With Martin Perez already suffering from a groin injury and Quinn Priester newly added to the injury list with a right lat problem, manager Derek Shelton went with a bullpen game on Saturday, and it paid off, thanks to the work of six pitchers and – of all people – Rowdy Tellez.
Greg Brown recaps the Pirates’ second straight shutout win over Minnesota.
The series concludes this afternoon at PNC Park with the Pirates going for the sweep. They are 4-1 on the homestand and will head to St. Louis to start a three-game series on Tuesday. This afternoon, Jared Jones (4-5, 3.25 ERA) starts for the Bucs against the Twins’ Bailey Ober (5-4, 4.94 ERA). Our coverage begins on WCCS with The Ben Cherington Show at 12:35.
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