Pittsburgh Pirates (39-38) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (39-40)
7:07 at The Rogers Centre
Kevin Correia (9-6, 3.65) vs. Jo-Jo Reyes (3-6, 4.34)
Lineups:
| Pirates Lineup: 1. Alex Presley LF 2. Chase d'Arnaud 3B 3. Neil Walker 2B 4. Andrew McCutchen CF 5. Lyle Overbay 1B 6. Matt Diaz DH 7. Garrett Jones RF 8. Ronny Cedeno SS 9. Michael McKenry C |
Blue Jays Lineup: 1. Yunel Escobar SS 2. Eric Thames RF 3. Jose Bautista 3B 4. Adam Lind 1B 5. Juan Rivera LF 6. Aaron Hill 2B 7. Corey Patterson CF 8. Edwin Encarnacion DH 9. J.P. Arencibia C |
- Tonight is Alex Presley's 2011 debut. He hit .336/.389/.500 with 8 home runs and 18 stolen bases in AAA this year. If he can bring even some of that success to the major league level, the Pirates won't miss Jose Tabata much while he's on the DL.
- With Presley up and Tabata down, that leaves the Pirates with one less right-handed batter and one more left-handed batter, which might hurt them tonight as Jo-Jo Reyes is a southpaw.
- The Blue Jays are 39-40 in the toughest division in baseball but have a high-powered offense. They are 6th in baseball in home runs and 8th in runs scored. They are also 7th in stolen bases, so the Pirates pitchers are going to have to be on their games these next 3 games.
- The Pirates haven't won an interleague road game since June 17, 2009 against the Minnesota Twins when Andrew McCutchen hit his first big league home run. Yeah, it's been that long.
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