The Pittsburgh Pirates completed the sweep over the Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, giving them their first three-game winning streak of the season.<\/p>\n
Paul Skenes was excellent again, Braxton Ashcraft earned his first big-league win and Andrew McCutchen delivered the game-winning hit.<\/p>\n
Fresh off the sweep, the Pirates (26-40) will host another National League opponent in the Miami Marlins (24-39), who took three of four games against Pittsburgh to open the season.<\/p>\n
First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on SportsNet Pittsburgh and 93.7 The Fan.<\/p>\n
Weather<\/p>\n
The common theme for much of this homestand continues. Chance of thunderstorms this evening with temperatures around 70 degrees. Winds SW-WSW at 5-7 mph.<\/p>\n
RHP Mike Burrows (1-1, 5.27 ERA) Will Start for the Pirates<\/p>\n
Burrows is coming off his best big-league start when he got the win after throwing 5.1-scoreless innings against the Astros earlier this homestand.<\/p>\n
The right-hander set a career-high in innings and strikeouts (six). Combined between his first two starts of the season, he had only five strikeouts in 8.1 innings pitched.<\/p>\n
In those first two starts, Burrows was 0-1 with an 8.64 ERA (8er\/8.1ip) and allowed three home runs.<\/p>\n
Monday will be his first appearance against the Marlins.<\/p>\n
RHP Eury P\u00e9rez (2025 debut) Will Start for the Marlins<\/p>\n
P\u00e9rez will make his return from Tommy John surgery against the Pirates on Monday night.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old last pitched in 2023, when he finished seventh in the National League Rookie of the Year race after going 5-6 with a 3.15 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 91.1 innings across 19 starts.<\/p>\n
In eight rehab starts between Low-A Jupiter and Triple-A Jacksonville, the right-hander went 1-1 with a 1.99 ERA and struck out 27 batters in 22.2 innings.<\/p>\n
P\u00e9rez threw 6.0-shutout innings against the Pirates in 2023.<\/p>\n
Marlins Hitters vs. Burrows<\/p>\n
Pirates Hitters vs. P\u00e9rez<\/p>\n
Henry Davis: 1 for 3, one strikeout
\nAndrew McCutchen: 1 for 3, one strikeout
\nIsiah Kiner-Falefa: 1 for 2, one RBI<\/p>\n
Tidbits<\/p>\n
Andrew McCutchen became the 190th player in MLB history to reach 2,200 hits in the Pirates\u2019 win over the Marlins.
\nSunday marked the second-straight game win which a Pirates\u2019 pitcher got his first big-league win. Isaac Mattson was the winning pitcher on Saturday.
\nThe Pirates are seeking their first four-game winning streak since last year from Sep. 8-11.<\/p>\n
Links<\/p>\n
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