PBN Around the Horn

PBN Around the Horn: Two More Games Until the Real Thing Folks

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3 years ago

April 4, 2022

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.

UPDATE (12:01 p.m.) Today is Mitch Keller’s birthday. The young man from Cedar Rapids Iowa turns 26 today.

UPDATE (11:03 a.m.) The MLB trade deadline will be on Aug. 2 and 6:00 ET this year

Mark your calendars: This season’s MLB Trade Deadline will be August 2 at 6:00 pm ET.

— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) April 4, 2022

UPDATE (10:05 a.m.) Longtime San Diego Padre and former Pirates’ pitcher, Wade LeBlanc is calling it a career after 13 years at the major league level. LeBlanc pitched for the Pirates from 2016-17.

UPDATE (9:17 a.m.) Pirates lineup

Sarasota for the day! pic.twitter.com/xaASRRAcBk

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 4, 2022

Monday, April 4th, your Pittsburgh Pirates (6-6) will face the Baltimore Orioles (8-6). Set to toe the rubber for the Pirates is right-hander Bryse Wilson (7.88 ERA), and he will face southpaw Bruce Zimmermann (5.40 ERA). The first pitch in Sarasota is set for 1:05 p.m.

Weather: 78 degrees and cloudy at first pitch, 30-40% chance of rain starting at 2 p.m. and going on throughout the day.
TV/Radio: MLB dot com for just radio broadcast
Money Line: The Pirates are opening up as +115 underdogs.