PITTSBURGH PIRATES NOTES:
THE PIRATES: Have lost five straight and six of their last seven games…Have had four separate winning streaks of at least four games this season, including a season-high seven-game winning streak from 4/17-23…Come into today in third place and 1.5 games behind the Brewers in the NL Central.
ROSTER MOVE: The Pittsburgh Pirates today placed left-handed pitcher Jose Hernandez on the 15-day injured list with a right calf strain…Left-handed pitcher Ryan Borucki had his contract selected from Triple-A Indianapolis and will be active for today’s game…Borucki will wear uniform No. 43…Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster is now full.
THE BOOK ON BORUCKI: The Pirates signed Ryan Borucki as a minor league free agent on May 9 after he elected free agency from the Cubs on May 7…Borucki began the season with Triple-A Iowa before having his contract selected by Chicago on April 30…He was then designated for assignment on May 2 without appearing in a game for the Cubs…The 29-year-old lefthander scattered three hits over 8.1 scoreless innings in eight relief appearances with Indianapolis…He has made each of his last 77 appearances in the big leagues in relief since making a combined 19 starts in 2018-19 while pitching for Toronto.
ABOUT TODAY’S STARTER: Luis Ortiz will make his second start of the road trip and his seventh of this season in the finale of this six-game road trip…Ortiz was charged with a loss in his last start Tuesday night at Wrigley Field in the team’s 11-3 setback…He earned the first win of his big league career on May 22 against the Rangers when he allowed two runs in a career-high 7.2 innings.
LAYOVER IN PITTSBURGH: Tomorrow night the Pirates will begin a three-game homestand against the Cubs…The Pirates will then return to the
road for a four-game series Thursday at Miami that will conclude a stretch of 10 of 13 games away from PNC Park.
FATHER’S DAY: This Father’s Day, Major League Baseball will once again champion to “Keep Dad in The Game” by dedicating this Father’s Day to the fight against prostate cancer…The on-field highlights includes one-of-a-kind, specially designed blue-themed caps by New Era worn by all players, managers, coaches and other on-field personnel…On-field personnel may wear blue wristbands and will wear the symbolic blue-ribbon decals on Nike jerseys….There will also be commemorative base jewels and lineup cards.
A PROMOTION IS IN ORDER: Yesterday 20-year-old Anthony Solometo was promoted from High-A Greensboro to Double-A Altoona (he struck out seven batters while allowing four runs in 5.0 innings in his Curve debut last night)…Solometo allowed one unearned run in 22.0 innings in his last four starts with Greensboro…At the time of his promotion, he ranked fourth in the South Atlantic League in ERA (2.30), tied for eighth in strikeouts (68), tied for fifth in batting average against (.207) and ninth in WHIP (1.16)
CARLOS SANTANA’S HITS: Carlos Santana singled in each of his final two at-bats on Saturday and is now 6-for-15 in his last four games…Santana’s 1586 hits are the most among all active switch hitters.
WHAT’S BREWING: The Bucs and BrewCrew will face each other again later this month at PNC Park with a three-game series beginning on June 30…The Pirates will return to Milwaukee for a final time for a four-game road trip from August 3-6.
DAURI DEALING: Dauri Moreta tossed 1.2 scoreless innings in his last outing on Friday… Since May 1, Moreta has an 0.45 ERA (20.0ip/1er), 27 strikeouts and .134 batting average against in 19 appearances…Moreta’s 0.45 ERA since May 1 is the lowest among all relievers in MLB with at least 20.0 innings pitched.
