The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to continue their winning ways on Friday night, as they begin a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at PNC Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. as Pirates starter Erik Bedard will look to end his recent struggles against Giants starter Barry Zito.
Here are the lineups for today's game.
San Francisco Giants
Justin Christian RF
Ryan Theriot 2B
Melky Cabrera LF
Buster Posey 1B
Pablo Sandoval 3B
Angel Pagan CF
Hector Sanchez C
Joaquin Arias SS
Barry Zito P
Pittsburgh Pirates
Josh Harrison SS
Drew Sutton RF
Andrew McCutchen CF
Casey McGehee 1B
Neil Walker 2B
Pedro Alvarez 3B
Rod Barajas C
Gorkys Hernandez LF
Erik Bedard P
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