The Pittsburgh Pirates (48-61) take on the New York Mets (53-56) for three games at PNC Park this weekend. The Pirates will send out Chris Archer tonight for his 20th start. He had a 5.79 ERA in five July starts, including five runs over five innings against the Mets on Sunday. Archer has a 4.25 ERA at home and 7.14 on the road. The Mets will counter with Marcus Stroman, who posted a 2.96 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP and 99 strikeouts in 124.2 innings with the Toronto Blue Jays. This will be his debut with the Mets. He had a 1.80 ERA in July.
Pirates just announced that Keone Kela dropped his appeal and tonight will be game one of his ten-day suspension
Keone Kela will begin serving his 10-game suspension tonight, the Pirates just announced.
— Adam Berry (@adamdberry) August 3, 2019
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
Tonight's lineup, presented by @Honda.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/dxNBP5CyHM
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) August 3, 2019
bad guys
#Mets Lineup 08/03/19
1. Amed Rosario SS
2. Michael Conforto RF
3. Pete Alonso 1B
4. Robinson Cano 2B
5. Wilson Ramos C
6. J.D. Davis LF
7. Todd Frazier 3B
8. Juan Lagares CF
9. Marcus Stroman PStarting Pitcher : Marcus Stroman
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) August 3, 2019