Here are the lineups for the Reds vs. Pirates matchup Saturday night at 7:05.
Reds:
Zack Cozart SS
Drew Stubbs CF
Joey Votto 1B
Brandon Phillips 2B
Jay Bruce RF
Scott Rolen 3B
Ryan Ludwick LF
Devin Mesoraco C
Mike Leake P
Jose Tabata LF
Neil Walker 2B
Andrew McCutchen CF
Pedro Alvarez 3B
Casey McGehee 1B
Garrett Jones RF
Clint Barmes SS
Rod Barajas C
James McDonald P
That’s a great lineup for the Pirates. Andrew McCutchen, who had missed time with a stomach virus, is back in the No. 3 spot. Pedro Alvarez, after hitting like crazy for the past couple weeks, is at cleanup. Alex Presley, who is off to a poor start to the season, gets the night off. Alvarez’s turnaround, or hot streak, or whatever you’d like to call it, has been nothing short of remarkable; a few weeks ago, it would have been unfathomable that Alvarez would be in the cleanup spot this soon.
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