The Philadelphia Phillies (7-7) fell back to .500 after losing 5-2 on Friday night to the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates (10-4). On a night the team debuted its new City Connect uniforms, nothing seemed to go right as former Phillie Bailey Falter came out on top with the win.
With the series tied 1-1, the Phillies will try to secure a series tie at the minimum with a win on Saturday. They're still close to the Atlanta Braves in the NL East, trailing the division leaders by 2.0 games early in the season.
Phillies vs. Pirates probable pitchers, April 13
- Manager Rob Thomson will send Spencer Turnbull (1-0) to the hill today. The pleasant surprise has given the Phillies two impressive starts this season. He comes in with 12 strikeouts in 11 innings and has yet to surrender an earned run on the five hits he has allowed. The 31-year-old is making a push to stick in the rotation when Taijuan Walker returns from the IL.
- The Pirates will send out Marco Gonzales (0-0) to face the Phillies today. The 32-year-old has had good results through two starts for his new team. He has a 2.45 ERA over 11 innings but only six strikeouts and has given up nine hits. The lefty faced the Phillies once last season while with the Seattle Mariners, picking up the win in five innings of four-hit ball, surrendering just one solo home run while striking out two.
Philadelphia Phillies starting lineup, April 13
- 1. DH Kyle Schwarber
- 2. SS Trea Turner
- 3. 1B Bryce Harper
- 4. 3B Alec Bohm
- 5. RF Nick Castellanos
- 6. 2B Edmundo Sosa
- 7. C Garrett Stubbs
- 8. LF Cristian Pache
- 9. CF Johan Rojas
Pittsburgh Pirates starting lineup, April 13
- 1. SS Oneil Cruz
- 2. LF Bryan Reynolds
- 3. 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes
- 4. CF Jack Suwinski
- 5. DH Edward Olivares
- 6. 1B Rowdy Tellez
- 7. CF Connor Joe
- 8. C Henry Davis
- 9. 2B Alika Williams
What channel is the Philadelphia Phillies game on today?
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. ET
- NBCSP+ will have the Phillies broadcast.
- The Pirates broadcast will be on SportsNet-PIT.
How do I stream the Philadelphia Phillies game today?
How can I listen to the Philadelphia Phillies game today?
- The Phillies broadcast will be on 94 WIP and WTTM 1680.
- Pirates fans can tune into the game on KDKA-FM 93.7.