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Pirates Game Discussion: Pirates vs Diamondbacks, 7:05 PM

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (22-27) take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (25-27) in a three-game set at PNC Park, starting Friday night at 7:05 PM. The Pirates are sending out JT Brubaker (0-4, 4.15) for his 11th start of the season. He had a 2.63 ERA in May, after a 6.20 mark in April. The Diamondbacks are countering with 33-year-old right-hander Merrill Kelly (3-3, 3.67), who will be making his 11th start of the season. He had a 1.27 ERA in April and a 6.31 mark in May.

David Bednar was named National League Reliever of the Month for May. He had a 1.65 ERA, an 0.73 WHIP and 21 strikeouts in 16.1 innings over 12 appearances.

Vogelbach is back. VanMeter is out of service

Here are the lineups:

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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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