Pirates vs. Twins Probable Starting Pitchers Today – June 9

By Lineups Staff | Aug 23, 2024, 2:36am

The Pittsburgh Pirates (31-33) aim to finish off a sweep of a three-game series versus the Minnesota Twins (33-31), at 1:35 PM ET on Sunday.

The Pirates will give the nod to Jared Jones (4-5, 3.25 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 5 on the season, and the Twins will counter with Bailey Ober (5-4, 4.94 ERA).

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Pirates vs. Twins Pitcher Matchup Info

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024
Time: 1:35 PM ET
TV: SportsNet PT
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Venue: PNC Park
Live Stream: Fubo
Probable Pitchers: Jones – PIT (4-5, 3.25 ERA) vs Ober – MIN (5-4, 4.94 ERA)

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Pirates Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Jared Jones

The Pirates will send Jones (4-5) to the mound for his 13th start this season.
The right-hander allowed three hits in six scoreless innings pitched against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old has an ERA of 3.25, a 5.07 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.010 in 12 games this season.
In 12 starts this season, he’s earned eight quality starts.
Jones has started 12 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 11 times. He averages 5.8 innings per appearance.
He has three appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 12 chances this season.
Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 22-year-old ranks 29th in ERA (3.25), 14th in WHIP (1.010), and 14th in K/9 (9.9).

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Twins Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Bailey Ober

The Twins are sending Ober (5-4) to the mound to make his 13th start of the season. He is 5-4 with a 4.94 ERA and 60 strikeouts over 62 2/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s last appearance came on Tuesday against the New York Yankees, when he went five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up three hits.
The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.94, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 12 games this season. Opponents are hitting .232 against him.
Ober enters this outing with four quality starts under his belt this year.
Ober will try to continue a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 frames per appearance).
He has had two appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.

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