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Josh Bell will look to conclude his historic month of May on a high note when the Pirates take on the Brewers Friday at 7:05 p.m..
Bell is tied for a pair of Pirate single month records. His 92 total bases in May have matched Ralph Kiner’s mark in June of 1947, and his 24 extra-base hits are only equaled by Paul Waner (June 1927, Aug. 1928).
Per Joe Block, Bell is just two extra-base hits shy of Ty Cobb’s record for the most XBH in the month of May (since 1913).
Bell is 3-13 with a home run in his career against Brewers starter Jhoulys Chacin (3-6, 4.88).
Chris Archer (1-5, 5.75) will try to get back on track after being tagged for 13 earned runs in 13.2 IP this May (8.56 ERA).
Lineups
Brewers
CF Lorenzo Cain
RF Christian Yelich
LF Ryan Braun
3B Mike Moustakas
C Yasmani Grandal
2B Keston Hiura
1B Jesus Aguilar
SS Orlando Arcia
P Jhoulys Chacin
Pirates
SS Kevin Newman
RF Gregory Polanco
CF Starling Marte
1B Josh Bell
LF Bryan Reynolds
3B Colin Moran
C Jacob Stallings
2B Adam Frazier
P Chris Archer