The Pittsburgh Pirates (42-45) take on the Milwaukee Brewers (47-42) for three games at PNC Park this weekend, with game two taking place this evening at 4:05 PM (expected to be a delayed start). Trevor Williams was supposed to get the start, but the Pirates have recalled Dario Agrazal for his third big league start. Agrazal gave up two earned runs over four innings in his debut against the Miami Marlins on June 15th. He made his second start 11 days later, allowing one run over six innings in Houston against the Astros.
The Brewers will counter with 26-year-old right-hander Adrian Houser, who will be making his fifth big league start. He has a 3.26 ERA in 38.2 innings, with 42 strikeouts and a 1.34 WHIP. In his last start, against the Cincinnati Reds, he allowed three runs over five innings. He lasted just two innings in his previous outing, serving up three runs on four hits and three walks against the Seattle Mariners.
The Pirates made a flurry of roster moves before today’s game.
Luis Escobar joined the Pirates for the first time today. Here’s his story.
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
Our lineup, presented by @Honda.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/1TNeIUNESl
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 6, 2019
bad guys
Here's the #Brewers lineup for game 2 of our series against the Pirates. #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/QNgqalp0mT
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 6, 2019
We will update this post with the new expected start time once in has been announced.
UPDATE: New game time expected to be 6:30. If it changes, I’ll post another update.
Update: The current rain conditions are expected to end in approximately 30 minutes. With the needed field preparation, we expect the game to start at approximately 6:30 p.m. https://t.co/vuKgyFcXBS
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 6, 2019
UPDATE: Corey Dickerson left the game in the seventh inning due to right groin discomfort according to the Pirates. Now’s a good time to remind people that the Pirates have four days off for the All-Star break, so it’s possible that he’s only out for tomorrow’s game. If he’s actually going to miss some time, then Gregory Polanco will be ready to return from his rehab assignment on Friday.
