The Pittsburgh Pirates will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of their series at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 47-78 this season and have lost six games in a row. Pittsburgh lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 7-4 on Friday night. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.72 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and a .264 opponent batting average this season. The Pirates offense has scored 448 runs with a .220 batting average and a .287 on base percentage. Bryan Reynolds is batting .254 with 21 home runs and 48 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh is Tyler Beede, who is 1-3 with a 4.13 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP over 52.1 innings pitched this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 71-55 this season and have won five games in a row. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Philadelphia won all four games in their series against Cincinnati. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.74 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .238 opponent batting average. The Phillies offense has scored 587 runs with a .253 batting average and a .315 on base percentage this year. Kyle Schwarber is batting .213 with 35 home runs and 73 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Kyle Gibson, who is 8-5 with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 132 innings pitched this season.
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