Game: Cardinals (99-59) at Pirates (96-62)
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Site: PNC Park
Standings: Pirates three games back in NL Central of first-place Cardinals, whose magic number is two. Pirates lead Cubs by 31/2 games for wild-card home-field advantage. Pirates beat Cardinals in Game 1, 8-2.
TV, radio: Root Sports, KDKA-FM 93.7
Weather: 62 and cloudy
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Lineups
Cardinals
1. Matt Carpenter (L) 3B
2. Jon Jay (L) CF
3. Jhonny Peralta SS
4. Jason Heyward (L) RF
5. Matt Adams (L) 1B
6. Randal Grichuk LF
7. Kolten Wong (L) 2B
8. Tony Cruz C
9. Tyler Lyons (L) LHP
Pirates
1. Josh Harrison 2B
2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF
3. Andrew McCutchen CF
4. Aramis Ramirez 3B
5. Starling Marte LF
6. Michael Morse 1B
7. Francisco Cervelli C
8. Jordy Mercer SS
9. Charlie Morton RHP
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Manager Clint Hurdle announced the tentative starters for the Reds series: Francisco Liriano Friday, A.J. Burnett Saturday and J.A. Happ Sunday.
First Published: March 24, 2016, 5:00 p.m.
