The Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation has a 4.76 ERA which ranks number 22 in all of Major League Baseball. Their advanced metrics do not show much better results, as their 4.61 FIP ranks 23rd, and their 4.40 xFIP is 19th. Jameson Taillon and Gerrit Cole have both done their parts, when healthy. Francisco Liriano has a 4.96 ERA, but has looked better this month posting an ERA of 3.57 and a FIP of 3.01 in four July starts. Jeff Locke currently has the worst ERA among qualified starters and the tenth worst FIP.
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