The Pittsburgh Pirates (62-81) travel out west for four games against the San Francisco Giants (69-74). The Pirates will send out Trevor Williams tonight in the series opener. He has a 5.16 ERA in 125.2 innings, with 96 strikeouts and a 1.38 WHIP. He has put up solid stats in his last three outings, giving up a total of five runs over 19 innings (2.37 ERA). Williams did not pitch when these two clubs met back in April at PNC Park.
The Giants are countering with veteran lefty Madison Bumgarner, who has a 3.81 ERA in 181.2 innings, with 179 strikeouts and a 1.12 WHIP. He gave up six runs over five innings against the St Louis Cardinals in his last start. Bumgarner has a 2.83 ERA at home and 5.06 on the road. He gave up four runs over six innings in a loss to the Pirates back on April 19th.
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
We’re Late Night BUCN this week.
Here is tonight’s lineup, presented by @Honda.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/ilw8Y5oggC— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) September 9, 2019
bad guys
#Giants Lineup 09/09/19
1. Mike Yastrzemski LF
2. Buster Posey C
3. Brandon Belt 1B
4. Evan Longoria 3B
5. Kevin Pillar CF
6. Brandon Crawford SS
7. Jaylin Davis RF
8. Mauricio Dubon 2B
9. Madison Bumgarner PStarting Pitcher : Madison Bumgarner
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) September 9, 2019