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The Pittsburgh Pirates (65-83) take on the Chicago Cubs (79-68) for three games at Wrigley Field this weekend. The Pirates are sending out James Marvel for his second Major League start this afternoon. He went five innings against the St Louis Cardinals in his debut, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks. Marvel had a 2.94 ERA in 162.1 innings this year split between Indianapolis and Altoona. He posted a 1.09 WHIP, with a .223 BAA and 136 strikeouts.

The Cubs are countering with veteran right-hander Kyle Hendricks, who has a 3.33 ERA in 159.2 innings, with 137 strikeouts and a 1.11 WHIP. He allowed one run over 5.2 innings against the San Diego Padres in his last start. In his prior outing, he gave up one run over six innings versus the Seattle Mariners at Wrigley Field. Hendricks has faced the Pirates twice this season, both times at PNC Park. He gave up a total of three runs on seven hits and two walks in ten innings during those two meetings.

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John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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