It’s April 25th, but Friday’s match between the Los Angeles and the Pittsburgh Pirates could be the best pitching matchup of the season.
right-handed Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-1, 0.93 ERA) is facing pirate right-handed Paul Skens (2-2, 2.87 ERA) in a battle between two young pitchers in the league.
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Yamamoto has already surpassed Jacob Degrom, the winner of the two Cy Young Awards earlier this season. He’s now doing the same for the realistic National League Rookie of the Year, who finished third in last year’s CY Young voting.
Here’s the lineup the are sending to Suken:
- shohei ohtani, dh
- Mookie Betts, ss
- Freddie Freeman, 1b
- Teoscar Hernandez, RF
- Tommy Edman, 2b
- Will Smith, c
- Michael Comfort, LF
- Max Muncie, 3b
- Andy Page, cf
and the Pirate Prediction
The game will live up to the hype as a pitcher duel in Southern California.
Yamamoto and Suken both end up in six innings, with a total of three runs over the plate.
The ‘ bullpen holds things down, and the offense adds some insurance, and LA wins the game 4-1.
How to watch the and Pirates on Friday
The first pitch between the and the Pirates on Friday, April 25th is 7:10pm. The game will be broadcast on SNLA and MLB networks.
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