Wes Obermueller is pitching his way out of a starting job. The Brewers have given him eight days' rest to prepare for today's start so expect some scrappiness from a guy whose back is against the wall. Wes hails from Cedar Rapids, IA, and pitched for the Hawkeyes in college. He is a finesse righty with no good strikeout pitch and some serious weakness against left-handed hitting. Fortunately for the Pirates, some of our best lineups are those stacked with our left-handed and switch-hitters.
Kris Benson goes for us. Benson is not comfortable against Geoff Jenkins. Jenkins has not been hitting much lately or this year in general. He's streaky and he's always dangerous.
Hopefully the Pirates will come out and play with some urgency and some pride. Nine games under .500 is no place to be seen. They need to put that behind them.
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