PNC Park will play host to a Friday night MLB clash between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies (52-47) are four games above .500 on the road and are tied with St. Louis for the final NL Wild Card spot. Last night, All-Star OF Kyle Schwarber homered and drove in three runs to power Philadelphia to an 8-7'road victory'against Pittsburgh.
Twenty-five year old southpaw Bailey Falter (0-3 5.18 ERA) will head to the hill for the Phillies in this contest. In his last start, Falter gave up four runs in five innings during a 4-3 home loss versus Chicago.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have dropped 26 of their 47 home games and are 15 games off the pace in the NL Central Division race. On Thursday, Pittsburgh SP Zach Thompson was tagged for seven runs in five plus innings and took the loss. DH Cal Mitchell hit a two-run blast in a losing effort for the Pirates (40-59), who plated five'runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
The Pirates will counter with thirty-three year old lefty Jose Quintana (3-5 3.70 ERA) on Friday. Last time out, Quintana fired seven shutout frames during a 1-0 home victory versus Miami.
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