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Quick notes:
Pirates have won 3 of 4, blemished only by the blowout loss on Friday that caused Vlad to lose his hot dogs.
Oakland right-hander Frankie Montas is a very hard thrower, averaging over 96 mph on his fastball that he leans only heavily at 66% usage with a slider at 28%, which obviously doesn’t leave much room fro any other pitches.
Bryan Reynolds sits as Melky starts.
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ATHLETICS
1 R Marcus Semien SS
2 R Ramon Laureano CF
3 R Matt Chapman 3B
4 R Khris Davis LF
5 S Kendrys Morales 1B
6 R Stephen Piscotty RF
7 S Jurickson Profar 2B
8 R Nick Hundley C
9 R Frankie Montas RHP
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PIRATES
1 L Adam Frazier 2B
2 R Starling Marte CF
3 L Gregory Polanco RF
4 S Josh Bell 1B
5 S Melky Cabrera LF
6 L Colin Moran 3B
7 R Elias Diaz C
8 S Cole Tucker SS
9 R Jordan Lyles RHP