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ST. LOUIS -- Hard-throwing pitching prospect Tyler Glasnow will make his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.The 6-foot-8 right-hander has a 1.78 ERA in 96 innings at Triple-A Indianapolis and runs his fastball up to 99 mph. He was a fifth-round pick in 2011 and has ranked among the Pirates top prospects since breaking out in Class A in 2013.The team announced the move Wednesday and Glasnow was already in St. Louis. While hed been anticipating the call-up, it took a while before the news sank in with his father, who will be at his debut.My dad answered (the phone) and I told him, Glasnow said. And it didnt register right away with him. He was saying, `Yeah, I was just wondering when you are going up. I said, `I just told you, and he was like, `Oh my God!The 22-year-old Glasnow will be the second Pittsburgh starter to make his debut in three days after left-hander Steven Brault got a no-decision Tuesday against the Cardinals.The rotation spots opened in part because Jameson Taillon -- another prized pitching prospect who debuted this season -- went on the disabled list Sunday with right shoulder fatigue.Glasnow became a hyped prospect when his velocity jumped into the upper 90s, but the Pirates are excited by the way hes developed his entire repertoire in the minors, including a promising curveball.Its a downhill angle, manager Clint Hurdle said. Its firm. Its hard. The curveball plays. The changeup hell use aggressively as well. Hes shown the ability to throw those secondary pitches in offensive counts.Glasnow was particularly dominant in June. He strung together 13 consecutive hitless innings during two starts on June 17 and June 22, and he hasnt allowed more than two earned runs in a game at Triple-A since May 12. He leads the International League with 113 strikeouts and allowed few hard-hit balls, ranking fourth by allowing 0.38 home runs per nine innings.The later starts we figured out it was kind of dont go out and try to throw so many strikes, Glasnow said. I got into that and got out of my athleticism and started to try and dot up the zone. With me ... the more aggressive I am, the better I am in the strikes zone.The Californian will have plenty of friends and family at the park Thursday, including his parents, brother and cousins.Hes put together a very good volume of work in Triple-A, Hurdle said. Hes continued to grow, understand the skill set that he has and what he needs to do to be successful. Malik Monk Jersey . Schenn scored the game-winning goal and added two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday. Willy Hernangomez Hornets Jersey . Radwanska, making her debut in the Seoul tournament, hit eight aces in a match that lasted 1 hour, 4 minutes at Olympic Park tennis stadium. "It was definitely a very good match -- I was playing really good tennis," Radwanska said. https://www.hornetslockerroom.com/Devonte-Graham-City-Edition-Jersey/ . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. Willy Hernangomez Jersey . Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto 112-99 Monday night. "We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long. Jalen McDaniels Jersey . Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight started for the third-ranked Wolverines against No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday after sitting out last week with a shoulder injury.Speight hurt his non-throwing shoulder two weeks ago and sat out last week against Indiana. John OKorn started in his place.Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said Speight was improving but gave no clue about whether the junior would play against the Buckeyes.Speight did some throwing with a team manager shortly after Michiggan arrived at Ohio Stadium and later went through drills in uniform with the teams other quarterbacks.dddddddddddd.Speight has passed for 2,152 yards and 15 touchdowns with four interceptions this season. OKorn was 7 for 16 for 59 yards last week in his first start of the season.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '