Mitch Keller didn’t factor in the decision as he threw 4.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits with four walks and eight strikeouts. Oneil Cruz (his first) homered in the second inning and drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth to give Pittsburgh the win. The Pirates finished the game with six hits with Ji Hwan Bae (two runs) the lone player with two. Against Cincinnati, Pittsburgh trailed 1-0 early, took a 4-1 lead and found themselves even at four before taking the lead for good in the eighth inning. The Pirates look to earn a road series win to open the season as they close things out here. After his last bullpen session his knee was a bit sore afterwards and has while things checked out fine he’s had things pushed back a little bit.Pittsburgh Pirates Seek to Leave Town on Positive NotePittsburgh managed to earn a win in the opening game of the series as they took advantage of an inconsistent Reds bullpen to come up with the victory. Among the players expected to return soon, only Tony Santillan’s start date seems to be pushed back a little bit. In an article over at The Cincinnati Enquirer behind their paywall, Bobby Nightengale provided some updates on some injured Reds players. But more than just the new rules, Cincinnati’s roster is younger and faster than the ones in the past, giving them even more incentive to try and push things on the base paths. Cincinnati won’t be the only team doing that, though, as the new rules encourage more stolen bases and that alone is going to add more of the “small ball” kind of stuff to just about every team’s game plan this year. Around the BeatĬharlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer wrote about the Reds plan to use some more small ball in the 2023 season than in the past with manager David Bell. He is expected to play in both games – getting the start at first base in one and taking on the designated hitter role in the other. Joey Votto is the only Reds rehabber with the Bats today. Over at you can check out the full Bats roster and read a little bit about the start of the season. They’ll get started tonight at 6:05pm ET with a doubleheader. Their game was postponed due to the weather that rolled through much of the Midwest. The Triple-A season began yesterday, but not for the Louisville Bats. Forecast: 46°, cloudy, 15% chance of rain.Perhaps a good idea for the batters to step forward in the box this afternoon. His breaking balls average 69.5 and 72.0 MPH. He barely touches 90 MPH with his fastball. Righties hit for much more power, and the sample size against lefties was small – an indication that managers were only playing their absolute best lefties against Hill, which skews the data for sure.Įverything that Rich Hill throws these days is slow. Left-handed hitters had a higher average, walk rate, and on-base percentage in 2022 than right-handed hitters did. The lefty is 43-years-old and entering his 19th season in the big leagues. The chances that the Reds face a pitcher older than Rich Hill in 2023 aren’t good. 252 with a solid walk rate and solid power against him. 109 against him with one extra-base hit in 53 trips to the plate. The ones that are deemed good enough to give it a shot probably shouldn’t because last season they still managed to hit just. Managers do all that they can to avoid sending lefty hitters to face Nick Lodolo. Links: Nick Lodolo’s Stats | Rich Hill’s Stats Today’s first pitch is set for 4:10pm ET. The Pirates grabbed a 5-4 victory on Opening Day Thursday evening and then the two teams sat around with no game on Friday. The Cincinnati Reds will look to pick up their first win of the season this afternoon as they play host to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park.
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