September 17, 2020 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA -- GAME #49/HOME #24 RHP DAKOTA HUDSON (3-2, 2.92 ERA) Vs. LHP STEVEN BRAULT (0-3, 4.73 ERA)
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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (22-23) VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (14-34) September 17, 2020 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA -- GAME #49/HOME #24 RHP DAKOTA HUDSON (3-2, 2.92 ERA) vs. LHP STEVEN BRAULT (0-3, 4.73 ERA) THE PIRATES...have lost a season-high eight games in a row after winning two straight and four-of-six...Went 4-16 in their first 20 games and 10-10 in their middle 20; have gone 0-8 in their final 20...Have gone 12-19 against the N.L. Central and 2-15 against the A.L. Central...Were 25-23 after 48 games in 2019 (25-24 after 49). BUCS WHEN... LET’S TAKE FIVE: This series with the Cardinals marks the first time the two teams are playing a five-game series since doing Last five games ................0-5 so at PNC Park in 2013...The Bucs won the first four games of that series from 7/29-31 (doubleheader on 7/30) before losing the finale on 8/1...The last five-game series for the Bucs came against the Brewers at PNC Park in 2018 with the Pirates Last ten games .................2-8 winning all five games leading up to the All-Star break; 7/12-15 with a doubleheader on the 14th. Leading after 6 .................8-3 STUFF ON STEVEN: Steven Brault is making his 99th Major League appearance tonight (44th start)...He has posted a 3.71 ERA (26.2ip/12r/11er) in his eight starts this season, having been charged with zero earned runs five times...Steve is winless Tied after 6 ....................2-5 (0-6) in 13 appearances (12 starts) since winning his last big league game on 9/1/19...In 20 career starts at PNC Park, Brault Trailing after 6 ................4-26 has gone 1-6 with a 4.07 ERA, winning his lone decision here on 4/5/18 vs. Cincinnati. THE FINAL STAND: The Pirates are scheduled to begin their final homestand of the season tonight with the first of five games Leading after 7 .................8-2 against the Cardinals, which includes a doubleheader tomorrow...The Cubs close out the homestand with a four-game series Tied after 7 ....................2-5 beginning Monday night...The Bucs are scheduled to finish the 2020 season with three games in Cleveland next weekend. Trailing after 7 ................4-27 HOME COOKIN’: Gregory Polanco is hitting .324 (11-for-34) with four doubles, two homers and seven RBI in his last 10 games played at PNC Park...Polanco’s 45 career home runs at PNC Park are tied with Brian Giles for the eighth-most in the Leading after 8 .................9-1 20 seasons of play at the park; Starling Marte (46) and Aramis Ramirez (46) are tied for sixth. Tied after 8 ....................1-4 RINGING THE BELL: Josh Bell enters tonight’s action with a 10-game hitting streak (15-for-33, .455)...His hitting streak is Trailing after 8 ................2-26 the second-longest active one in the National League...Bell has also hit three home runs in his last seven games. DEREK HAS LEFTIES FALLING LIKE DOMINOES: Derek Holland has held left-handed batters to a .133 (4-for-30) average Scoring first ...................7-8 and a .328 OPS in his 11 appearances thie season...The OPS figure in the lowest vs. lefties batters in the National League Opp. score first ................7-26 (minimum: 30 batters faced)...Since the start of the 2018 season, Holland has held left-handed hitters to a .173 average (47-for-272) and one home run (a game-winning walkoff grand slam by Bryce Harper last year on 8/15). Scoring 4+ .................12-10 THOU SHALT NOT STEAL (or take an extra base): Between the catchers (9) and pitchers (3), the Pirates have caught 12 Scoring less than 4. 2-24 runners attempting to steal this season...Among Major League teams, only the Angels (14) and Indians (13) have produced more...The Pittsburgh outfield also leads all National League teams with 11 assists; Boston (14) is the only team with more. Outhitting Opp.. 9-8 GET A WHIFF OF THIS: The Bucco bullpen has struck out 68 batters over the last 14 games (51.0ip)...Overall this season, Being out-hit .................3-22 Pittsburgh’s relief pitchers have struck out 228 batters; ranking tied for third among all Major League pens behind Boston (262) and Milwaukee (251)...Over the last two seasons, only the Brewers bullpen (1006) has whiffed more batters than the Hits are equal ..................2-4 Bucco pen (915) among National League teams. Comeback wins ..................9 THE YOUNG HAYES: Ke’Bryan Hayes hit second in the lineup for the first time Wednesday night in Cincinnati and went 1-for-4...He