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Vogelbach's departure leaves substantial void in Pirates' lineup

The Pirates didn't announced their lineup until 13 minutes before first pitch Friday night. Derek Shelton originally had Daniel Vogelbach penciled in his lineup for the first game back from the All-Star break, but was forced to remove him when Ben Cherington traded Vogelbach to the Mets for right-handed reliever Colin Holderman less than an hour prior to first pitch.

Shelton's new lineup, which included Yoshi Tsutsugo filling in for Vogelbach in the cleanup spot as the DH, then went out and barely did anything against the Marlins in yet another lopsided loss, 8-1.