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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	A. HedgesAustin Hedges	J. DelayJason Delay	—
First Base	C. Santana Pirates' Carlos Santana: Returns to lineup Carlos Santana Pirates' Carlos Santana: Returns to lineup	C. Joe Pirates' Connor Joe: Day off Friday Connor Joe Pirates' Connor Joe: Day off Friday	J. Choi Pirates' Ji-Man Choi: Continues to make progress Achilles: Expected to be out until at least Jun 13 Ji-Man Choi Pirates' Ji-Man Choi: Continues to make progress Achilles: Expected to be out until at least Jun 13 M. Mathias Pirates' Mark Mathias: Back up from Triple-A Mark Mathias Pirates' Mark Mathias: Back up from Triple-A
Second Base	J. BaeJi-Hwan Bae	R. CastroRodolfo Castro	T. MarcanoTucupita Marcano C. OwingsChris Owings M. Mathias Pirates' Mark Mathias: Back up from Triple-A Mark Mathias Pirates' Mark Mathias: Back up from Triple-A
Shortstop	T. MarcanoTucupita Marcano	C. OwingsChris Owings	R. CastroRodolfo Castro J. BaeJi-Hwan Bae O. Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Likely to ditch boot next week Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Aug 10 Oneil Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Likely to ditch boot next week Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Aug 10
Third Base	K. Hayes Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Snaps hitless streak Ke'Bryan Hayes Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Snaps hitless streak	R. CastroRodolfo Castro	C. OwingsChris Owings T. MarcanoTucupita Marcano M. Mathias Pirates' Mark Mathias: Back up from Triple-A Mark Mathias Pirates' Mark Mathias: Back up from Triple-A
Left Field	B. Reynolds Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Drives in three Bryan Reynolds Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Drives in three	C. Joe Pirates' Connor Joe: Day off Friday Connor Joe Pirates' Connor Joe: Day off Friday	A. McCutchen Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Shows off versatility in win Andrew McCutchen Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Shows off versatility in win J. SuwinskiJack Suwinski C. OwingsChris Owings J. PalaciosJosh Palacios T. MarcanoTucupita Marcano J. BaeJi-Hwan Bae M. Mathias Pirates' Mark Mathias: Back up from Triple-A Mark Mathias Pirates' Mark Mathias: Back up from Triple-A
Center Field	J. SuwinskiJack Suwinski	B. Reynolds Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Drives in three Bryan Reynolds Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Drives in three	J. BaeJi-Hwan Bae J. PalaciosJosh Palacios C. OwingsChris Owings A. McCutchen Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Shows off versatility in win Andrew McCutchen Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Shows off versatility in win
Right Field	C. Joe Pirates' Connor Joe: Day off Friday Connor Joe Pirates' Connor Joe: Day off Friday	J. PalaciosJosh Palacios	A. McCutchen Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Shows off versatility in win Andrew McCutchen Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Shows off versatility in win J. SuwinskiJack Suwinski C. OwingsChris Owings T. MarcanoTucupita Marcano M. Mathias Pirates' Mark Mathias: Back up from Triple-A Mark Mathias Pirates' Mark Mathias: Back up from Triple-A
Designated Hitter	A. McCutchen Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Shows off versatility in win Andrew McCutchen Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Shows off versatility in win	C. Santana Pirates' Carlos Santana: Returns to lineup Carlos Santana Pirates' Carlos Santana: Returns to lineup	C. Joe Pirates' Connor Joe: Day off Friday Connor Joe Pirates' Connor Joe: Day off Friday B. Reynolds Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Drives in three Bryan Reynolds Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Drives in three J. SuwinskiJack Suwinski K. Hayes Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Snaps hitless streak Ke'Bryan Hayes Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Snaps hitless streak R. CastroRodolfo Castro J. PalaciosJosh Palacios J. Choi Pirates' Ji-Man Choi: Continues to make progress Achilles: Expected to be out until at least Jun 13 Ji-Man Choi Pirates' Ji-Man Choi: Continues to make progress Achilles: Expected to be out until at least Jun 13 O. Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Likely to ditch boot next week Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Aug 10 Oneil Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Likely to ditch boot next week Lower Leg: Expected to be out until at least Aug 10

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
M. Keller Pirates' Mitch Keller: Strikes out eight in seventh win Mitch Keller Pirates' Mitch Keller: Strikes out eight in seventh win	R. HillRich Hill	J. OviedoJohan Oviedo	L. OrtizLuis Ortiz	R. ContrerasRoansy Contreras

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
D. BednarDavid Bednar	C. HoldermanColin Holderman	D. MoretaDauri Moreta Y. RamirezYohan Ramirez R. ZastryznyRob Zastryzny J. HernandezJose Hernandez C. BoltonCody Bolton W. Crowe Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jun 21 Wil Crowe Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jun 21 J. Garcia Biceps: Expected to be out until at least Jun 2 Jarlin Garcia Biceps: Expected to be out until at least Jun 2