Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins with Probable Starting Pitching 3/27-3/30

Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins with Probable Starting Pitching 3/27-3/30

Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) at Miami Marlins (0-0)

Game 1:

Date: Thursday, March 27
Time: 4:10 pm EST
Broadcast: SNP/FDSN FL

Game 2:

Date: Friday, March 28
Time: 7:10 PM
Broadcast: SNP/FDSN FL

Game 3:

Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 4:10 pm EST
Broadcast: SNP/FDSN FL

Game 4:

Date: Sunday, March 30
Time: 1:40 PM
Broadcast: SNP/FDSN FL

Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster

Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Paul Skenes (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Sandy Alcantara (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Skenes gets the season started for Pittsburgh. The young phenom last season went 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA, a 2.44 FIP, a 0.95 WHIP, and 11.5 K/9. Alcantara gets the ball for the Marlins. He makes his return after missing all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Game 2: Mitch Keller (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Connor Gillispie (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Keller gets the second game for the Pirates. He went 11-12 with a 4.25 ERA, a 4.08 FIP, a 1.30 WHIP, and an 8.4 K/9. Gillispie last season made three appearances out of the bullpen for Cleveland. He posted a 2.25 ERA, a 3.04 FIP, a 1.13 WHIP, and a 9.0 K/9.

Game 3: Andrew Heaney (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Valente Bellozo (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Heaney makes his Pirates debut. Last season, with the Rangers, he went 5-14 with a 4.28 ERA, a 4.04 FIP, a 1.25 WHIP, and an 8.9 K/9. Bellozo last season made 13 starts, going 3-4 with a 3.67 ERA, a 5.73 FIP, a 1.31 WHIP, and a 5.8 K/9.

Game 4:) Bailey Falter (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Max Meyer (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Falter gets the finale for the Pirates. Last season, he went 8-9 with a 4.43 ERA, a 4.30 FIP, a 1.29 WHIP, and a 6.1 K/9. Meyer made 11 starts with the Marlins last season. He went 3-5 with a 5.68 ERA, a 5.90 FIP, a 1.42 WHIP, and a 7.3 K/9.

Get Your Inside The Diamonds Merchandise Here

Player To Watch:

Pittsburgh Pirates

Oneil Cruz posted a 2.5 WAR in 2024. He hit .259 in 146 games with a .773 OPS; he had 34 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs, 76 RBI, and 72 runs scored. In 12 career games against the Marlins, he’s hitting .238 with a .833 OPS; he has a triple, three home runs, seven RBI, and nine runs scored. Last season in seven games, he hit .250 with a .857 OPS; he had two doubles, five RBI, and six runs scored.

Miami Marlins

Jesus Sanchez in 149 games last season, hit .252 with a .731 OPS; he had 25 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs, 64 RBI, and 60 runs scored. In 23 games against the Pirates in his career, he’s hitting .182 with a .450 OPS; he has three doubles, five RBI, and seven runs scored. Last season, in six games, he went 4-20 with a double, three RBI, and two runs scored.

Next Up:

Pittsburgh: March 31st-April 2nd at Tampa Bay Rays
Miami: March 31st- April 2nd vs. New York Mets

One thought on “Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins with Probable Starting Pitching 3/27-3/30”

Leave a Reply

Red Sox Roster Transactions | Inside The Diamonds

Boston Red Sox Roster Moves 5/27/2025

The Boston Red Sox are expected to activate a starting pitcher from the injured list for tonight’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Read More
Detroit Tigers Roster Transactions | Inside The Diamonds

Detroit Tigers Roster Moves 5/27/2025

The Detroit Tigers activate a utility player off the injured list while placing a recently activated bat back on the injured list.

Read More
How the Cincinnati Reds Can Make the Playoffs in 2025

How the Cincinnati Reds Can Make the Playoffs in 2025

How the Cincinnati Reds Can Make the Playoffs in 2025

Read More