August 13, 2020 at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH -- GAME #17/ROAD #9 RHP TREVOR WILLIAMS (0-3, 3.52 ERA) Vs
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PITTSBURGH PIRATES (3-13) VS. CINCINNATI REDS (8-10) August 13, 2020 at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH -- GAME #17/ROAD #9 RHP TREVOR WILLIAMS (0-3, 3.52 ERA) vs. RHP ANTHONY DeSCLAFANI (1-0, 0.00 ERA) THE PIRATES...have not played since Sunday; had their three games in St. Louis Monday-Wednesday postponed...Have lost three of their last four games and 10 of their last 11 after winning two-of-three...Snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the Twins at PNC Park last Thursday...Were 10-6 after 16 games in 2019 (11-6 after 17). BUCS WHEN... SEEING RED: The Pirates and Reds are scheduled to begin a four-game series tonight in Cincinnati, where the Pirates posted Last five games ................1-4 a 4-5 record last season...The clubs are scheduled to meet again in Pittsburgh for three games September 4-6 and at Great Last ten games .................1-9 American Ball Park for three games September 14-16. BUCS/REDS: Dating back to June 15, 2018, the Pirates have gone 22-9 against the Reds, which includes a 9-6 record here Leading after 6 .................1-2 in Cincinnati...In those 31 games, the Bucs are batting .283 (303-for-1069) with 40 home runs and 171 runs scored (5.5 Tied after 6 ....................1-3 per game average)...The pitching staff has posted a 3.46 ERA (278.0ip/107er) in the games, while serving up 42 home runs. Trailing after 6 .................1-8 GIVING THEM THE WILLYS: In nine career starts against the Reds, Trevor Williams has gone 5-1 with a 2.03 ERA (53.1ip/12er) and the Pirates have posted a 7-2 record...In those nine starts, he has pitched at least 6.0 innings six times Leading after 7 .................1-1 and has been charged with two runs or less seven times. Tied after 7 ....................1-3 A GREAT PLACE TO HIT: In his seven games played at Great American Ball Park in 2019, Bryan Reynolds went 9-for-25 (.360) with four extra-base hits and five RBI...He hit safely in six of the seven games while posting a .448 OBP...Kevin Trailing after 7 .................1-9 Newman hit his first big league home run at Great American Ball Park on 5/28/19 and has hit safely in all nine games in which has had an at bat here. Leading after 8 .................2-1 DEEP THOUGHTS: The Pirates homered eight times in their last four games played in Cincinnati in 2019 and went deep a Tied after 8 ....................0-2 total of 12 times in nine games here last season...On the flip side, the Bucco pitching staff surrendered 15 home runs at Great Trailing after 8 ................1-10 American Ball Park last year; 13 in the last six contests. GO GO GONZO: In his last six games, Erik González is hitting .458 (11-for-24) with three doubles, a homer and eight RBI...He Scoring first ...................1-4 is hitting .500 (7-for-14) with runners on base and a National League-high.636 (7-for-11) with runners in scoring position... Opp. score first .................2-9 González had a career-high four hits and six RBI Friday night against Detroit while falling a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING: Through the first 16 games, opposing starting pitchers have combined to go 9-1 with a Scoring 4+ ...................3-5 3.11 ERA (89.2ip/31er) against the Pirates...The Bucs beat Dakota Hudson at Busch Stadium in the third game of the season Scoring less than 4. .0-8 on July 26 and also picked up their only win by a starting pitcher that day (Mitch Keller). SWITCHING IT UP: Since the start of last season, Josh Bell leads all Major League switch hitters with 39 home runs...His 80 Outhitting Opp.. 2-4 career home runs with the Bucs rank third in team history behind Bobby Bonilla (114) and Neil Walker (93). Being out-hit ..................1-8 HOT ROD: Dating back to June 1 of last season, Richard Rodríguez has posted the lowest ERA among National League Hits are equal ..................0-1 pitchers (minimum: 50 games)...In his 53 games during that time, Rich Rod has produced a 2.47 ERA (51.0ip/14er). Comeback wins ..................3 LATE BLOOMERS: The Pirates have scored 34 of their 64 runs in the seventh inning and later this season...In the ninth inning alone, the Bucs are batting .333 (21-for-63) with four doubles, five homers and 16 runs scored. Wins in final AB ..................2 LEADING THE WAY: Adam Frazier hit five