The Pittsburgh Pirates (16-15) take on the Texas Rangers (16-16) in a quick two-game set at PNC Park. Steven Brault will get his first start of the season today. He has made four relief appearances this year, pitching just 8.2 total innings all season. Brault has thrown just four innings since an appearance on April 8th. The Rangers are scheduled to send out Adrian Sampson, the former Pirates prospect, who threw 5.2 shutout innings against the Pirates on April 30th. He has a 3.58 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP in 27.2 innings this season.
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
Here's our lineup, presented by @Honda.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/fVQ2gY9py5
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 7, 2019
bad guys
Arghhhhh, mateys. #TogetherWe pic.twitter.com/cxuUZU0CMf
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) May 7, 2019