Nick Fortes

Fortes hasn't played since Tuesday, though Saturday was the first time an injury was noted. Liam Hicks is making his fourth straight start today.

No reason was given for why Fortes was removed from the lineup. He'll take a seat with Liam Hicks now catching Cal Quantrill and hitting ninth.

This was after Colin Holderman blew a two-run lead in the eighth. Bednar gave up a triple to Nick Fortes (it should have been a double, but Oneil Cruz played in badly), intentionally walked Xavier Edwards and surrendered a walkoff single to Kyle Stowers (that probably would have been a triple under normal circumstances). Bednar isn't necessarily permanently broken, but he's shown nothing of late to deserve responsibilities late in games. The Pirates don't have any great alternatives at closer, but Dennis Santana and Holderman both have to be better than Bednar is right now.

With Jesus Sanchez on the IL, it will be Kyle Stowers in left field, Derek Hill in center field, and Griffin Conine in right field for the Marlins against right-hander Paul Skenes. Conine had a decent spring, hitting .280/.357/.380 with one home run in 56 plate appearances. He also hit 19 home runs in 112 games at Triple-A last year, so there is a little bit of pop in his bat for NL-only leagues. The Marlins' full lineup is: Xavier Edwards SS, Kyle Stowers LF, Jonah Bride DH, Matt Mervis 1B, Otto Lopez 2B, Griffin Conine RF, Derek Hill CF, Graham Pauley 3B, Nick Fortes C.