Pittsburgh Pirates (40-38) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (39-41)
7:07 at The Rogers Centre
Paul Maholm (4-8, 3.21) vs. Brandon Morrow (3-4, 4.90)
Lineups:
| Pirates Lineup: 1. Alex Presley (L) LF 2. Chase d'Arnaud (R) 3B 3. Garrett Jones (L) DH 4. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF 5. Neil Walker (S) 2B 6. Lyle Overbay (L) 1B 7. Xavier Paul (L) RF 8. Ronny Cedeno (R) SS 9. Eric Fryer (R) C |
Blue Jays Lineup: 1. Yunel Escobar (R) SS 2. Eric Thames (L) RF 3. Jose Bautista (R) 3B 4. Adam Lind (L) 1B 5. Edwin Encarnacion (R) DH 6. Aaron Hill (R) 2B 7. Juan Rivera (R) LF 8. Jose Molina (R) C 9. Rajai Davis (R) CF |
- Xavier Paul is making the start tonight in right field for the Bucs against the right-handed Brandon Morrow. Paul has hit .297 off righties thus far in 2011.
- Chase d'Arnaud went 0/4 last night for his first career hitless major league game, he is now 3/16 (.188) after 4 starts at third base.
- Eric Fryer will make his 2nd big league start and look for his first major league hit tonight.
- There are only 3 players on the roster that have faced Morrow before: Lyle Overbay (0/3 with BB), Brandon Wood (1/3), and Garrett Jones (0/1).
- Edwin Encarnacion is 13/33 (.394) career off Maholm and Yunel Escobar is 4/10 (.400) off of him.
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