The Pittsburgh Pirates (65-87) take on the Seattle Mariners (64-88) for three games at PNC Park this week. In the series finale this afternoon, the Pirates are sending out Joe Musgrove for his 30th start of the season. He has a 4.52 ERA in 159.1 innings, with 143 strikeouts and a 1.22 WHIP. He tossed five shutout innings in his last start, striking out seven against the San Francisco Giants. His last home start was 29 days ago when he allowed six runs over five innings against the Washington Nationals.
The Mariners are countering with 28-year-old rookie left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, who has a 5.46 ERA in 151.2 innings, with 111 strikeouts and a 1.52 WHIP. His last start was six days ago when he allowed five runs on ten hits in just 2.1 innings against the Chicago White Sox. Kikuchi has a 6.41 ERA since the All-Star break and a 5.03 ERA in 16 road starts.
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
Our afternoon lineup, presented by @Honda. #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/OMvoKXDPeX
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) September 19, 2019
bad guys
#Mariners Lineup 09/19/19
1. Shed Long 2B
2. Mallex Smith CF
3. Omar Narvaez C
4. Austin Nola 3B
5. Daniel Vogelbach 1B
6. Tim Lopes RF
7. Donnie Walton SS
8. Braden Bishop LF
9. Yusei Kikuchi PStarting Pitcher : Yusei Kikuchi
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) September 19, 2019