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. He’ll face a Pirates lineup that has been exceptional both in the short term and over the duration of the entire season. Pittsburgh’s 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.
Triolo will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Simon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
The Pirates recalled Yorke from Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday. He'll start at third base and bat seventh in the Pirates' series finale versus the Red Sox.
Horwitz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Gonzales will be out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox while he continues to recover from a facial contusion, MLB.com reports.
Flores will start at first base and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
The Pirates optioned Brannigan to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday.
Gonzalez is not in the lineup for Sunday's affair with the Red Sox.
The Pirates optioned Dotel to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Bellinger (hamstring) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment Tuesday and could be activated from the 10-day injured list by next weekend, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
