Game Thread: Gregory Polanco returns to lineup to face Mets

Gregory Polanco is back in the starting lineup for tonight’s 7:10 game in Queens. He had an ugly crash into the wall down the right-field line on Monday, but came off the bench in Wednesday’s extra-inning game. Gerrit Cole faces Matt Harvey in the pitching matchup.

EDIT: Francisco Cervelli was scratched from the starting lineup due to illness.

The lineups:

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier, LF
2. Josh Harrison, 2B
3. Gregory Polanco, RF
4. David Freese, 3B
5. Josh Bell, 1B
6. Andrew McCutchen, CF
7. Francisco Cervelli, C Jordy Mercer, SS
8. Jordy Mercer, SS Elias Diaz, C
9. Gerrit Cole, P

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Mets

1. Michael Conforto, LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
3. Jay Bruce, RF
4. Neil Walker, 2B
5. Lucas Duda, 1B
6. Wilmer Flores, 3B
7. Curtis Granderson, CF
8. Travis d’Arnaud, C
9. Matt Harvey, P