Bucs Dugout · Jul 19, 2021
Series preview: Pirate ship stops in the desert
Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty ImagesLocation: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
TV: AT&T Sports Pittsburgh
Radio: KDKA-AM
Diamondbacks SB Nation Site: AZ Snake Pit
Can the Pirates gather momentum this week facing the worst team in the bigs, the Arizona Diamondbacks?
Here’s a look at what we can expect this week:
Projected Starters
Monday, 9:40 p.m. EST
Chase De Jong (1-3, 5.59 ERA) vs. Caleb Smith (2-6, 4.54 ERA)
Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EST
Tyler Anderson (5-8, 4.35 ERA) vs. TBD
Wednesday, 3:40 p.m. EST
TBD vs. Madison Bumgarner (4-6, 5.35 ERA)
Projected Lineups
Pirates
Adam Frazier (2B)
Ke’Bryan Hayes (3B)
Bryan Reynolds (CF)
Ben Gamel (LF)
John Nogowski (1B)
Gregory Polanco (RF)
Jacob Stallings (C)
Kevin Newman (SS)