Pirates-Cardinals series finale rained out
The four-game series finale between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium was called off Monday due to rain.
It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader June 14 in St. Louis.
The game would have been the Pirates’ first regular-season look at starting pitcher Zach Thompson (3-7, 3.24 ERA last year), who was acquired in November in the Jacob Stallings trade with the Miami Marlins. Thompson will now pitch on Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs (2-1) in the second game of the six-game homestand that starts Tuesday with the home opener at PNC Park.
First pitch Tuesday will be at 4:12 p.m. Jose Quintana (0-3, 6.43 ERA with the Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants last season) will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates (1-2). He will face Cubs starter Drew Smyly.
When the Pirates welcome the Washington Nationals to PNC Park for four games starting Thursday, JT Brubaker, Mitch Keller, Bryse Wilson and Quintana are the scheduled starters.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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