It doesn't get any easier for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After taking two of three from the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend, the Bucs head to Cincinnati to face the N.L. Central-leading Reds in a three-game weekday series. The first game begins tonight at Great American Ballpark at 7:10 p.m. EST on ROOT.
Taking the hill for Pittsburgh is A.J. Burnett, who's gone 4-2 and posted a 3.60 ERA through eight starts this season. He will go against Homer Bailey, who will be on the mound for the Reds.
Here are tonight's starting lineups.
Pirates (27-26)
Alex Presley LF
Neil Walker 2B
Andrew McCutchen CF
Garrett Jones RF
Matt Hague 1B
Casey McGehee 3B
Rod Barajas C
Clint Barmes SS
A.J. Burnett P
Reds (30-23)
Zack Cozart SS
Drew Stubbs CF
Joey Votto 1B
Brandon Phillips 2B
Jay Bruce RF
Chris Heisey LF
Todd Frazier 3B
Devin Mesoraco C
Homer Bailey P
Stick with this StoryStream for more news and updates throughout the Pirates series with the Reds. For more news, analysis, and discussion on the Pirates, visit Bucs Dugout. For the opponent's perspective, there's Red Reporter. And as always, please check out the SB Nation MLB Baseball hub page for more on this and every Major League series.