JAL’s Showdown Morning Links

Showdown ELO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t08RN2yPJi

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 Green Weenie

Lyles, Bullpen Led Bucs To 2-0 Win Over Reds

https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2019/04/lyles-bullpen-led-bucs-to-2-0-win-over.html

6 Rumbunter

3 Takeaways From Pittsburgh Pirates First Home Series Of 2019

https://rumbunter.com/2019/04/04/3-takeaways-pittsburgh-pirates-first-home-series-2019/

7 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates wake-up call: VICTORY

https://thesportsdaily.com/2019/04/05/pittsburgh-pirates-wake-up-call-victory/

8 Cincinnati Com

Cincinnati Reds shutout for the second straight game, spoiling Tyler Mahle's start

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2019/04/04/cincinnati-reds-shutout-2nd-straight-game-spoiling-mahles-start/3370718002/

9 Dallas News</b>

>

How Major League Baseball became the 'biggest contributor' to more strikeouts at the high school level

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/high-school/high-schools/2019/04/04/major-league-baseball-became-biggest-contributor-higher-strikeout-rates-high-school-level

10 MLB

> Here's the real story of Babe Ruth's 587-foot Tampa home run

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/babe-ruth-s-longest-home-run

11 SB Nation

Umpire pushes Astros player, screams ‘I can do anything I want’ in bizarre exchange

https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2019/4/4/18295185/ron-kulpa-umpire-astros-video-mlb

12 CBS Sports

MLB scores, schedule: Stephen Strasburg helps Nationals spoil Mets' 2019 home opener </b>

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-scores-schedule-stephen-strasburg-helps-nationals-spoil-mets-2019-home-opener/

13 Fangraphs

We Analyzed the Value of International Signing Bonus Money

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/we-analyzed-the-value-of-international-signing-bonus-money/

14 Baseball Prospectus</b>

>

Short Relief: Can’t Forget

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48252/short-relief-cant-forget/

15 The Blog Contest

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2019/03/2019-pbc-asylum-prediction-contest.html

Reds

April, 5

7:05pm

Pirates

Sonny Gray (R)

Joe Musgrove (R)

1. Jesse Winker (L) CF

2. Joey Votto (L) 1B

3. Yasiel Puig (R) RF

4. Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B

5. Matt Kemp (R) LF

6. Jose Peraza (R) 2B

7. Tucker Barnhart (S) C

8. Jose Iglesias (R) SS

9. Sonny Gray (R) P

1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

2. Starling Marte (R) CF

3. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Jung Ho Kang (R) 3B

6. Colin Moran (L) LF

7. JB Shuck (L) RF

8. Erik Gonzalez (R) SS

9. Joe Musgrove (R) P