The Pittsburgh Pirates will play the New York Yankees in Game 2 of their series at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 55-93 this season and have lost five games in a row. Pittsburgh lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 9-8 on Tuesday night after they allowed five runs in the ninth inning. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.67 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and a .261 opponent batting average this season. The Pirates offense has scored 531 runs with a .221 batting average and a .287 on base percentage. Bryan Reynolds is batting .261 with 24 home runs and 56 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh is Roansy Contreras, who is 5-4 with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP over 83.1 innings pitched this season.
The New York Yankees are 89-58 this season and have won two games in a row. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, New York lost two out of three games against the Brewers. The New York pitching staff has a 3.37 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and a .221 opponent batting average. The Yankees offense has scored 737 runs with a .240 batting average and a .323 on base percentage this year. Aaron Judge is batting .316 with 60 home runs and 128 RBI’s for the Yankees this season. The projected starter for New York is Luis Severino, who is 5-3 with a 3.45 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP over 86 innings pitched this season.
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