The Pittsburgh Pirates were idle Labor Day Monday, and will open a six-game home stand tonight against the Miami Marlins. The Bucs are coming off a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies. First pitch tonight is 7:05pm. Pre-game on WISR 680am is 6:40pm. Mitch Keller will start for the Bucs.
The Pirates begin the night 60-77 overall, and have won eight of their past 10 games. The Marlins have the worst record in the National League at 48-88.
Rookie outfielder Bryan Reynolds is currently batting .335, good for second place in the N.L. batting race. Anthony Rendon of the Washington Nationals currently leads with a .337 average.