made each of his previous five starts from the third spot and went 5-for-18 (.278) with a homer and two RBI... Wins in final AB ..................6 Hayes has hit safely in nine of his last 11 games (12-for-37, .324) and in 10 of his first 13 big league games...He made his Walkoff Wins ....................3 Major League debut on 9/1 and went 2-for-5 with a double off Jon Lester and a homer off Dan Winkler...Ke’Bryan is the son of 14-year Major League player Charlie Hayes, who played 124 games for the Pirates in 1996 before he was traded to the Losses in final AB. 9 eventual World Champion Yankees on August 30. Walkoff Losses ...................4 THE ARMS RACE: With Blake Cederlind making his Major League debut Tuesday night, the Pirates have now used 29 different pitchers in a game this season; only the Marlins (37) have used more (Seattle has also used 29)...The club record Extra Inning Games .............1-5 for most pitchers used in a season is 34 (set in 2019 during a 162-game season). Playing errorless ...............7-12 SHELTY’S CREW: Derek Shelton is in his first year as Pirates manager, having spent the last two seasons as Minnesota’s Bench Coach...He also served as Toronto’s Quality Control Coach in 2017 after seven seasons as Hitting Coach with Tampa Homered .....................9-19 Bay (2010-16) and five seasons as Hitting Coach with Cleveland (2005-09)...Tarrik Brock is in his first season as First Base 2+ homers ...................4-6 Coach, Don Kelly is in his first season as Bench Coach, Oscar Marin is in his first season as Pitching Coach, Mike Rabelo is in his first season as Assistant Hitting Coach and Glenn Sherlock is in his first season with the Pirates as a Coach... Series (W-L-T) ..............2-11-4 Justin Meccage, who served as Assistant Pitching Coach in 2019, is in his first season as Bullpen Coach...Hitting Coach Rick Eckstein returns for his second season and Joey Cora is serving as Third Base Coach for the fourth straight year. Series Sweeps ...................2 BIG LEAGUE ROSTER: Pitchers (16) - Steven Brault (LH), JT Brubaker, Blake Cederlind, Austin Davis, Geoff Hartlieb, Derek Swept in a Series .................7 Holland (LH), Sam Howard (LH), Mitch Keller, Chad Kuhl, Joe Musgrove, Dovydas Neverauskas, Richard Rodríguez, Chris Stratton, Nick Tropeano, Nik Turley (LH), Trevor Williams...Catchers (2) - John Ryan Murphy, Jacob Stallings...Infielders (7) Interleague ...................2-15 - Josh Bell, Adam Frazier, Erik González, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Colin Moran, Kevin Newman, JT Riddle...Outfielders (3) - Gregory Before the break ................--- Polanco, Bryan Reynolds, Cole Tucker. After the break .................--- ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY Starter goes 6.0ip+. 1-3 September 17, 1977: Frank Taveras tied and then broke Max Carey’s single season team record of 63 stolen bases, which was set in 1916. Starter goes less than 6.0ip .....13-31 Taveras swiped his 63rd and 64th bags of the year in a 6-3 Bucco victory over the Expos in Montreal. Scheduled starter Jerry Reuss was injured while warming up, so Ed Whitson pitched 5.0 innings for the win and Goose Gossage tossed the final 4.0 frames to pick up his 23rd save. Black Road Uniforms ...........3-12 Gray Road Uniforms ..............2-8 UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Friday vs. St. Louis GAME 1 -- 4:05 RHP Carlos Martinez (0-2, 10.32 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (1-7, 6.35 ERA) AT&T SportsNet GAME 2 TBA vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (1-2, 5.50 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Saturday vs. St. Louis 7:05 LHP Kwang Hyun Kim (2-0, 0.63 ERA) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (1-1, 5.06 ERA) AT&T SportsNet/FS1 Sunday vs. St. Louis 4:05 RHP Jack Flaherty (3-2, 5.52 ERA) vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet Monday vs. Chicago (NL) 7:05 TBA vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet 43 - LHP STEVEN BRAULT YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2019 4-6 5.16 25 19 0 0 113.1 117 69 65 53 100 2020 0-3 5.06 9 8 0 0 26.2 26 16 15 17 24 M.L. CAREER 11-15 4.90 98 43 0 0 299.2 313 183 163 158 258 vs. ST. LOUIS: 0-2 with a 5.97 ERA (34.2ip/26r/23er) in 11 career appearances (five starts)...Went 0-2 in four appearances (three starts) last year...Suffered a 10-1 loss on 9/7 at PNC Park (5.1ip/6r/5er), allowed one run in 1.2 innings of relief on 4/1 at PNC Park, had a no-decision (3.2ip/6r) at Busch in a 10-6 win on 5/12 and had a no-decision (4.2ip/4r) in an 11-9 loss at Busch on 8/11...Made his Major League debut on 7/5/16 and received a no-decision (4.0ip/2r/1er).