Braxton Ashcraft regressing a bit lately and the Pirates on the road has given us a great price on a struggling Yankees lineup. Yes, Ashcraft has given up some runs in 2 of his last 3 starts, but he's been steady all season and he gets the stagnant Yankees bats. The Pirates have been scoring runs and they get Ryan Weathers who hasn't been great and who should give up a few in the First Five.
This looks like a good spot to fade Ryan Weathers who has been inconsistent from the mound this season. HeтАЩll face a Pirates lineup that has been exceptional both in the short term and over the duration of the entire season. PittsburghтАЩs lineup ranks 2nd in Weighted On Base Average both on the year and over the last 30 days. Meanwhile Weathers has failed to eclipse this number in his last three outings.
Bachar will serve as the Pirates' opening pitcher in a bullpen game Sunday against the Royals, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Simon went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Royals.
Lowe went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Royals.
Rice went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a triple, two walks, two total RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Lombard went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Friday's 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Cole (9-9) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out six without walking a batter over six innings to earn the win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.
Manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Chisholm (thumb) is expected to return from the injured list during New York's upcoming homestand, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Weathers (forearm) likely won't return in time to pitch again in the regular season, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
The Yankees are expected to place Judge on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a right calf strain, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
Ashcraft (arm) played catch Friday but is not expected to return this season, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
