Yankees vs. Pirates: Key Players to Watch, TV & Live Stream Info and Stats for Sept. 29

On Sunday, Sept. 29, the Pittsburgh Pirates (76-85) will rely on Bryan Reynolds to help them try to complete a series sweep versus Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees (93-68) at Yankee Stadium, with a start time of 3:05 p.m. ET.

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Yankees vs. Pirates Game Info

• Game Day: Sunday, September 29, 2024
• Game Time: 3:05 p.m. ET
• TV Channel: YES
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Yankees Players to Watch

• Judge is slashing .322/.458/.701 for New York so far this season with a 24.3% strikeout rate and an 18.9% walk rate. He has hit 58 home runs, tallied 144 RBI and scored 122 runs. Judge has been successful on the base paths, recording 10 steals on 10 attempts.
• In 713 plate appearances, Juan Soto has posted a 16.7% strikeout rate and an 18.1% walk rate while slashing .288/.419/.569 with 41 home runs (4th in MLB), 109 RBI and 128 runs scored.
• So far this season, Jazz Chisholm is batting .256/.324/.436 with 24 dingers and 73 RBI. He has stolen 40 bases on 50 attempts and come around to score 74 times. Chisholm has a strikeout rate of 24.5% and a walk rate of 8.5%.
• Anthony Volpe has recorded a .657 OPS while slashing .244/.292/.365 with 12 home runs and 60 RBI. He has posted a 5.8% walk rate and a 22.6% strikeout rate. Volpe has totaled 27 steals on 32 attempts and scored 89 runs.

Yankees’ Starting Pitcher: Clarke Schmidt

• The Yankees are sending Clarke Schmidt (5-5) to make his 16th start of the season. He is 5-5 with a 2.55 ERA and 88 strikeouts through 81 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Tuesday, the righty went 5 1/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up three earned runs while surrendering four hits.
• Schmidt is seeking his fourth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.4 frames per appearance on the mound.
• He has had three appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.

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Yankees’ Top Hitters (Last 10 Games)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Reynolds is slashing .276/.344/.449 for Pittsburgh this season with 24 home runs, 88 RBI and an OPS of .793. He has a 22.6% strikeout rate and an 8.2% walk rate in 687 plate appearances, and he has scored 72 total runs. Reynolds has recorded 10 steals on 12 attempts.
• In 594 plate appearances, Oneil Cruz is hitting .260/.323/.452 with a .775 OPS and 22 steals on 23 attempts. He has crushed 21 long balls, driven in 76 runs and scored 70 times.
• So far this season, Andrew McCutchen has recorded 20 dingers, 50 RBI and 66 runs scored. He is slashing .232/.328/.411 with an OPS of .739. In 515 plate appearances, he has a walk rate of 11.3% and a strikeout rate of 25.8%.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has posted a .269 BA this season with a .306 OBP, a .376 SLG and a .683 OPS. He has stolen 11 bases on 13 attempts and scored 53 runs. Kiner-Falefa has totaled eight home runs and 43 RBI with a 3.2% walk rate and a 15.7% strikeout rate.

Pirates’ Starting Pitcher: Bailey Falter

• Bailey Falter (8-9) will take the mound for the Pirates, his 28th start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up four earned runs in five innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
• Falter will look to pitch five or more innings for the fifth start in a row.
• He has made 27 appearances and finished five of them without allowing an earned run.

Pirates’ Top Hitters (Last 10 Games)