The Pittsburgh Pirates (55-75) take on the Philadelphia Phillies (67-62) for three games at Citizens Bank Park. The Pirates will send out Joe Musgrove in the series opener. He gave up five runs over five innings against the Washington Nationals in his last start. Musgrove faced the Phillies on July 20th and he gave up one unearned run over six innings, allowing just two hits. He has a 4.02 ERA on the road, compared to 5.35 at home. The Phillies will counter with veteran lefty Jason Vargas, who has a 3.99 ERA in 117.1 innings, with 92 strikeouts and a 1.27 WHIP. He has made his last two starts in Philadelphia, allowing two runs over six innings to the Chicago Cubs, followed by two runs over 5.2 innings against the San Diego Padres. Vargas faced the Pirates on July 28th while he was with the New York Mets, and he surrendered three runs in 5.2 innings.
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
We're across the state tonight.
Here's our lineup, presented by @Honda.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/aGqGDbheoK— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) August 26, 2019
bad guys
1. 1B Rhys Hoskins (R)
2. RF Bryce Harper (L)
3. C J.T. Realmuto (R)
4. LF Corey Dickerson (L)
5. SS Jean Segura (R)
6. 3B Brad Miller (L)
7. 2B Scott Kingery (R)
8. CF Adam Haseley (L)
9. SP Jason Vargas (L)
