Pirates' Smart Pitching Twist vs Cardinals

0:00On April 27th, Pittsburgh pirates kicking off their homestand against the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park on April 27th with a smart pitching twist. Left-hander Mason Montgomery opens with the first inning, then Rookie-Ridey Wilber-Dotell slides in for the bulk innings, just like they pulled off in. A shut-out win over the Nationals earlier this month. This setup plays to Montgomery's strengths against left-handed hitters, holding them to a 143 batting average with 10 strikeouts in. 15 at bats. The cardinals line of features lefties, JJ Weatherhole leading off in Alec Burleson third, so Montgomery faces that top-order fresh. Montgomery's been lights out lately, seven straight scoreless outings over six and two-thirds innings as a key bull pin arm. It worked before at PNC Park on April 15th when Carmen Modezinski, followed with six scoreless frames in a two-nothing victory. Dotell's a prize prospect to pirates' fast track from Triple A, standing six with three and 223 pounds with a fastball, averaging 97 miles per hour that touches triple digits.

1:07He signed for $65,000 out of the Dominican Republic at 18, and racked up starts in the miners, building stamina year by year. Pirates Hope Dotell choose up at least five innings against St. Louis, easing the load on the rotation while giving this young gun a real shot to shine. In the majors, from around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today.