After splitting the first two games of their weekend series, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox will play one final game against each other on Sunday. The Pirates opened up the weekend with a big win, putting up eight runs on the board and having some rare success against a left-handed pitcher.
For as good as things went offensively on Friday, they turned ice cold on Saturday, getting shut out 4-0.
Now, instead of Paul Skenes, who was originally scheduled to pitch on Sunday, the Pirates will turn to Lake Bachar and a bullpen game. Skenes will now pitch on Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers.
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Boston will send out their second lefty starter of the series, opting for Patrick Sandoval in the finale.
First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 pm ET.
Pirates Lineup
SS - Jared Triolo
RF - Esmerlyn Valdez
DH - Bryan Reynolds
2B - Brandon Lowe
1B - Rafael Flores
LF - Jake Mangum
3B - Nick Yorke
CF - Billy Cook
C - Henry Davis
Red Sox Lineup
1B - Nick Sogard
CF - Ceddanne Rafaela
RF - Wilyer Abreu
DH - Adley Rutschman
3B - Caleb Durbin
SS - Andruw Monasterio
LF - Jarren Duran
2B - Anthony Seigler
C - Connor Wong
Pitching Matchup
PIT - Lake Bachar (1-2, 3.97 ERA, 65.2 IP, 68 K)
BOS - Patrick Sandoval (1-1, 3.30 ERA, 30 IP, 29 K)
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