Yoshi Tsutsugo LF
2. Ke’Bryan Hayes 3B
3. Bryan Reynolds CF
4. Colin Moran 1B
5. Gregory Polanco RF
6. Kevin Newman SS
7. Michael Perez C
8. Hoy Park 2B
9. Steven Brault P

Pittsburgh Baseball Now Notes

Dillon Peters on Saturday night showed intestinal fortitude in a 5-4 win

Pirates Prospects Notes

Wilbur Miller had the assignment Saturday night on covering all things prospects. Saturday night was a rough one for pitching prospects; find all that out and more in the daily prospect watch.

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