Both teams want the same thing…a crack at the St. Louis Cardinals who seem like they win the National League Central title every year.
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Andrew McCutchen had three hits for the Pirates, including a home run.
Their magic number is one.
Burnett’s counterpart, Reds left-hander Brandon Finnegan, 22, was 2 when the New York Mets drafted Burnett in 1995 and 6 on August. 17, 1999, when Burnett made his major league debut. In spring 2014, he was pitching for TCU. Is either team good enough to be a World Series champion? Whatever happens on Wednesday, this has been a hell of a season, and it’s a shame the Cardinals’ even more ridiculous win total has at times prevented us from seeing it.
Rookie Josh Smith (0-4) remained winless in seven career starts as he gave up two runs and seven hits in four innings with four strikeouts and no walks.
Barring a change of mind, this will be A.J.
RHP A.J. Burnett (9-6, 3.15 ERA) will start Saturday night against Cincinnati. He has started 429 games in his 17-year career, with a 164-156 record. The Pirates (97-64) are one game ahead of the Chicago Cubs (96-65) who beat Milwaukee 1-0.
The Pirates made the playoffs for the third consecutive year under Hurdle. Price said Phillips received treatment on his right ankle prior to the game and wasn’t sure about Phillips’ status for Saturday. You may see a lot of thievery in this one game playoff since Pittsburgh’s pitchers have surrendered the most stolen bases in the N.L. With 143, but those Cubbies are not far behind allowing 136 stolen bases.
“You guys (are) talking now like he’s never going to pitch again”, Cervelli said. From the perspective of protecting yourself because it can make sense. “It’s been not a very enjoyable two weeks, I can tell you that”.
“We got to come out, we got to score a few runs, and try to get them down early and lock it down”, Neil Walker said. Votto has reached in 143 of the 156 games he has played in, however, he won’t reach the team record of 146 games, as the Reds have just two games left on their schedule. Rose set the old mark of 311 in 1969.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Pinch-runner Eduard Nunez scored from third base on a wild pitch and Torii Hunter hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to give Minnesota a victory over the Cleveland Indians, moving the Twins a little closer to an AL wild-card spot. Nine different rookies have started during that time.
In the bottom of the sixth, Jumbo Diaz took over on the mound for the Reds.
Photographers line up to photograph Pittsburgh Pirates starting… The Pirates later re-acquired Cabrera on waivers last season, but released him.
Middle relief and closers are the trend of today’s Major League Baseball so complete games are a forgotten part of baseball.
Adam Duvall hit a solo home run in the seventh to stretch Cincinnati’s lead to 3-1 before Aroldis Chapman recorded four outs for his 33rd save. 200 home and away, so best of luck either way.
“After a year like this, we have to make something of this season”, manager Bryan Price said.
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh clinched the home field in the NL wild card-game.
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The Pirates are returning to the wild-card game, and now their work begins on ensuring they play it at home.
