Official Game Thread - 3/15 - Pirates @ Yankees

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Pirates

Billy McKinney (L) CF
Nick Gonzales (R) SS
Jack Suwinski (L) LF
Jake Lamb (L) 1B
Edward Olivares (R) RF
Gilberto Celestino (R) DH
Jason Delay (R) C
Sergio Alcántara (S) 2B
Jack Brannigan (R) 3B

Quinn Priester (RHP)

Yankees

Alex Verdugo (L) LF
Juan Soto (L) RF
Gleyber Torres (R) 2B
Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
Anthony Volpe (R) SS
Austin Wells (L) DH
Trent Grisham (L) CF
Jose Trevino (R) C
Oswaldo Cabrera (S) 3B

Clarke Schmidt (RHP)

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Brannigan with a HR to make it 1-0 Pittsburgh. - https://twitter.com/Pirates/status/1768779725021823436

5-1 Pirates after a Suwinski HR in the 7th. - https://twitter.com/Pirates/status/1768803663655391724

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Priester looked good in his Friday start. A couple more appearances like that, and he may fill one of the two remaining spots in the starting rotation. Also last night Ortiz looked better, and possibly he could become a long man in the bullpen. In a previous post I said I expect for the Pirates to IL Contreras when the season begins. This way they can buy some time before they must make a decision about him.