Time: 7:05 PM
Location: PNC Park - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game-Time Weather: Scattered T-Storms, 85
TV/Radio: ROOT Sports/ESPN/KDKA-FM 93.7
Tonight's Starting Pitchers
Mike Leake (RHP) (9-9, 4.56) vs. Jameson Taillon (RHP) (3-4, 3.25)
Cardinals Lineup:
1. Matt Carpenter (L) 2B
5. Brandon Moss (L) LF
6. Randal Grichuk (R) CF
7. Jhonny Peralta (R) 3B
8. Greg Garcia (L) SS
9. Mike Leake (R) P
2. Stephen Piscotty (R) RF
3. Matt Adams (L) 1B
4. Yadier Molina (R) C5. Brandon Moss (L) LF
6. Randal Grichuk (R) CF
7. Jhonny Peralta (R) 3B
8. Greg Garcia (L) SS
9. Mike Leake (R) P
1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B
2. David Freese (R) 1B
3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF
4. Gregory Polanco (L) LF
6. Matt Joyce (L) RF
7. Francisco Cervelli (R) C
8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS
9. Jameson Taillon (R) P
3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF
4. Gregory Polanco (L) LF
6. Matt Joyce (L) RF
7. Francisco Cervelli (R) C
8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS
9. Jameson Taillon (R) P
*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 here.
*Game notes from JAL are here (when a different color other than in bold black).
*Game Threads will auto-post at 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM & 9:00 PM
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*Something I am interested in tracking is September/October regular season attendance. Since I am doing it, thought I would give you a daily update and compare it to 2014 & 2015. I am using those years, because 2014 was when I started tracking attendance on the spreadsheet. I really wish MLB would go back to tracking fans in the stands rather than tickets sold. Does not account for no-shows and skews numbers. The 2016 numbers will be updated daily and the total and average is only based on the number of home games played up to date.
- 2014: 9 Home Games / 333,313 = Total Home Attendance / Average = 37,035 per game.
- 2015: 15 Home Games / 434,032 = Total Home Attendance / Average = 28,935 per game.
- 2016: 17 Home Games / 120,393 = Total Home Attendance / Average = 24,079 per game.
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*For those not aware, Macchamp74 made his ESPN 2 Debut on Tuesday night. He didn't speak, but his make-up was perfect and it appeared he had just washed his hands in Palmolive. The man has a future in films. Click here to see, he is on the left.
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