Thursday, July 21, 2016

Pre-Game: Brewers vs. Pirates

Game: Milwaukee Brewers (40-52) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (48-46)
Time: 7:05 PM
Location: PNC Park - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game-Time Weather: Sunny, 89
TV/Radio: ROOT Sports/KDKA-FM 93.7


Tonight's Starting Pitcher's:

Matt Garza (RHP) (1-3, 5.74) vs. Francisco Liriano (LHP) (5-9, 5.11)


Brewers Lineup:
1. Jonathan Villar (S) SS
2. Jake Elmore (R) CF
3. Ryan Braun (R) LF
4. Chris Carter (R) 1B
5. Hernan Perez (R) RF
6. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B
7. Will Middlebrooks (R) 3B
8. Martin Maldonado (R) C
9. Matt Garza (R) P


Pirates Lineup:
1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B
2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF
3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF
4. Starling Marte (R) LF
5. David Freese (R) 3B
6. John Jaso (L) 1B
7. Jordy Mercer (R) SS
8. Eric Fryer (R) C
9. Francisco Liriano (L) P



*If you missed JAL's Morning Links, you can find them here.

*BFFL's Spreadsheet that includes JAL's Prediction Contest is right here.

*Pirates Radio Pre-Game begins at 5:40 PM, click here to listen.

*Las Vegas odds can be found by clicking here

*Game Threads will auto-post at 7:05 PM, 8:05 PM & 9:05 PM

*Quick Game Note: Coming into Thursday night's game, the Pirates have a winning record against the Brewers (3-2) and the Cardinals (8-5) in the NL Central. Will that still be the case when tonight's game is over? In case you aren't aware, they are 3-9 against the Cubs and 4-4 against the Reds.