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Pirates Release Bedard, MLB Leader With 14 Losses

The Pirates have released Erik Bedard.

Bedard, who signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal in the offseason, has a 5.01 ERA in 2012.

Bedard has 14 losses, tied for the most in the Major Leagues.

Via Associated Press

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Pirates 1-5 Since Extra-Inning Win Over Cardinals

The Pirates are still haunted by last season's late summer collapse.

Pittsburgh lost a 19-inning marathon on July 26, 2011 and never recovered. They would lose 11 of their next 12 games.

The Pirates edged the Cardinals in an extra-inning battle last week, but have dropped five of six since. The Pirates and Cardinals will face off in a series this week, beginning on Monday night.

"We've had a tough stretch here. Every team goes through it," general manager Neal Huntington said. "It's time for our guys to regroup, and refocus our energies on what we have to take care of. This is exciting -- this is why we do this, to play meaningful games late in the season. To do that, you've got to beat the good teams. It's going to be a fun series."

The Pirates are eight games back of the Reds in the National League Central at 68-59. They are just two games back of the Braves and Cardinals for one of the two Wild Card berths.

Via MLB.com

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Pirates Won't Promote Cole This September

The Pirates, who are contending for a playoff spot and in line to record their first winning season in almost two decades, aren't expected to make Gerrit Cole a September call-up.

"We've not talked about it internally. My gut (feeling) is no," general manager Neal Huntington said of promoting Cole.

"We love what he's doing. To drop him into bullpen up here in September is not something we have lot of interest in doing. We have a lot of other options, instead of rushing a young prospect."

Cole was the team's top pick in 2011.

Via Rob Biertempfel/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (via Twitter)

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