Game Thread: Pirates send out Chad Kuhl to open big Brewers series

Chad Kuhl faces lefty Brent Suter at 7:05 tonight to open the Pirates’ most important series yet, a four-game home set with the first-place Brewers.

The lineups:

Brewers

1. Jonathan Villar, 2B
2. Eric Thames, 1B
3. Ryan Braun, LF
4. Travis Shaw, 3B
5. Domingo Santana, RF
6. Stephen Vogt, C
7. Orlando Arcia, SS
8. Brett Phillips, CF
9. Brent Suter, P

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Pirates

1. Josh Harrison, 2B
2. Francisco Cervelli, C
3. Andrew McCutchen, CF
4. David Freese, 3B
5. Josh Bell, 1B
6. Jose Osuna, LF
7. Gregory Polanco, RF
8. Jordy Mercer, SS
9. Chad Kuhl, P