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Pirates Game Discussion: Pirates vs Cubs, 4:12 PM; Home Opener

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (1-2) take on the Chicago Cubs (2-1) on Tuesday afternoon in the first game of a quick two-game series. Jose Quintana will be making his first start for the Pirates, while the Cubs are throwing out veteran lefty Drew Smyly for his first game. First pitch will be at 4:12 PM, as the Pirates celebrate 412 day (area code/date/time and even some ticket prices).

The Pirates announced the contract extension of Ke’Bryan Hayes before today’s game.

Here are the lineups:

Pirates

Cubs

1. Clint Frazier (R) DH
2. Willson Contreras (R) C
3. Patrick Wisdom (R) 3B
4. Frank Schwindel (R) 1B
5. Seiya Suzuki (R) RF
6. Nick Madrigal (R) 2B
7. Michael Hermosillo (R) CF
8. Ian Happ (S) LF
9. Nico Hoerner (R) SS

 

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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