By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Fresh off their 3-2 Grapefruit League opener victory — highlighted by starting third baseman hopeful Maikel Franco's solo home run — the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0) will host the Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) Saturday afternoon.
Phillies No. 6-ranked prospect RHP Enyel De Los Santos will oppose Pirates southpaw Steven Brault, as 2019 spring training action kicks off at Spectrum Field in Clearwater. The Pirates will start non-roster invitee Melky Cabrera as their designated hitter, batting third; the 14-plus-year veteran was on the New York Yankees' 2009 World Series championship team and hit .154/.154/.154 over 13 plate appearances that series against Phillies pitching.
Top offseason acquisitions SS Jean Segura, OF Andrew McCutchen and C J.T. Realmuto will all make their Phillies debuts in the televised contest.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) | Philadelphia Phillies (1-0) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | Steven Brault | RHP | Enyel De Los Santos | |
| (2018, MLB: 6-3, 4.61 ERA) | (2018, MLB: 1-0, 4.74 ERA) | |||
Brault, 26, is a three-year veteran that has made 64 career big-league appearances,16 of which were starts. Spanning 159 2/3 innings in his career, the once Baltimore Orioles 11th-round draftee has a 134-88 strikeout-to-walk ratio, 4.68 ERA, and 1.616 WHIP.
De Los Santos, 23, made seven appearances (two starts) last season in red pinstripes, allowing 10 runs on 19 hits, eight walks and 15 strikeouts through 19 innings en route to a 4.74 ERA and 1.421 WHIP. The Phillies rookie was acquired from the San Diego Padres in December 2017 in exchange for shortstop Freddy Galvis, who is now with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Starting Lineups:
| Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) | Philadelphia Phillies (1-0) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Bats | Pos. | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | CF | Pablo Reyes | R | 1 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S |
| 2 | SS | Kevin Newman | R | 2 | SS | Jean Segura | R |
| 3 | DH | Melky Cabrera^ | S | 3 | RF | Andrew McCutchen | R |
| 4 | RF | Patrick Kivlehan^ | R | 4 | 1B | Rhys Hoskins | R |
| 5 | 3B | Colin Moran | L | 5 | C | J.T. Realmuto | R |
| 6 | 1B | Jose Osuna | R | 6 | CF | Aaron Altherr | R |
| 7 | 2B | Kevin Kramer | L | 7 | LF | Lane Adams^ | R |
| 8 | LF | JB Shuck^ | L | 8 | DH | Rob Brantly^ | L |
| 9 | C | Jacob Stallings | R | 9 | 3B | Mitch Walding | L |
^ non-roster invitee
Broadcast Information:
- First pitch: 1:05 p.m.
- TV: NBCSP+
- Radio: 94 WIP
What's Next:
- Sunday, February 24, 2019: at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
- Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium (Lakeland)
- RHP Drew Anderson (2018, MLB: 0-1, 4.97 ERA) vs. RHP Tyson Ross (2018, MLB: 8-9, 4.15 ERA)
- TV: N/A; Radio: 94 WIP
