The Pirates are on a three on, three off, three on rotation right now which sadly lines them up for a down swing just in time to play the Cardinals. The Cardinals seem to more or less put up ownership signs every time they roll into PNC, so it should be interesting to see how the semi-rolling Bucs handle the team that’s been the best in the National League through the season’s first month.
The first pitching matchup is not really a great one for the Pirates. Zach Duke gets to try to bust out of his slump against Chris Carpenter, who’s been excellent in the early going this year. Also in town: Albert Pujols and his career .389/.465/.731 line at PNC Park that includes 23 homers in just 71 games.
First pitch is 7:05, Clemente/Cangelosi is after the jump.
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OK, we’ve got a bit of a problem. I’m at some friends’ house watching their dog for the weekend and they don’t know their wireless password. Horror of horrors! But I haven’t forgotten about the C/C crowd, I swear. I’m working on this.
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