After an off-day Monday – the Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series with the San Diego Padres tonight at PNC Park. First pitch is 6:40pm. Pre-game on WISR begins at 6:15pm.
Bailey Falter will start for the Pirates. Dylan Cease will start for the Padres. Cease has allowed five hits over his last 27-2/3rds innings pitched. That stretch included a no-hitter of Washington July 25th.
The Pirates begin the night tied with St. Louis for second place in the National League Central Division. Both teams are six games behind first-place Milwaukee, and 3-1/2 games out of a Wild Card spot. The Cardinals lost 6-0 to the New York Mets Monday. The Mets have now moved to within 1-1/2 games of a Wild Card.