Astros vs. Pirates

Fans wearing green for St. Patrick's Day game at McKechnie Field. JASON DILL/jdill@bradenton.com

It's a green day at McKechnie Field with players and fans celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Many fans arriving to the park thus far are sporting green colored T-shirts, while players from both the host Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros are wearing green colored caps.
Also, today marks a return for former Bradenton Marauder Robbie Grossman, who is leading off for the Astros.
So without any more delay, here's today's lineups:

Houston Astros

Robbie Grossman LF
George Springer RF
Chris Carter DH
Jason Castro C
Matt Dominguez 3B
Jon Singleton 1B
Jonathan Villar SS
Marwin Gonzalez 2B
Jake Marisnick CF

Roberto Hernandez SP


Pittsburgh Pirates

Josh Harrison 3B
Francisco Cervelli C
Gregory Polanco RF
Neil Walker 2B
Starling Marte CF
Pedro Alvarez 1B
Jordy Mercer SS
Jaff Decker LF
Jeff Locke LHP

Locke SP

- Jason Dill