It might be a little too early in the season to hype any series as a big one. However, the fact of the matter is that the Pirates will be playing their biggest series in 14 years when they travel to Cincinnati to meet the Reds in a three-game set beginning on Friday night at Great American Ball Park. The Pirates are in second place in the National League Central and trail the Reds by 3 1/2 games. The last time the Pirates played an intradivision series that was this meaningful this late season was Sept. 17-18, 1997, when they hosted Houston in a two-game series at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates were 3 1/2 games behind the Astros at the time and split the series, and Houston went on to win the division by six games. Left-hander Wandy Rodriguez (7-9, 3.82) will pitch for the Pirates against Mat Latos (9-3, 4.17) in the series opener on Friday night, while James McDonald (10-5, 3.38) faces Mike Leake (4-7, 4.44) on Saturday night and left-hander Erik Bedard (5-12, 4.83)...
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PLAYERS:
Wandy Rodriguez,
Mat Latos,
James McDonald,
Mike Leake,
Erik Bedard,
Homer Bailey,
Clint Hurdle
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds
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