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P2Live: Pirates Open Up a Series Against the Toronto Blue Jays; McCutchen Out with Ankle Sprain

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (20-12) open up a three-games series against the Toronto Blue Jays (18-14) at PNC Park on Friday night starting at 6:35 PM.

Rich Hill (3-2, 4.18) will be on the mound for the Pirates, taking on right-hander Chris Bassitt (3-2, 5.18).

**Lineup has been adjusted below due to Andrew McCutchen being out with a left ankle sprain.

**The Pirates placed Vince Velasquez on the Injured List today. Chase De Jong returns after a rehab stint with Indianapolis.

**Anthony Murphy looked at how the Pirates could replace Velasquez.

**New mock draft!

**Catchers are on the move around the minors, plus Nick Gonzales returns to action.

If you go to the games this weekend, be sure to share your popcorn with Anthony Bass. Don’t wait too long though, he’s on the verge of getting DFA’d.

In case you were wondering if the umpiring in yesterday’s game was as bad as it looked live, the answer would be yes. It was awful.

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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