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12.41

9.57

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Apr 29	@OAK (28th) (Boyle)	57°
Tue Apr 30	@OAK (28th) (Wood)	49°
Wed May 1	@OAK (28th) (Stripling)	69°
Fri May 3	vs.COL (19th) (Quantrill)	63°
Sat May 4	vs.COL (19th) (Gomber)	69°
Sun May 5	vs.COL (19th) (Feltner)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Apr 29	@LAA (29th) (Canning)	66°
Tue Apr 30	@LAA (29th) (Anderson)	63°
Wed May 1	@LAA (29th) (Sandoval)	70°
Fri May 3	vs.SF (17th) (Hicks)	54°
Sat May 4	vs.SF (17th) (Winn)	50°
Sun May 5	vs.SF (17th) (Webb)	Not Currently Available

Pitching

.13

.03

.12

1.53

.73

2.2

2.59

1.85

1.67

1.13

3.86

3.82

.84

1.37

ERA

6.83

4.60

WHIP

1.56

1.46

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	20.0	35.0
W	1	0
L	2	1
SV	5	5
IP	10.0	10.2
H	13	5
ER	13	6
K	15	12
BB	3	7
ERA	11.70	5.29
WHIP	1.60	1.18

Recent News
	David Bednar Records Fifth Save Saturday Published April 28th, 2024 David Bednar clinches save despite shaky outing Published April 28th, 2024 via FantasyPros Pirates' David Bednar: Records fifth save Published April 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports David Bednar secures the Pirates' win \| 04/27/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published April 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' David Bednar: Falters in San Francisco Published April 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Patrick Bailey hits 3-run home run off David Bednar to give Giants walk-off win over Pirates Published April 26th, 2024 via TribLIVE David Bednar makes Spring Training debut Published April 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates closer David Bednar gets green light, finds groove to earn 2nd consecutive save Published April 24th, 2024 via TribLIVE	Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Takes care of business in ninth Published April 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jose Alvarado Knocks Down Fifth Save Published April 29th, 2024 Jose Alvarado earns save Sunday Published April 28th, 2024 via FantasyPros Is Jose Alvarado the Closer? Published April 28th, 2024 via Philadelphia Sports Nation Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Notches one-out save Published April 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jose Alvarado Seals the Deal Against Rockies Published April 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Nails third save Published April 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Needs 28 pitches for save Published April 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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D.J. Moore (CHI)	287
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Patrick Mahomes (KC)	280
Keenan Allen (CHI)	279

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Nikola Jokic (DEN)	4820.3
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Bryce Miller (SEA)	23.70
Mookie Betts (LAD)	22.78
Nick Lodolo (CIN)	22.31
Bailey Falter (PIT)	22.17
Ryan Pepiot (TB)	22.03
CJ Abrams (WSH)	21.97
Grayson Rodriguez (BAL)	21.81
Shohei Ohtani (LAD)	21.79
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Sean Manaea (NYM)	20.63
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Jose Altuve (HOU)	19.83
Ronald Acuna (ATL)	19.79
Jose Ramirez (CLE)	19.58
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Nathan MacKinnon (COL)	1262
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Nikita Kucherov (TB)	1096
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Artemi Panarin (NYR)	990
Filip Forsberg (NSH)	924
Mikko Rantanen (COL)	909
Sam Reinhart (FLA)	893
Kirill Kaprizov (MIN)	870
Roman Josi (NSH)	868
Cale Makar (COL)	866
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