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First Pitch: The Pirates Have a Rare Opportunity With Their Closer Role

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a rare opportunity in the modern-day Major League Baseball.

On Friday, Pirates manager Derek Shelton announced that David Bednar would be removed from the closer’s role, with the Pirates going with a committee approach. Earlier this week, Bednar allowed five runs in 0.2 innings as part of one of the worst losses in franchise history. It was his third blown save of the month, with two other games where he took the loss entering a tie game. Bednar has four saves and four losses in the month of August.

Earlier this season, Bednar went through a similar stretch, blowing three of four save chances to open the season.