Roads to Moscow Morning Links

Roads to Moscow  Al Stewart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOx1qNUMnCc

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.org6

5 Prediction Thread

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2020/07/2020-prediction-thread.html

6 Green Weenie

Pirates Blow Four-Run Lead, Lose In Ninth 5-4

https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2020/08/pirates-blow-four-run-lead-lose-in.html

7 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates: Grading the Series Loss at Wrigley Field

https://rumbunter.com/2020/08/03/pittsburgh-pirates-grading-series-loss-cubs/

8 CBS Sports

Why these three MLB All-Star closers are struggling in 2020; and who is in line to replace them

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/why-these-three-mlb-all-star-closers-are-struggling-in-2020-and-who-is-in-line-to-replace-them/

9 Fangraphs

Shane Bieber’s New Old Curve

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/shane-biebers-new-old-curve/

10 NY Post

How Mets can overcome this nightmare start: Sherman

https://nypost.com/2020/08/03/how-mets-can-rebound-after-yoenis-cespedes-drama-sherman/

11 Sports Illustrated

Rob Manfred Blames Players, But MLB's Troubles Are His Fault

https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/08/03/rob-manfred-baseball-coronavirus-response

12 Forbes

Offense Is Down Early In 2020 MLB Season, But There’s More At Play Than A De-Juiced Baseball </ b>

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyblengino/2020/08/03/so-the-2020-baseball-is-de-juicedor-isnt-it/#3640a22c6179

13 SABR

August 14, 1888: Tim Keefe finally loses and “Casey at the Bat” premieres

https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-14-1888-tim-keefe-finally-loses-and-casey-at-the-bat-premieres/

14 Minneapolis Star Tribune

Nelson Cruz's RBI single in ninth inning sends Twins to 5-4 walkoff victory over Pittsburgh

https://www.startribune.com/cruz-s-rbi-single-in-ninth-sends-twins-past-pirates/572000002/

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Pirates

August, 4

2:10pm

Twins

Joe Musgrove (R)

Jose Berrios (R)

1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

2. Phillip Evans (R) 3B

3. Josh Bell (S) DH

4. Colin Moran (L) 1B

5. Bryan Reynolds (S) LF

6. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

7. Erik Gonzalez (R) SS

8. Jarrod Dyson (L) CF

9. John Ryan Murphy (R) C

1. Max Kepler (L) RF

2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS

3. Nelson Cruz (R) DH

4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF

5. Miguel Sano (R) 1B

6. Luis Arraez (L) 2B

7. Marwin Gonzalez (S) 3B

8. Alex Avila (L) C

9. Byron Buxton (R) CF