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1. Ben Gamel (L) LF

2. Bryan Reynolds (S) CF

3. Ke'Bryan Hayes (R) 3B

4. Daniel Vogelbach (L) DH

5. Yoshi Tsutsugo (L) 1B

6. Diego Castillo (R) SS

7. Jack Suwinski (L) RF

8. Andrew Knapp (S) C

9. Cole Tucker (S) 2B



P Keller

If our 2-6 hitters can improve on their 1-19 performance in game 1, they might have a shot.



I swear, if I hear one more Pirate announcer tell me, "Just wait till August, you'll see Reynold's numbers back to where we're used to" I just might throw something through the screen. I'm done waiting. Maybe we have already seen his career year. Wouldn't be the first guy who looked like a staple for a long time, and became a bust.



Time for Reynolds to start showing up.

What, no van Meter?

0B5D4B5F504A5A515C4B795E54585055175A390 wrote: What, no van Meter?
He's gotta be ready to catch.

7E535E4F48594E0E0D3C0 wrote: What, no van Meter?
He's gotta be ready to catch.


I think that says a lot more about the Pirates than it does about van Meter.

0B5D4B5F504A5A515C4B795E54585055175A390 wrote: What, no van Meter?
He's gotta be ready to catch.


I think that says a lot more about the Pirates than it does about van Meter.


If they can't get another catcher there by game time, VanMeter has to kept in reserve in case Knapp gets hurt. Otherwise, I suspect he would start G2 against another RHP.

426F62737465723231000 wrote: What, no van Meter?
He's gotta be ready to catch.


I think that says a lot more about the Pirates than it does about van Meter.


If they can't get another catcher there by game time, VanMeter has to kept in reserve in case Knapp gets hurt. Otherwise, I suspect he would start G2 against another RHP.


I think you just came up with the solution to keeping Shelton from starting VanMeter at 2B from now on:  make Knapp the starting catcher and VanMeter his back-up.  Diabolical.

The absurdity of modern baseball. Reds start a pitcher for 3 batters. >:(

Yoshi blasts #1.

Reynolds, Yoshi and now Castillo go deep in the 1st.