JAL’s Rainy Day in June Morning Links

Rainy Day in June Alan Jackson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN1ql7tKhWw

1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Examining the May Struggles of Trevor Williams

https://rumbunter.com/2018/06/02/examining-may-struggles-trevor-williams/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Kolten Wong Walks Off the Pirates 6.2.18

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/6/2/17420796/kolten-wong-walks-off-the-pirates-6-2-18-marcell-ozuna-100-austin-gomber-scoreless-debut

7 Green Weenie

Cards Walk Off Another Win 3-2

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/06/cards-walk-off-another-win-3-2.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

2018 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 54

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/6/2/17420220/2018-cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-54

9 Pirates Breakdown

Getting off to a hot start in June is vital for Pirates

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/06/02/pittsburgh-pirates-hot-june-pbd11/

10 KDKA

Former Pirates Pitcher Bruce Kison Passes Away

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/06/02/bruce-kison-obit/

11 New York Post</b>

Piecing together the complex puzzle of the MLB draft

https://nypost.com/2018/06/02/piecing-together-the-complex-puzzle-of-the-mlb-draft/

12 SABR

Deacon Phillippe

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/939993be

13 ESPN

Draft trends: Hotbeds, two-sport stars and MLB bloodlines

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23673636/hotbeds-two-sport-stars-mlb-bloodlines

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cardinals expect C. Martinez, Molina to return Tuesday

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-expect-c-martinez-molina-to-return-tuesday/article_cdb9a21c-da42-54c0-a867-ea180299cef8.html

15 SB Nation

Add golf to the list of things MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz is great at

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/6/1/17419160/john-smoltz-us-senior-open-golf-qualifying-braves-mlb-hall-of-fame

16 CBS Sports

MLB Saturday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: Braves look to lock up Nationals series

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-saturday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-braves-look-to-lock-up-nationals-series/

17 Fangraphs

Lineup Thoughts (6/1/18)

https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/lineup-thoughts-6-1-18/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Ode to Our Families

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/40344/short-relief-ode-to-our-families/

19 Blog Predictions

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html

Pirates 30-28 at Cardinals 31-25  2:15 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 80°F • Clear • 0% PoP

Pirates

Nick Kingham (R)    2-1  3.75 ERA

Cardinals

Michael Wacha (R)   6-1  2.71 ERA

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

2. Austin Meadows (L) LF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. David Freese (R) 3B

7. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

8. Sean Rodriguez (R) SS

9. Nick Kingham (R) P

Cardinals

1. Matt Carpenter (L) 3B

2. Tommy Pham (R) CF

3. Jose Martinez (R) 1B

4. Marcell Ozuna (R) LF

5. Harrison Bader (R) RF

6. Yairo Munoz (R) SS

7. Kolten Wong (L) 2B

8. Francisco Pena (R) C

9. Michael Wacha (R) P

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Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 St. Louis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 5 6 0

5

  W: M. Wacha (7-1)   L: N. Kingham (2-2)

2:15 PM ET, June 3, 2018 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri  Attendance: 44,432

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Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG A. Frazier, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .313 .356 A. Meadows, LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .392 .418 .784 S. Marte, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 .340 .477 J. Bell, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .317 .379 F. Cervelli, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 .399 .535 D. Freese, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .302 .419 G. Polanco, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 .318 .423 S. Rodríguez, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .279 .323 N. Kingham, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000   J. Harrison, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .308 .380   S. Brault, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364   M. Feliz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   R. Rodríguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   C. Moran, PH 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 .357 .431 Totals 29 0 2 0 2 2 10 - - -

St. Louis Cardinals Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG M. Carpenter, 3B-1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .215 .327 .409 T. Pham, CF 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 .272 .366 .462 J. Martínez, 1B 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 .292 .362 .441   J. Gyorko, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .342 .421 M. Ozuna, LF 3 1 1 4 4 1 0 .272 .323 .374 H. Bader, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 .348 .450 Y. Muñoz, SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .298 .355 .439 K. Wong, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .181 .278 .304 F. Peña, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .269 .342 M. Wacha, P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .045 .045 .045   J. Hicks, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 31 5 6 5 10 3 8 - - -

2B: StL 1, J. Martínez (15).

HR: StL 1, M. Ozuna (5).

HR Detail: StL, M. Ozuna (Inning: 1 , 0 Out, 3 on) off N. Kingham.

Scoring Position: Pit - 0 for 3.StL - 2 for 6.

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA N. Kingham, (L 2-2) 5.0 4 4 3 1 5 1 22 81 32 - 49 4.03 .214 S. Brault 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 24 11 - 13 4.22 .216 M. Feliz 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 28 13 - 15 6.08 .258 R. Rodríguez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 - 4 2.57 .274

St. Louis Cardinals Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA M. Wacha, (W 7-1) 8.0 1 0 0 2 8 0 27 111 37 - 74 2.41 .202 J. Hicks 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 16 4 - 12 2.40 .167

Errors: Pit 2, D. Freese (2), S. Rodríguez (2).

Double Plays: Pit 1, (Cervelli to S.Rodríguez).

Caught Stealing: StL 1, Y. Muñoz (3).

Umpires: HP--Hudson, 1B--Hoye, 2B--Wolcott, 3B--Kellogg.

Time: 2:25

Attendance - 44,432