Willy v Chi Chi Gonzalez, Lineup & Notes

Game: The opening match starts at 8:05 at Coors Field, and will be on AT&T SportsNet & 93.7 The Fan.

Lineup: Kevin Newman SS, Bryan Reynolds LF, Starling Marte CF, Josh Bell 1B, Colin Moran 3B, Jose Osuna RF, Adam Frazier 2B, Jake Stallings C, Trevor Williams P. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Pitchers: RHP Trevor Williams (6-6/5.35) starts the set against RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez (0-5/6.43). Willy had a long, dark stretch, but snapped out of it in his last start against the Reds, so hopefully he’s ready to kick it into gear. He faced Colorado once in 2018, giving up two runs on four hits in six innings in a losing effort. Gonzalez missed 2017-18 to TJ surgery. Chi-Chi’s biggest issues involve true outcomes; he gives up two homers and five walks per nine innings with only five K to counter. He’s never faced the Pirates.

Notes:

• The Pirates lost 2-of-3 against Colorado at PNC Park earlier in the year. They’ve also now lost 32 of 44 since the All-Star break.
• Indy 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes was named the International League POTW after hitting .522. He put up four straight multi-hit games to tie a career high. He picked it up in August after a slow start to the campaign, batting .326 over the month so far
• Michael Ryan, Altoona’s manager, won his 500th minor league game as a skipper last night. 
• Lots of Dominican Summer League love: CF Randy Romero was the player of the year and was named to the all-star team; other AS’s were 2B Juan Jerez, 3B Alexander Mojica, RHP Sergio Umaña, and LHP Francisco Hodge. Shawn Bowman was selected as manager of the year. They’re miles away from the show, of course, but it’s good to see young talent in the system, which needs some new blood to fill in at the upper levels.