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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

15.21

13.83

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	@MIL (6th) (Rea)	Indoor
Tue May 14	@MIL (6th) (Ross)	Indoor
Wed May 15	@MIL (6th) (Gasser)	Indoor
Thu May 16	@CHC (16th) (Steele)	66°
Fri May 17	@CHC (16th) (Hendricks)	63°
Sat May 18	@CHC (16th) (Imanaga)	67°
Sun May 19	@CHC (16th) (Taillon)	64°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	@LAA (29th) (Soriano)	60°
Tue May 14	@LAA (29th) (Detmers)	61°
Wed May 15	@LAA (29th) (Canning)	62°
Fri May 17	vs.BOS (26th) (Bello)	62°
Sat May 18	vs.BOS (26th) (Crawford)	69°
Sun May 19	vs.BOS (26th) (Pivetta)	83°

Pitching

.22

.15

.24

.16

1.83

1.24

3.2

2.2

3.79

2.15

2.32

.72

4.83

1.25

.75

ERA

6.52

2.93

WHIP

1.58

1.32

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	52.0	125.0
W	2	2
L	2	2
SV	8	13
IP	16.0	20.0
H	18	15
ER	15	3
K	20	23
BB	5	2
ERA	8.44	1.35
WHIP	1.44	.85

Recent News
	David Bednar Records Four-Out Save Published May 14th, 2024 via MSN David Bednar Seals the Deal Against Brewers Published May 14th, 2024 via FantasyPros David Bednar secures the save \| 05/13/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published May 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' David Bednar: Notches eighth save Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Sue Bednar talks sharing a moment with David Bednar \| 05/12/2024 Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com David Bednar clinches shaky save in narrow victory Published May 12th, 2024 via FantasyPros Pirates' David Bednar: Collects seventh save Published May 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports David Bednar Making Spring Debut Thursday Published May 7th, 2024 via MSN	Ryan Helsley Could Be Best Trade Chip For St. Louis Cardinals Published May 15th, 2024 via SportsGrid St. Louis Cardinals Face Trade Decision with Ryan Helsley Amid Poor Season Start Published May 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports Ryan Helsley Seals the Deal Against Angels Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Earns save No. 13 Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Top Trade Destinations for Cardinals' All-Star Closer Ryan Helsley in Summer 2023 Published May 14th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals place reliever Helsley (forearm) on injured list - TSN.ca Published May 14th, 2024 via BarDown 4 trade locations and returns for Cardinals' All-Star closer Ryan Helsley Published May 14th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants Ryan Helsley Locks Down 12th Save Published May 13th, 2024

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