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1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates: How the 2018 Offensive Picks are Playing

https://rumbunter.com/2018/07/25/pittsburgh-pirates-how-the-2018-offensive-picks-are-playing/

6 Green Weenie

Streak Snapped by Bauer 4-0

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/07/streak-snapped-by-bauer-4-0.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

There's power to be had in the middle infield trade market

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/07/25/theres-power-to-be-had-in-the-middle-infield-trade-market-pbd11/

8 Cleveland Plain Dealer

Trevor Bauer stops the bleeding as Cleveland Indians get 4-0 win against Pittsburgh Pirates

https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2018/07/indians_pirates_gamer_101.html#incart_2box_sports

9 New York Post</b>

Would the Nationals actually trade Bryce Harper?

https://nypost.com/2018/07/25/would-the-nationals-actually-trade-bryce-harper/

10 Sports Illustrated

Proposing a Shift Ban Is Easy, but How Would MLB Implement One?

https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/07/25/defensive-shifts-official-baseball-rules

11 SB Nation

Does Joe Maddon need to calm the heck down with his position players pitching?

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/7/25/17612220/joe-maddon-cubs-position-players-pitching-as-rangers-comeback

12 CBS Sports

> MLB scores, news, trade rumors, live team updates: Indians, Bauer snap Pirates' winning streak

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-scores-news-trade-rumors-live-team-updates-indians-bauer-snap-pirates-winning-streak/

13 Fangraphs

The Pirates Are in This Thing

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-pirates-are-in-this-thing/

14 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Rank and File

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/41518/short-relief-rank-and-file/

15 Blog Predictions

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html’

16 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?final=true&gamecode=380725105

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Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E NY Mets 2 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 12 14 1 Pittsburgh 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 7 3

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  W: S. Matz (5-8)   L: N. Kingham (5-5)

7:05 PM ET, July 26, 2018 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Attendance: 21,981

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New York Mets Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG A. Rosario, SS 6 2 2 1 2 0 0 .251 .293 .379 A. Cabrera, 2B 5 2 3 4 8 1 0 .277 .329 .488   D. Smith, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - M. Conforto, LF 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 .226 .349 .390 W. Flores, 1B 4 2 2 3 5 1 0 .268 .326 .451 B. Nimmo, CF 2 1 1 0 2 3 1 .251 .380 .480   P. Sewald, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   J. Blevins, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   P. Evans, PH-2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .214 .214 .214 J. Bautista, RF 6 1 2 0 3 0 3 .217 .361 .418 J. McNeil, 3B 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 .667 .857 .667 D. Mesoraco, C 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .227 .304 .392 S. Matz, P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 .114 .118   J. Reyes, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 .256 .242   M. den Dekker, CF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .095 .000 Totals 38 12 14 10 25 9 4 - - -

Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG J. Luplow, LF 5 1 2 1 4 0 1 .222 .250 .519 J. Harrison, 2B 4 1 1 2 4 0 2 .254 .294 .365   M. Feliz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 G. Polanco, RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .334 .497 D. Freese, 3B 2 1 1 2 4 2 0 .275 .339 .431 J. Bell, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .347 .403 F. Cervelli, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .372 .451 S. Rodríguez, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .170 .287 .333 J. Mercer, SS 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 .259 .318 .397 N. Kingham, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .182 .150   T. Glasnow, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000   R. Rodríguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   A. Frazier, PH-2B 2 1 2 1 4 0 0 .252 .331 .385 Totals 33 6 7 6 18 4 10 - - -

2B: NYM 5, A. Cabrera 2 (23), M. Conforto (12), B. Nimmo (13), J. Bautista (13). Pit 3, J. Mercer (25), A. Frazier 2 (6).

3B: Pit 1, J. Luplow (1).

HR: NYM 2, A. Cabrera (18), W. Flores (9). Pit 2, J. Harrison (6), D. Freese (6).

HR Detail: NYM, A. Cabrera (Inning: 4 , 0 Out, 1 on) off N. Kingham, NYM, W. Flores (Inning: 1 , 2 Out, 1 on) off N. Kingham. Pit, J. Harrison (Inning: 3 , 1 Out, 1 on) off S. Matz, Pit, D. Freese (Inning: 1 , 2 Out, 1 on) off S. Matz.

Scoring Position: NYM - 3 for 14.Pit - 2 for 5.

SF: NYM 3, W. Flores (1), D. Mesoraco (1), M. den Dekker (1). Pit 0,

New York Mets Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA S. Matz, (W 5-8) 6.0 3 4 4 2 9 2 24 106 43 - 63 3.79 .237 P. Sewald 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 28 11 - 17 5.14 .259 J. Blevins 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 5 - 4 4.81 .244 D. Smith 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 13 4 - 9 4.50 .375

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA N. Kingham, (L 5-5) 3.0 7 6 6 4 1 2 20 74 33 - 41 4.80 .239 T. Glasnow 3.0 0 1 0 4 1 0 13 57 29 - 28 4.34 .226 R. Rodríguez 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 8 27 9 - 18 2.90 .243 M. Feliz 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 10 35 13 - 22 5.53 .269

Errors: NYM 1, J. McNeil (1). Pit 3, F. Cervelli (3), D. Freese (5), J. Harrison (4).

Double Plays: NYM 2, (McNeil to A.Cabrera to Flores; McNeil to A.Cabrera to Flores).

Caught Stealing: NYM 1, B. Nimmo (5).

Wild Pitches: Pit 3, R. Rodríguez 2, M. Feliz.

Hit by Pitch: NYM, J. McNeil by M. Feliz.

Umpires: HP--Tumpane, 1B--Lentz, 2B--Wegner, 3B--Bellino.

Time: 3:05