The Pirates have the second-best record in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record. Tonight, the two teams meet in the first game of a series that will begin a six-game set against two of the American League’s top teams. Joe Block has a preview.
The Pirates have not named a starter, although it is Roansy Contreras’s turn in the rotation. Javy Guerra [0-0, 8.67 ERA] starts for the Rays.
After the three games against the Rays, the Pirates return home to PNC Park for a three-game series against Toronto, which is 18-11 and currently third in the AL East.
ALTOONA CURVE
Altoona opens a six-game series tonight at Richmond. Kyle Nicolas [1-2, 4.34 ERA] starts for the Curve.
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