April 14, 2021 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA -- GAME #12/HOME #6 RHP JOE MUSGROVE (2-0, 0.00 ERA) Vs
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SAN DIEGO PADRES (8-4) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (4-7) April 14, 2021 at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA -- GAME #12/HOME #6 RHP JOE MUSGROVE (2-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP TYLER ANDERSON (0-2, 5.23 ERA) THE PIRATES...have won three of their last four games...Have scored 25 runs in their last four games after scoring a total of 19 in their first seven...Collected a season- high 14 hits on Sunday while beating the Cubs, 7-1...Snapped their six-game losing streak with Saturday’s 8-2 win...Began season with a 5-3 victory at Wrigley Field on 4/1...Were 2-9 after 11 games in 2020 (2-10 after 12). BUCS WHEN... MILITARY WEDNESDAY: Each Wednesday home game throughout the 2021 season will be designated a Military Wednesday. Last five games ................3-2 ..The Pirates will wear Nike camouflage accented uniforms and special New Era Pirates military caps in tribute...During one Military Wednesday game each month, the Pirates will honor and support a local non-profit that assists military members, veterans and Last ten games .................3-7 their families...Members of each group will be guests of the Pirates in the Pirates Charities Suite, where they will be presented Leading after 6 .................4-0 with a check from Pirates Charities in support of the non-profit’s mission...Since the Club introduced the Military Appreciation Program in 2015, the Pirates and Pirates Charities have supported over 30 different military organizations through the initiative. Tied after 6 ....................0-1 ON THE MOUND: Lefty Tyler Anderson is making his third start of the regular season and the 85th of his big league Trailing after 6 .................0-6 career tonight...He has punched out 12 batters in his first 10.1ip after leading the staff with 18 strikeouts during spring training action...In nine career games (eight starts) against San Diego, Anderson has posted a 2.61 ERA (51.2ip/15er) while Leading after 7 .................4-0 surrendering two runs or fewer in six of the nine outings. Tied after 7 ....................0-0 HOMECOMING WEEK CONTINUES: Three days after facing and beating former Bucco starter Trevor Williams (3.1ip/10h/5r) Trailing after 7 .................0-7 and the Cubs on Sunday, the Pirates tonight are facing Joe Musgrove, who went 18-26 in his three seasons with the Bucs from 2018-2020...Let’s hope the trend continues with another Pittsburgh victory this evening. Leading after 8 .................4-0 PHILTHY: Phillip Evans has gone 13-for-34 (.382) with three homers and five RBI while reaching base safely in all nine of Tied after 8 ....................0-0 his starts this season (five at third base, two in right field, one at first base and one in left field)...In his 11 starts with the Pirates last season, Evans hit .359 (14-for-39) with a homer and nine RBI...Overall, Evans is hitting .370 (27-for-73) with Trailing after 8 .................0-7 four homers, 14 RBI, a .452 on-base percentage and a 1.041 OPS in his 20 career starts with the Bucs. Scoring first ...................1-2 THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK: Jacob Stallings tied career highs with three hits and three RBI while starting his fifth straight Opp. score first .................3-5 game Tuesday night...He enters tonight’s action with a five-game hitting streak (8-for-16, .500). FIRST THINGS FIRST: Opposing teams have scored at least one run in the first inning in six of the last seven games and in eight Scoring 4+ ...................4-1 of the 11 games overall, scoring 14 runs total...The opposition has not been retired in order in the opening frame this season. Scoring less than 4. .0-6 BUCS/FRIARS: The Pirates posted a 6-1 record against the Padres in 2019 and have won seven of the last eight games played against the Friars...The clubs are scheduled to wrap up their season series with three games in San Diego May 3-5. Outhitting Opp.. 4-1 CLEANING UP: Colin Moran has produced six RBI while batting fourth in the lineup this season...He is tied with J.T. Realmuto Being out-hit ..................0-6 and David Peralta for the second-most RBI from that position among N.L. batters; Eric Hosmer is first with nine RBI. Hits are equal ..................0-0 WEST WORLD: Entering tonight’s action, Jacob Stallings holds a career average of .425 (17-for-40) against the N.L. West Comeback wins ..................3 teams, Kevin Newman has gone 29-for-79 (.367) and Bryan Reynolds has gone 44-for-119 (.370). Wins in final AB ..................0 ROOKIE WATCH: Phillip Evans shares the National League lead in home runs among rookies and ranks second among all Major League rookies in both OBP (.475) and slugging percentage (.706) behind Yermin Mercedes of the White Sox (.541 and Walkoff Wins ....................0 .758 respectively)...Evans’ 1.181 OPS is also tops among N.L. rookies. Losses in final AB. 0 RICH ROD: Dating back to June 1, 2019, Richard Rodríguez has produced a 2.29 ERA (70.2ip/18er) in his 75 games - that is the second-lowest ERA in the Majors among all relief pitchers with at least 75 appearances behind Liam Hendricks (2.06)... Extra Inning Games .............0-0 Rodríguez has allowed just one hit in his first five outings this season (14 at bats) and posted his sixth career save on Opening Day, preserving Pittsburgh’s 5-3 win in Chicago. Playing errorless ................2-3 Homered ......................3-4 PINCH ME: The Pirates have collected six pinch hits this season; tied with Arizona for the most among all Major League teams...Wilmer Difo tripled as a pinch hitter Monday night after homering in a pinch-hitting role on Sunday - the club’s first 2+ homers ...................0-1 pinch-hit homer since 8/24/19 (Colin Moran). Series (W-L-T) ...............1-2-0 SHELTY’S CREW: Manager Derek Shelton and his entire 2020 coaching staff have returned for a second season in 2021... Christian Marrero has joined the staff as Assistant Hitting Coach...Returning coaches include Tarrik Brock (First Base), Series Sweeps ...................0 Joey Cora (Third Base), Rick Eckstein (Hitting), Don Kelly (Bench), Oscar Marin (Pitching), Justin Meccage (Bullpen), Mike Swept in a Series .................1 Rabelo (Field Coordinator) and Glenn Sherlock...Catching coaches Herbie Andrade and Jordan Comadena have returned. BIG LEAGUE ROSTER: Pitchers (14) - Tyler Anderson, David Bednar, JT Brubaker, Trevor Cahill, Kyle Crick, Michael Feliz, Interleague ....................0-0 Clay Holmes, Sam Howard, Mitch Keller, Chad Kuhl, Luis Oviedo, Richard Rodríguez, Chris Stratton, Duane Underwood, Jr.... Before the break ................4-7 Catchers (2) - Michael Perez, Jacob Stallings...Infielders (6) - Wilmer Difo, Phillip Evans, Adam Frazier, Erik González, Colin Moran, Kevin Newman...Outfielders (4) - Anthony Alford, Dustin Fowler, Gregory Polanco, Bryan Reynolds. After the break .................0-0 Starter goes 6.0ip+. 0-0 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY Starter goes less than 6.0ip. 4-7 April 14, 1994: Dave Clark’s pinch-hit, run-scoring triple in the seventh inning proved to be the difference in the game as the Pirates beat the Black Road Jerseys .............. 0-2 Padres, 4-2, at Three Rivers Stadium. Paul Wagner started and earned the win after allowing one earned run in 7.0 innings of work while Grey Road Jerseys ...............1-3 Jeff Ballard recorded his first career save by striking out Tony Gwynn to end the game. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Thursday vs. San Diego 12:35 RHP Chris Paddack (0-1, 5.63 ERA) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (1-1, 4.50 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Friday at Milwaukee 7:10 CDT RHP JT Brubaker (1-0, 1.93 ERA) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (1-1, 1.80 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Saturday at Milwaukee 6:10 CDT RHP Trevor Cahill (0-1, 8.00 ERA) vs. LHP Brett Anderson (1-1, 4.50 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Sunday at Milwaukee 1:10 CDT RHP Chad Kuhl (0-1, 6.75 ERA)) vs. RHP Freddy Peralta (2-0, 0.69 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Monday in Detroit OFF DAY 31 - LHP TYLER ANDERSON YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2020 4-3 4.37 13 11 1 0 59.2 58 32 29 25 41 2021 0-2 5.23 2 2 0 0 10.1 15 6 6 2 12 M.L. CAREER 22-29 4.66 88 84 1 0 467.0 478 257 242 151 420 vs. SAN DIEGO: 3-2 with a 2.61 ERA (51.2ip/16r/15er) in nine career games (eight starts)...Won a 5-4 decision over Chris Paddack last year while pitching with the Giants on 9/25 (6.0ip/2er)...Made his lone relief appearance in 2020 and pitched 3.2 scoreless frame at AT&T Park on 7/29...Picked up his other victories on 9/16/17 in Colorado and 5/14/18 at Petco while pitching with the Rockies. DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE 4/3 at Chicago-NL L 5.0 5 3 3 2 7 91 5.40 1-5 L 4/10 vs. Chicago-NL L 5.1 10 3 3 0 5 78 5.23 2-4 L TOTALS (0-2, 5.23 ERA) 10.1 15 6 6 2 12 169 SPRING TRAINING 3/4 vs. Braves ND 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 43 4.50 6-1 W 3/10 at Yankees ND 3.0 8 5 5 0 2 59 10.80 5-6 L 3/15 at Orioles ND 4.0 6 2 2 0 7 68 8.00 3-12 L 3/20 at Tigers ND 5.0 2 1 1 0 4 66 5.79 1-3 L 3/26 vs.