The Pittsburgh Pirates (45-51) take on the Philadelphia Phillies (51-47) for three games this weekend at PNC Park. The Pirates will send out Joe Musgrove for game two in place of Trevor Williams, who is out due to the flu. Musgrove’s last start was five days ago when he allowed four runs over 4.2 innings against the St Louis Cardinals. He gave up three runs over six innings in his prior outing. He has a 4.62 ERA at home, compared to 4.02 on the road. The Phillies will counter with right-hander Zach Eflin, who has a 4.16 ERA in 106 innings, with 88 strikeouts and a 1.32 WHIP. In his last two starts combined, facing the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves, he served up 13 runs over nine innings. Eflin has a 4.44 ERA in ten road starts this season.
Tomorrow’s starter will be announced after today’s game. Dario Agrazal is an option to go on regular rest, while Mitch Keller will also be on regular rest tomorrow. It sounds like Trevor Williams will at least need a few more days before he can go, but nothing has been decided yet.
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
This is how the Fam-a-lee lines up tonight.#FamaleeForever | #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/gHHtR4FN2l
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 20, 2019
bad guys
Tonight's lineup in Pittsburgh. #RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/y1Gq4KTyQe
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) July 20, 2019