STARTING PITCHER – 48 – RHP LUIS ORTIZ
LUIS ORTIZ: The 24-year-old righthander will be making his eighth appearance (seventh start) of the season this afternoon…He allowed four runs in 5.1 innings while losing an 11-3 decision against Jameson Taillon in his last start Tuesday at Wrigley Field…He earned his first big league win in his start on 5/22 vs. Texas after allowing two runs in 7.2 innings of work.
vs. MILWAUKEE: Has never faced the Brewers.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
BREWERS vs. PIRATES
SUMMARY: Are 235-182 all-time, including 2-0 this season…..went 11-8 last season…..are 47-22 against Pittsburgh since 2019.
at MIL: Are 135-73 all-time, going 124-63 at American Family Field and 11-10 at County Stadium…..are 2-0 this season…..went 6-3 last season….. are 25-8 since 2019.
at PIT: Have gone 100-109 all-time, going 88-104 at PNC Park and 12-5 at Three Rivers Stadium…..went 5-5 last season in Pittsburgh.
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 3 (2-0) of a 6-game homestand against Pittsburgh (2-0) and Arizona (3g)…..following this homestand and an off day next Thursday, the team embarks on a 10-game road trip to Cleveland (3g), New York-NL (4g) and Pittsburgh (3g)…..it is the second and final 10-game trip of the season for the Brewers (April 10-19).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP Matt Bush (right rotator cuff), RHP Jake Cousins (right shoulder), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), LHP Bennett Sousa (left shoulder), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf, Wilson and Woodruff are on the 60-day injured list.
IN THE STANDINGS (80 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 51, SECOND: 27, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in first place, leading the second-place Reds by half a game.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 11-12-0 in series play, including this series.
Game 1: 10-13, Game 2: 14-9, Game 3: 10-11, Game 4: 2-1
Sweep Wins (3): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14)
Sweep Losses (3): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4), vs. OAK (3g, 6/9-6/11), at MIN (2g, 6/13-6/14)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 20-16 at home, going 7-5-0 in series play, including this series…..the Brewers went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 16-18 on the road, going 4-7-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made 15 replay challenges this season, going 7-8…..their last challenge (won) came on 6/14 at Minnesota as a safe call at second base involving Joey Gallo in the third inning was overturned.
TODAY’S STARTER: #51 – RHP FREDDY PERALTA (13gs, 5-6, 4.73)
PERALTA AT A GLANCE: Freddy Peralta, 27, will make his 14th start…..he last started last Sunday vs. Oakland in an 8-6 loss (5ip, 3h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 5k, 2hr, 1hbp, 95 pitches)…..the team is 6-7 in his starts…..he has 7 quality starts…..opponents are batting .251 (69-for-275, 13hr)…..Peralta was acquired from Seattle, along with RHP Carlos Herrera and RHP Daniel Missaki, in exchange for 1B Adam Lind on 12/9/15…..on 2/28/20, he signed a 5-year contract through the 2024 season with club options for 2025 and 2026.
LAST SEASON: Peralta went 4-4 with a 3.58 ERA in 18 games/17 starts…..he held opponents to a .190 batting average with 86 strikeouts in 78.0 innings…..the team went 8-9 in his starts…..he produced 4 quality starts…..he was on the injured list twice last season: 5/23-8/2 (right posterior shoulder strain) and 9/9-9/24 (right shoulder inflammation).
CAREER: Is 35-23 with a 3.95 ERA in 129 games/80 starts (485.1ip, 213er)…..is in his sixth Major League season, all with the Brewers (2018-23)…..is 27-21 with a 3.97 ERA
as a starter (401.1ip, 177er) and 8-2 with a 3.86 ERA in relief (84ip, 36er)…..was an All-Star in 2021.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 22-13 with a 3.42 ERA in 70 games/42 starts (265.2ip, 101er)…..is 4-3 with a 3.86 ERA in 8 starts this season (42ip, 18er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 13-10 with a 4.59 ERA in 59 games/38 starts (219.2ip, 112er)…..is 1-3 with a 6.04 ERA in 5 starts this season (28.1ip, 19er).
CAREER vs. PIRATES: Is 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA in 17 games/8 starts (57ip, 18er), including 0-0 with a 1.84 ERA in 3 starts last season (14.2ip, 3er).
