Pittsburgh Pirates vs Toronto Blue Jays

What it means

• Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
• Pirates 15-17 on the road; Blue Jays 14-13 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 28

Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale

Recap · Sep 27

Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale

Recap · Sep 27

Griffin's homer helps Pirates finish with winning record, beating Detroit 4-2

Preview · Sep 27

Tigers try to sweep series against the Pirates

Preview · Sep 27

Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match

ESPN · Sep 26

Pirates' Kirby Yates retires after 12 MLB seasons, 1st start

Recap · Sep 26

Justin Verlander makes teary farewell to 21-year career as Tigers rally to beat Pirates 4-3

Recap · Sep 26

Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays

Injuries and inactives

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

• Oneil Cruz CF

  Knee, Bruise, left
  Day-To-Day
• Braxton Ashcraft SP

  Arm, Soreness, right
  15-Day-IL
• Esmerlyn Valdez RF

  Hamstring, Strain, left
  10-Day-IL
• Isaac Mattson RP

  Hip, Inflammation
  15-Day-IL
• Mitch Keller SP

  Shoulder, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL

Blue Jays5th in AL East

• Anthony Santander RF

  Shoulder, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL
• Cody Ponce SP

  Knee, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL
• Dylan Cease SP

  Shoulder, Inflammation, right
  15-Day-IL
• Jameson Taillon SP

  Elbow, right
  15-Day-IL
• Shane Bieber SP

  Shoulder, Inflammation, right
  15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Quinn Priester SP

Probable starter · 3-6, 4.71 ERA, 33 K, 1.41 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Andrew McCutchenDH
2. 2Bryan ReynoldsLF
3. 3Connor JoeRF
4. 4Oneil CruzSS
5. 5Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
6. 6Nick Gonzales2B
7. 7Rowdy Tellez1B
8. 8Jihwan BaeCF
9. 9Grant KochC

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Chris Bassitt SP

Probable starter · 10-14, 4.16 ERA, 168 K, 1.46 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Davis Schneider2B
2. 2Danny JansenC
3. 3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4. 4Bo BichetteSS
5. 5Daniel VogelbachDH
6. 6Justin Turner1B
7. 7George SpringerRF
8. 8Daulton VarshoLF
9. 9Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 34,887

Officials

Erich Bacchus (Home Plate Umpire), Laz Diaz (First Base Umpire), Tripp Gibson (Second Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Third Base Umpire)