Pirates (10-13) at Cardinals (15-8)
8:15 PM EST–Busch Stadium, St. Louis
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The Pirates will need to be a lot better on the mound and in the field if they want to turn this series around and defeat the first-place Cardinals. St. Louis leads the Central and currently holds a 5-game advantage over the Bucs, so it’s crucial for them to at least split these remaining two games.
Tonight’s lineup:
Tonight’s lineup. twitter.com/Pirates/status…
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 2, 2012
Andrew McCutchen isn’t in the lineup for the first time this year (just a night off, no injury or anything that we know of). Pedro Alvarez moves up to the 5-spot.
Tonight’s starters…
A.J. Burnett (1-1, 1.38) vs. Lance Lynn (4-0, 1.33)
Burnett has been awesome in his first two starts as a Pirate. He allowed a few runs last time out against the Braves and didn’t have pinpoint control, but still managed to be very effective and racked up eight strikeouts. In his first ...
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PLAYERS:
Andrew McCutchen,
Pedro Alvarez,
AJ Burnett,
Alex Presley,
Rafael Furcal,
Carlos Beltran,
Yadier Molina,
Matt Holliday,
Matt Carpenter,
Daniel Descalso,
David Freese,
Shane Robinson,
Jake Westbrook,
Clint Barmes,
Garrett Jones,
Neil Walker,
Jose Tabata,
Rod Barajas,
Casey McGehee,
Charlie Morton,
Yamaico Navarro
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
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