Here’s the Pirates’ lineup for Thursday’s 1:45 p.m. matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals:
Jose Tabata RF
Alex Presley LF
Andrew McCutchen CF
Neil Walker 2B
Pedro Alvarez 3B
Garrett Jones 1B
Clint Barmes SS
Michael McKenry C
Erik Bedard P
Catcher Rod Barajas gets another day off after being ejected early in Wednesday night’s game. (I wonder if the Pirates would be doing that if Barajas were hitting better; I doubt any Pirates fans will miss him.)
And here’s the lineup for the Cardinals:
Rafael Furcal SS
Jon Jay CF
Matt Holliday LF
David Freese 3B
Allen Craig 1B
Shane Robinson RF
Tyler Greene 2B
Tony Cruz C
Jake Westbrook P
Carlos Beltran and Yadier Molina get the day off for St. Louis. Catcher Tony Cruz will appear in his sixth game of the year.
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