The Pittsburgh Pirates (14-19) take on the Cincinnati Reds (9-25) in the finale of a four-game series at PNC Park at 1:35 PM on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates are sending out Jose Quintana (1-1, 2.70) for his seventh start, while the Reds are countering with rookie Hunter Greene (1-5, 7.62), who is also making his seventh start.
Here are today’s lineups:
Pirates
Afternoon baseball.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/BxlsRBCe59
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 15, 2022
Reds
#Reds Lineup 05/15/22
1. Matt Reynolds SS
2. Brandon Drury 3B
3. Tommy Pham LF
4. Mike Moustakas DH
5. Albert Almora CF
6. Tyler Naquin RF
7. Aramis Garcia C
8. Alejo Lopez 2B
9. Colin Moran 1BStarting Pitcher : Hunter Greene
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) May 15, 2022
Have to say, when they signed Quintana, I thought the best-case outcome was Tyler Anderson. Now I’m thinking extension.
Don’t think there’s any chance of extention but a hell if a trade chip perhaps
I can’t get interested in BC trading for more guys to block with sub-replacement deadenders. He hasn’t developed a single non-crappy SP. It’s time to find other alternatives.
And he’s probably thinking I’m the next Kevin Gausman.
Yeah, but they could try.
As Al Davis once famously said “Just WIN baby”
Or, “Haha, eff the Reds!”
A Unicorn game!
It really is a unicorn game when it’s on the front end of a two team parlay and the back end’s up 7-0 🙂
Wow, that’s one for the ages!!
Feels like the reverse outcome of our generation’s version of Harvey Haddix’ masterpiece.
The odd thing for me watching the end of the game is that I wrote a Card of the Day article about Haddix this morning. Too bad it wasn’t for today, would have been perfect
Given the dubious nature of Haddix’ gem I think the timing being slightly off makes it perfect.
Yeah baseball has really screwed him in regards to not crediting him a no hitter after 9 innings because the game went to extras. He completed pitching 9 innings and that’s good enough for me.
I can’t stand the stupidity that goes on in baseball. Why do they need to protect the integrity of a no-hitter, yet we have seen guys hit two-run homers to lead-off an inning because of the designated runner rule in extras. Baseball used to just list every complete game with no-hits as a no-hitter and if it didn’t end in nine innings, they put the amount of innings next to the score. Today’s game was not a no-hitter because of the rules. Madison Bumgarner lost a no-hitter last year because of the doubleheader rules, yet he got a complete game shutout with zero hits. Whenever I mention Pirates no-hitters, I always note the two shortened games. I don’t like most stupid things baseball does regarding history, so I go by my own rules in some cases, while explaining the difference.
It further incenses me that baseball ignores the fact that it 9 and 12 innings of a perfect game and is a feat in itself that had never been accomplished before in modern baseball.
Haddix’s game should be the answer to “What’s better than perfect?”
https://www.nonohitters.com/near-no-hitters/
I have good news and bad news….
The bad news to me is that Hunter Greene looks like the real deal and is gonna be on the Reds for awhile. This year’s Buccos getting no hit is more ho hum than bad news.
Well…there’s something you don’t see every day. Win a game in which you were no-hit.
Never been more excited for an RBI ground out in my life.
I love Rodolfo’s energy. He’s been giving props and minor celebrations to anything positive all day. Only guy to react at all about that line out to Yoshi by Moustakas.
I noticed this as well. His energy is great.
I need 9 runs in this last inning and a half to keep hope alive for turning 5 bucks into 3 grand on a crazy parlay. Let’s go Bucs!
Good luck and hopefully the Buc’s score the majority of the nine, lol.
Agreed but one run on a bases loaded with one out situation isn’t gonna cut it. Never expected to hit on that bet anyway but came a lot closer than I thought I would.
I always liked those parlays because they pay and yeah the risk is high but I never liked betting 5 dollars just to break even, lol.
Why is Yoshi playing up on the grass to Drury with 2 outs? Get him behind 1st base, maybe knock down a ball to prevent runner on 2nd from scoring. I have no spread charts……just looks very wrong.
Am growing very tired of finding reasons for not playing the young guys and for keeping Cruz, Mitchell, Contreras, etc. in the minors. There is no reason for it now and watching these guys trying and failing to hit a kid (talented or not) like Greene is just the latest reminder.
Just watched Cruz miss a pitch and still hit a screaming line drive homer down the left field line for Indy. I know he’s been hitting under .200 but is now looking like he’s about to go on a tear. I for one would like for it to happen in Pittsburgh. Come on Cherington, get your head out.
Take it easy, van meter is about to break out
Quintana deserves better support than this, but I’m sure Reds fans are saying the same.
Gotta love a good old fashioned pitching duel. Too bad they don’t let them finish what they started anymore.
