It was already known that Gerrit Cole would toe the rubber for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Atlanta Braves tonight. Tomorrow night, the Pirates will send left-handed pitching Jeff Locke to the mound. Then on Thursday, it will be Ryan Vogelsong in his first start since early June.
What was not known, however, is what the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation would be this weekend against the Cincinnati Reds. This got even more clouded when the Pittsburgh Pirates traded away Francisco Liriano, while adding Ivan Nova prior to yesterday’s non-waiver trade deadline.