The Pittsburgh Pirates (7-5) are on the road to take on the St Louis Cardinals (5-7) for the first of four games on Thursday night.
Vince Velasquez (0-2, 9.82) will be on the mound for his third start. His mound opponent will be veteran lefty Jordan Montgomery (2-0, 2.25), who is also making his third start.
Lineups can be found below.
**Ethan Hullihen answers some service time questions in his latest Pirates Business article
**Anthony Solometo highlights the minor league schedule tonight. All four teams have night games.
**Today’s Pirates Prospect Daily article looks at Mason Martin, who had a huge game on Wednesday.
**Shalin Polanco has been activated off of the Bradenton injured list. We should see his 2023 debut tonight.
**Any other news will be posted here
UMPIRE SCORECARD
Solid game here from Jerry Layne, though those misses weren’t really close pitches
Umpire: Jerry Layne
Final: Astros 7, Pirates 0#Ready2Reign // #LetsGoBucs#HOUvsPIT // #PITvsHOUMore stats for this game
LINEUPS
Pirates
On the road in St. Louis.
Cardinals
Back to Busch!