The Pittsburgh Pirates (12-6) take on the San Francisco Giants (8-14) in the final game of their three-game series. Chris Archer returns from his five-game suspension to face 26-year-old right-hander Dereck Rodriguez. Archer faced the Washington Nationals in his last start and allowed one run over seven innings, while striking out nine batters. Rodriguez has a 3.63 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP and 18 strikeouts in 22.1 innings over four starts. He gave up one run over five innings against the Nationals in his last start.
Colin Moran is playing second base for the first time as a pro. Elias Diaz is back in uniform for today’s game. Jacob Stallings was placed on the injured list.
Happy Easter
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
Here is our Sunday lineup, presented by @Honda.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/ZnLQ7cW1j7
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 21, 2019
bad guys
Sunday morning baseball ☕️@Biofreeze | #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/Iaxeo85adF
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) April 21, 2019