The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-20) are at PNC Park on Friday night for the first of three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks (25-19). First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM.
This is the first of six home games in six days, with the Texas Rangers coming into town on Monday night.
The Pirates will be sending out Johan Oviedo (2-3, 5.14) for his ninth start of the season. He will be going up against right-handed Zac Gallen (6-1, 2.35), who will be making his tenth start of the season.
Here are some links for the day:
**Pirates added to the bullpen today and subtracted from the bench.
**Colin Selby heads to the Injured List.
**Last night’s Prospect Watch is headlined by Termarr Johnson and Anthony Solometo.
**Here are some minor league moves from yesterday. If any pop up today, we will start a new article and post it here.
**New mock draft from Jonathan Mayo at MLB Pipeline
**For you baseball history fans, over on our history site today. There’s a new Card of the Day article looking at some cardboard from 1887.
**Today’s daily history article is headlined by a really rough day for Pittsburgh baseball.
UMPIRE SCORECARD
I usually don’t include the scorecard section after an off-day, but I have Wednesday’s scorecard here. Any Super Trooper fans? This reminded me of the gun range scene.
Fellow umpire: Hey Nic, what was with that one call well above the strike zone?
Nic Lentz: That little guy? I wouldn’t worry about that little guy.
Umpire: Nic Lentz
Final: Pirates 8, Tigers 0#LetsGoBucs // #RepDetroit#PITvsDET // #DETvsPITMore stats for this game
LINEUPS
Pirates
Welcoming the team from the desert.
Diamondbacks
Game 45. #ArizonaBorn pic.twitter.com/EVOtu0nE9i
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) May 19, 2023
