The Pittsburgh Pirates (25-23) take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (33-18) for three games at PNC Park, with game three this afternoon at 1:35 PM. The Pirates will send out Chris Archer today, making his eighth start of the season. He has allowed nine runs over 8.2 innings in his two starts since returning from the injured list. Prior to going on the injured list, Archer allowed six runs over four innings against the Dodgers. The Dodgers will send out 31-year-old right-hander Kenta Maeda this afternoon. He has a 3.51 ERA in 51.1 innings, with 52 strikeouts and a 1.19 WHIP. His last start was 6.2 shutout innings against the San Diego Padres. He struck out 12 batters in that game. Maeda threw six shutout innings in his prior start against the Washington Nationals.
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
Here’s our afternoon lineup, presented by @Honda.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/41i4A6nvOe
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 26, 2019
bad guys
Today’s Dodger lineup at Pirates:
Pederson LF
Muncy 2B
Turner 3B
Bellinger RF
Beaty 1B
Seager SS
Hernández CF
Barnes C
Maeda P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/l0GUScmywB— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 26, 2019