Pirates at Twins 4/25/21

Pittsburgh Pirates (10-11) at Minnesota Twins (7-12) – Sun, April 25 @ 2:10pm

Stadium: Target Field, Minneapolis, MN

TV: AT&T SportsNet

Radio: KDKA

Twins SB Nation: Twinkie Town

Starting Pitchers

Pirates: Wil Crowe – RHP – (0-0) – 13.50 ERA – 2 total Ks

Twins: Matt Shoemaker – RHP – (1-1) – 6.28 ERA – 12 total Ks

Probable Starting Lineups (subject to last-minute changes)

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier — 2B
2. Phillip Evans — LF
3. Bryan Reynolds — CF
4. Colin Moran — 1B
5. Erik Gonzalez — 3B
6. Todd Frazier — DH
7. Gregory Polanco — RF
8. Jacob Stallings — C
9. Kevin Newman — SS

Twins

1. Luis Arraez — 2B
2. Josh Donaldson — 3B
3. Nelson Cruz — DH
4. Byron Buxton — CF
5. Alex Kirilloff — LF
6. Jorge Polanco — SS
7. Mitch Garver — C
8. Jake Cave — RF
9. Willians Astudillo — 1B

The Pirates and Twins will meet Sunday afternoon for the final of three games in Minneapolis. Pittsburgh dropped game one to Minnesota Friday night, 2-0; the Pirates bested Michael Pineda in game two, securing a 6-2 win in the Twin Cities. The teams will battle for the division Sunday afternoon.

Trevor Cahill (1-2) turned in a strong performance yesterday, pitching six innings and allowing one run on six hits, earning him his first win of the season.

Michael Perez was the driving force behind the Bucs’ offense at Target Field, going 3-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs. Perez picked up a double and his first home run of the season, falling one link short of the cycle. Kevin Newman also connected for his first home run of the season when he and Perez went back-to-back in the eight and nine spots.

The Pirates will have an off day Monday before challenging the Kansas City Royals to a short, two-game midweek series. After that, a three-game weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park will carry us into the month of May.

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