I decided to go to the game to see Hunter Greene pitch. Don’t like the Pirates’ futility against him but love seeing 7 innings of no hit ball from anyone. Especially love seeing a pitcher hit triple digits on his pitch count in today’s game.
Just tune in, no hit but the guys looks hittable. Good job by Q looks like. Second lefty BC has picked up for cheap and produced (T. Anderson). Let’s hope we are able to win the bullpen game.
Seems like Buccos hitters have been sitting on Greene’s fastball all day but he’s been making them look bad by being effective with breaking balls and keeping his heater out of the zone for the most part looking for chases when he does throw it to them.
I have a dream……Contreras = Greene.
Man, I hope you guys are right and Castillo is the next Moncada.
You fellas enjoy complaining and getting off on negativity. I’m going to enjoy the day
The conversation should be where’s Chavis? 107 OPS+. He’s getting too many days off imo. While Vanmeter and Castro and Castillo are getting ABs.
In my opinion those are the wrong guys to be worrying about taking AB’s from Chavis. Chavis should be playing first base 5 out of 7 games. Tsutsugo brings nothing to the table and Vogelbach should be primary DH. Removes Chavis from the 32 man royal rumble of mediocrity for middle infield duties as a side benefit.
I’m guessing that Chavis and Castillo would struggle with right on right at 100+ mph.
Diego Castillo wRC+ 69
Josh VanMeter wRC+ 68
Diego Castilo 0.0 fWAR
Josh VanMeter 0.0 fWAR
Diego Castilo 91 PA’s
Josh VanMeter 62
This fixation has gotten way past weird
castillo is a rookie…vanmeter is not. castillo could improve…..vanmeter has shown that he cannot. not sure why you’re defending vanmeter here
VanMeter is 27, not 37. He certainly can improve.
What I’m saying is they’re basically the same player. Replacement level types.
pretty odd to declare castillo a replacement level player after 86 at bats, but go off i guess
You guys think every rookie should start everyday. Then, when it’s apparent that they aren’t good in 2 years, you complain about them and want the next marginal rookie to start.
wash, rinse, repeat
Couldn’t agree more. I like Castillo, but people on here go crazy about every single thing.
As opposed to playing a career failure every day. Riddle, EGon, VanMeter and countless others. Wash, rinse, repeat.
When you have to grossly exaggerate to make a point, you probably don’t have a point.
None of the listed guys played everyday, except maybe Egone.
VanMeter’s started 12 of the Pirates’ last 15 games. Riddle had one stretch where he started eight straight games (went a blistering 4-for-26). And let’s not forget Polanco, Philips Evans and Jarrod Dyson. But I guess you have to count against that the long list of veteran failures who contributed to the Pirates under BC:
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Diego Castillo 91 PA’s
Josh VanMeter 711
You’re acting like Castillo is Bobby Witt.
No, he’s not. If this is the best argument you have, give it up.
Certainly not the best argument.
Objective evidence is my best argument.
68 wRC+ 69 wRC+
Wow, given the disparity in ML experience, that’s pathetic. Again, give it up.
Castillo is just a guy. Acting like he’s some wasted hidden gem is odd.
So that’s the “objective evidence?” With a straw man to boot. Always a sign of solid arguments. You’ve got at least three in this thread. It’s like a treatise on what to say when you’ve got nothing to say.
All this bickering about Van Meter versus Castillo or Chavis leading no where and probably missing the reason. Most likely it’s Shelton trying to look smart again by putting 8 lefty hitters against the righty Greene. There might be a slight hitch in that thinking though as by what I find going into this game lefty’s are hitting .275 against Greene and righties .305 with minimal differences in number of at bats.
Too much thinking instead of playing can always cause problems. Maybe we need to get Shelton to wear woman’s underwear like Nuke La Laloosh so he stops thinking about the game so much.
I am exasperated. Vanmeter is in the lineup and Castillo is sitting!
Think of it as Castillo already has a job. He’s not going anywhere. They’re still in the process of making that decision about VanMeter.
That works Dr. Freud, lol.
‘Clint’ Shelton showing us baseball fans he’s in charge of lineups but lacks common sense.
Nice article about Taylor Davis over on FanGraphs. Wants to move into management after his retirement.
He should know a lot about how to build a super-cheap loser. And about how to find terrible catchers.
But they bat left handed. Left handed hitting catchers are like redheaded women. Even when they’re bad, you can’t leave them alone.
VanMeter at second base along with the ghosts of Tucker, Evans, Riddle, Elmore….
coaches must really dislike castillo. very odd to see
Just another wasted 3-5 at bats on a less talented older player. He made a bad throw yesterday which was further complicated by another rookie being out of position to potentially take a cutoff throw but I doubt him not playing today is anything more then Shelton being Shelton.