The Pittsburgh Pirates and visiting Philadelphia Phillies will play the rubber game of a weekend series on Sunday. The question is which flavor of offense will show up for both clubs.
After both teams' lineups were anemic Friday in the Phillies' 2-1 win, it was the reverse Saturday as Pittsburgh won 7-6.
"It's a lot of fun to watch. They bring the energy every single day," said Pittsburgh closer David Bednar, who earned his 21st save Saturday, a five-out job with three strikeouts."We said when we have a bunch of young guys, they're going to learn and contribute, and, man, they did that ," Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said.Philadelphia, which had its three-game winning streak snapped Saturday, had eight hits in the loss.
In the series finale, both teams are expected to start left-handers -- Cristopher Sanchez for Philadelphia, and Rich Hill for Pittsburgh.
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