leadoff home runs in 2019 and has hit seven such homers in his career with the Walkoff Wins ....................1 Pirates...Only Barry Bonds (20), Al Martin (10), Andrew McCutchen (8) and Bob Bailey (8) have hit more leadoff homers Losses in final AB. 4 while wearing a Pittsburgh uniform...Frazier has hit 16 of 29 career Major League home runs while batting first in the lineup. Walkoff Losses ...................2 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 Extra Inning Games .............0-3 Bay (2010-16) and five seasons as Hitting Coach with Cleveland (2005-09)...Tarrik Brock is in his first season as First Base Coach, Don Kelly is in his first season as Bench Coach, Oscar Marin is in his first season as Pitching Coach, Mike Rabelo Playing errorless ................1-3 is in his first season as Assistant Hitting Coach and Glenn Sherlock is in his first season with the Pirates as a Coach... Justin Meccage, who served as Assistant Pitching Coach in 2019, is in his first season as Bullpen Coach...Hitting Coach Rick Homered ......................3-7 Eckstein returns for his second season and Joey Cora is serving as Third Base Coach for the fourth straight year. 2+ homers ...................1-3 BIG LEAGUE ROSTER: Pitchers (15) - Steven Brault (LH), JT Brubaker, Geoff Hartlieb, Derek Holland (LH), Sam Howard (LH), Keone Kela, Chad Kuhl, Dovydas Neverauskas, Cody Ponce, Yacksel Ríos, Richard Rodríguez, Chris Stratton, Nik Turley (LH), Series (W-L-T) ...............0-5-1 Brandon Waddell (LH), Trevor Williams...Catchers (2) - John Ryan Murphy, Jacob Stallings...Infielders (7) - Josh Bell, Adam Frazier, Erik González, Colin Moran, Kevin Newman, José Osuna, JT Riddle...Outfielders (4) - Jarrod Dyson, Gregory Polanco, Series Sweeps ...................0 Bryan Reynolds, Cole Tucker. Swept in a Series .................3 TAXI SQUAD: Outfielder Guillermo Heredia, outfielder Jared Oliva and catcher Andrew Susac are on Pittsburgh’s Taxi Squad...Heredia began the season with the Pirates and went 3-for-16 with two RBI in eight games...Oliva does not have any Interleague ....................1-6 big league experience (he was Pittsburgh’s seventh round pick in the 2017 draft)...Susac made his Major League debut with Before the break ................--- the Giants in 2014 and has also seen big league action with the Brewers (2016-17) and Orioles (2018). After the break .................--- ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY Starter goes 6.0ip+. 0-1 August 13, 2015: Pirate second baseman Neil Walker becomes the first Pirates player to collect a hit from both sides of the plate in the same inning in the expansion era (since 1962) as the Bucs erupt for seven innings in the top of the first of a 10-5 win at St. Louis. Walker finished Starter goes less than 6.0ip ......3-12 the game 3-for-5 with two RBI and was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. Pedro Alvarez was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Black Road Uniforms ............0-5 Gray Road Uniforms ..............1-2 UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Friday at Cincinnati 7:10 RHP Chad Kuhl (0-0, 2.00 ERA) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (3-1, 2.25 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Saturday at Cincinnati 6:10 LHP Steven Brault (0-0, 5.14 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (2-0, 0.93 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Sunday at Cincinnati 1:10 LHP Derek Holland (0-1, 8.27 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Castillo (0-2, 3.91 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Monday OFF DAY IN PITTSBURGH Tuesday vs. Cleveland 7:05 TBA vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet 34 - RHP TREVOR WILLIAMS YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2019 7-9 5.38 26 26 0 0 145.2 162 93 87 44 113 2020 0-3 3.52 3 3 0 0 15.1 12 7 6 5 13 M.L. CAREER 29-32 4.20 98 86 1 1 494.2 484 250 231 161 380 vs. CINCINNATI: 5-2 with a 2.93 ERA (58.1ip/19er) in 12 career games (nine starts)...Went 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA (25.0ip/5er) in four starts last season; beat Sonny Gray, 5-0, on 3/31 at GABP (6.0ip), had a no-decision on 4/6 at PNC Park (6.0ip/4r/3er), pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in a 14-0 win on 8/24 at PNC and lost a 3-1 decision to Tyler Mahle on 9/29 at PNC (7.0ip/2er)...Went 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two starts in 2018 (12.0ip/2er) - both at PNC Park.