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Mangum is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.
After starting in each of the last six games while going 4-for-22 with a double, a walk and a stolen base, Mangum will get a break as the Pirates wrap up their series with the Brewers. Ronny Simon will replace Mangum in the starting nine, manning right field while batting seventh.
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Pirates' Jacob Gonzalez: Idle for series finale
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Gonzalez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.
With left-hander Kyle Harrison on the bump for the Brewers, the left-handed-hitting Gonzalez will retreat to the bench for the third time in four games. Jared Triolo will spell Gonzalez at third base and will bat eighth.
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Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn: Taking seat versus lefty
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O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Brewers.
O'Hearn has gone 4-for-17 with one home run in five games since coming back from the injured list. He'll get a breather during Thursday's afternoon tilt, with Rafael Flores slotting in at first base and Nick Gonzales serving as the Pirates' designated hitter.
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Pirates' Brandon Lowe: Homers again
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Lowe went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Wednesday against the Brewers.
Lowe knotted the game at 3-3 with his two-run homer in the fifth inning. He also went yard in a second consecutive game, bringing his total for the season to 31. Lowe is enjoying an excellent campaign overall, and he's ending the year strong with three home runs, five RBI and eight runs scored while hitting .354 across 13 games in September.
Flores went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Brewers.
Flores went deep in the sixth inning to tally his ninth home run of the season. He also extended his hitting streak to 10 games, during which he has hit .441 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored. Flores has emerged as a mainstay in the Pirates' lineup, serving as the primary catcher against righties while often starting at first base against lefties.
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Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Tallies 19th homer
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Cruz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Brewers.
Cruz took Logan Henderson yard to lead off the fourth inning to record his 19th home run of the season. It was only his second time going yard in September, though Cruz has still managed to hit .319 with 11 RBI, four runs scored and three stolen bases across his last 13 games.
Dotel will serve as the Pirates' opening pitcher for Thursday's game against the Brewers, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
Dotel will be making his second start of the season, but he's likely to be in line for a limited workload. He retired two batters out of the bullpen just two days earlier and hasn't covered more than three innings in any appearance in the majors or minors since May 10. Khristian Curtis will be available on six days' rest to pitch out of the bullpen and could be called upon to cover multiple frames once Dotel exits the contest.
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Pirates' Jared Jones: Strikes out nine in no-decision
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Jones didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Brewers, allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk across five innings. He struck out nine.
Jones has now recorded eight or more strikeouts in each of his last three outings. Prior to Wednesday, the right-hander had delivered 13 straight scoreless innings in his previous two starts, allowing just four hits in that span. Through 19 starts (90.2 innings) this season, Jones sports a 4.17 ERA with a 1.19 WHIP and 109:31 K:BB. He's tentatively lined up to face the Cardinals at home his next time out.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Out of Pittsburgh lineup
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Gonzales is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Brewers.
The Pirates will go with Jacob Gonzalez at third base. Gonzales is slashing .303/.411/.368 across his last 90 plate appearances for Pittsburgh.
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Pirates' Spencer Horwitz: Exiting starting nine
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Horwitz is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Brewers.
It's the first time since April that a healthy Horwitz did not start a contest against a right-hander. Ryan O'Hearn will play first base as the Pirate take on Brewers righty Logan Henderson.
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Pirates' Rafael Flores: Four hits in Tuesday's loss
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Flores went 4-for-4 in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Brewers.
All four knocks were singles, but it was still an impressive way for Flores to extend his hitting streak to nine games. During that span, the 25-year-old catcher is batting .441 (15-for-34) with a double and a homer but just two runs and two RBI as the Pittsburgh offense as a whole has struggled over the final weeks of the season -- Tuesday marked the sixth time in 13 September contests that the Pirates scored two runs or fewer.
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Pirates' Brandon Lowe: Clubs homer No. 30
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Lowe went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Brewers.
The second baseman supplied the only offense for the Pirates when he bashed a DL Hall fastball off the right-field foul pole in the eighth inning. It was Lowe's 30th homer of the season, marking the third time in his career he's reached that plateau, and he's been locked in to close out the campaign. Over his last 14 games, Lowe has delivered a .346/.424/.558 slash line with two doubles, three home runs, six RBI and 10 runs.
Garcia (undisclosed) was activated from the 7-day injured list Wednesday.
Garcia made three rehab appearances at High-A Greensboro in early September, and he's since been given the green light to return to action at Triple-A Indianapolis. He's gone 4-for-14 with a home run and three runs in four games since his return from the IL.
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Pirates' Lake Bachar: Opening Tuesday's contest
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Bachar will serve as the Pirates' opening pitcher in Tuesday's game versus the Brewers, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Bachar will draw his sixth start since he landed in Pittsburgh at the trade deadline. He's covered at least 1.2 innings and as much as three frames in his first five opener assignments for the Pirates, so a multi-inning effort Tuesday is likely. Antwone Kelly, Brandon Eisert and Khristian Curtis could all be candidates to cover multiple frames once Bachar exits the game.
