PBN Around the Horn: Will the Pirates Sweep the Reds in Four Games?

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.

Friday, May 6th, your Pittsburgh Pirates (10-14) start a four-game series with the Cincinnati Reds (3-22). To try and get the series off on the right foot for the Pirates will be JT Brubaker (0-2, 6.20 ERA). Brubaker’s opponent will be Connor Overton (0-0, 1.69 ERA). First pitch at Great America Ball Park is set for 6:40 p.m. 

UPDATE (7:00 p.m.) The Pirates and Reds game has been canceled due to rain. The makeup game has been scheduled for July 7th making yet another doubleheader. JT Brubaker is scheduled to face Connor Overton in game one of two Saturday afternoon.

UPDATE (5:12 P.M.) Pirates Lineup vs. Reds

Cincinnati for the weekend.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/MnfOPh7Q7L

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 6, 2022

UPDATE (11:58 a.m.) Some notes on some early dominance from a pair of Pirates relievers

#Pirates Dillon Peters's .041 slugging% is tied for the lowest to start a season for any #MLB pitcher, thru 49 at-bats, since at least 1974

(via @StatsBySTATS)

— Joe Block (@joe_block) May 6, 2022

#Pirates David Bednar has the 2nd-best swing-and-miss fastball in MLB – 41.9% whiff%

(via @statcast)https://t.co/fwrjHSVaPv

— Joe Block (@joe_block) May 6, 2022

Weather: 67 degrees and an 80% chance of rain
TV/Radio: AT&T Sportsnet, KDKA Radio 
Money Line: PITT -129 favorites, O/U, 8.5 runs

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