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Pirates pre-game: James Shields vs. A.J. Burnett

Bill Brink 8 years ago

Game: Padres (39-45) at Pirates (47-34)

Time: 7:05 p.m.

Site: PNC Park

TV, radio: Root Sports, KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 78 degrees, 60 percent chance of rain at game time

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Here are the lineups for tonight’s game.

Padres

1. Derek Norris C
2. Yangervis Solarte (S) 3B
3. Matt Kemp RF
4. Justin Upton LF
5. Yonder Alonso (L) 1B
6. Jedd Gyorko 2B
7. Will Venable (L) CF
8. Alexi Amarista (L) SS
9. James Shields RHP

Pirates

1. Gregory Polanco (L) RF
2. Neil Walker (S) 2B
3. Andrew McCutchen CF
4. Jung Ho Kang 3B
5. Francisco Cervelli C
6. Pedro Alvarez (L) 1B
7. Jordy Mercer SS
8. Sean Rodriguez LF
9. A.J. Burnett RHP

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Starling Marte is not in tonight’s lineup because of continued pain in his left side. He left the game Sunday during an at-bat. 

“I feel the same thing,” Marte said.

Asked how this pain compared to the right oblique strain that sent Marte to the DL for three weeks in 2012, he said, “It’s pretty close.”

“Feeling about the same he did yesterday when we took him out, from my understanding earlier this afternoon when I spoke to the training staff with him,” manager Clint Hurdle said.