Friday, July 1, 2016

Pre-Game: Pirates vs. Athletics

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates (38-41) vs. Oakland Athletics (35-44)
Time: 10:05 PM
Location: Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, California
Game-Time Weather: Sunny, 62
TV/Radio: ROOT Sports/KDKA-FM 93.7


Tonight's Starting Pitcher's:

Jeff Locke (LHP) (7-5, 5.12) vs. Sonny Gray (RHP) (3-6, 5.03)


Pirates Lineup:
1. John Jaso (L) 1B
2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF
3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF
4. Starling Marte (R) LF
5. David Freese (R) 3B
6. Matt Joyce (L) DH
7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B
8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS
9. Chris Stewart (R) C


Athletics Lineup:
1. Jed Lowrie (S) 2B
2. Marcus Semien (R) SS
3. Josh Reddick (L) RF
4. Danny Valencia (R) 3B
5. Khris Davis (R) LF
6. Billy Butler (R) DH
7. Jake Smolinski (R) CF
8. Josh Phegley (R) C
9. Yonder Alonso (L) 1B



*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 8:50 PM, click here to listen.

*Game Threads will auto-post at 10:00 PM, 11:00 PM & 12:00 PM

*A look back at the Pirates June (you may want to cover your eyes): 
  • Record
    • Overall: 9-19
    • Home: 7-10
    • Away: 2-9
    • Day Games: 2-5
    • Night Games: 7-14
    • Monday's: 1-1
    • Tuesday's: 3-2
    • Wednesday's: 1-4
    • Thursday's: 0-4
    • Friday's: 1-3
    • Saturday's: 2-2
    • Sunday's: 1-3
  • Run Differential
    • -48 (106-154)
  • Total Hits
    • 213
  • Home Runs
    • 24
  • K's for the Pitching Staff
    • 195

*Misc. notes from June: 
  • Gerrit Cole & Francisco Cervelli both landed on the disabled list.
  • Jameson Taillon officially got the call to the show.
  • BFFL graced the City of Pittsburgh and PNC Park with his presence.
  • The Pirates trailed the Cubs by 6.5 games on June 1st. On July 1st, they trail by 13.5 games.
  • The Pirates held a two game lead on the Cardinals on June 1st. They now trail the Cardinals by 2.5 games.
  • The club holds a 2.5 game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central.
  • The starting rotation posted a 6.06 ERA in June, that was the worst in baseball.
  • The Pirates went over the 1M mark in attendance at PNC Park for 2016 in June. They are averaging 26,554 per game this year through 41 home games.
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*YTD:
  • Record
    • Overall: 38-41
    • Home: 22-19
    • Away: 16-22
    • Day Games: 10-16
    • Night Games: 28-25
    • Monday's: 6-3
    • Tuesday's: 7-6
    • Wednesday's: 5-8
    • Thursday's: 3-5
    • Friday's: 7-5
    • Saturday's: 4-8
    • Sunday's: 6-6
  • Run Differential
    • -14 (364-378)
  • Total Hits
    • 723
  • Home Runs
    • 74
  • K's for the Pitching Staff
    • 559
  • The Pirates are 12-17 against the NL Central, 7-7 against the NL East, 15-9 against the NL West and 4-8 in Interleague Play.
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