Reds@Pirates 4/6 Saturday afternoon Game Thread...

SteadyFreddy · Post by **SteadyFreddy** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 2:11 pm

Martin RF

Marte CF

Moran 3rd

Bell 1st

Cabrera LF

Newman 2nd

Stallings C

Gonzalez SS

Williams P

Interesting lineup today. Good to see Martin in there. Let’s see if Williams can keep this ridiculous scoreless streak the Pirates have going against the Reds which is currently at 28 straight innings without allowing a run.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 2:31 pm

The Sunday lineup a day early.

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:20 pm

I hope that Williams brings a Bumgarner type bat with him today. Will be interesting to see how Martin does as well.

rucker59@gmail.com · Post by **rucker59@gmail.com** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 4:38 pm

Who are these guys and what have they done with our Pirates?!

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:20 pm

This is the type of decision making by Hurdle that drives me crazy. After winning 2 in a row with a chance to go over .500, we get this lineup. I don't mind seeing Martin in there but batting him leadoff puts extra pressure on him when he's never faced MLB pitching and hit only .211 in AAA last year. So on a day when it would be understandable if Martin struggled, they also bench Frazier, who's been their steadiest hitter, for Newman while also choosing today to sit Cervelli for Stallings. Maybe it'll work oit but Hurdle is stacking the odds against his own team.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:46 pm

Good start for Martin! Hurdle's a genius!

rucker59@gmail.com · Post by **rucker59@gmail.com** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:47 pm

1D303D2C2B3A2D6D6E5F0 wrote: Good start for Martin! Hurdle's a genius!

Love seeing that! Congrats to Jason Martin!!

SteadyFreddy · Post by **SteadyFreddy** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:53 pm

Bell drives him in with an RBI double. Great start to this game.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:57 pm

Reds were generous. Martin, who stole 86 bases in the minors but was caught 66 times, gets a terrible jump on his SB attempt but Reds catcher can't get the ball out of his mitt. Bell uses one of his awkward swings but muscles a line drive that Puig doesn't seem interested in catching for an RBI-double. Thanks, Reds.

SteadyFreddy · Post by **SteadyFreddy** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:00 pm

30 straight scoreless innings against the Reds hitters for the Pirates going back to opening day. That’s very hard to do if you’re the Reds but let’s hope it extends to 37 by days end lol.