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Today, Wandy Rodriguez (3 \u2013 2, 3.62 ERA) will face Yovani Gallardo (3 \u2013 2, 4.70 ERA).<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Hurdles Notes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On Sofield sending Walker in the 8<sup>th<\/sup>, last night \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s a big gamble. If the throw\u2019s on the money, we\u2019re out by 15 feet. It\u2019s an aggressive that worked to our advantage\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On the mentality of the club 40 games into the season \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cRight now, we\u2019re in a good place. We\u2019re doing good things. Our lineup has extended better than it\u2019s ever been before as far as being able to hit deeper. Our 8<sup>th<\/sup> hitter has started to swing the bat much better in the last week, which plays into that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got a guy at the top that\u2019s doing some fantastic things on setting innings up and a couple guys in the middle that have been driving in runs, so you gotta have that in play, but you gotta have a bullpen to stop them, usually gotta play pretty good defense, so you usually have to have a pretty good team to come from behind and we have a pretty good team, right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On Jeff Locke\u2019s past few starts \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cI like his mound presence. It\u2019s a smaller guy, He\u2019s not Whitey Ford, but it reminds me of the days when my father used to explain Whitey Ford to me because he\u2019s not the biggest guy in the park, but he gets the big guys out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On the \u201cSharkTank\u2019s\u201d availability for tonight \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cI do think Mazzaro is going to be down (unavailable). He\u2019s pitched two out of three days and we actually had him hot on the in-between day (side session). Bryan Morris, we\u2019re going to check on him. He threw 2 innings and 22 pitches, which isn\u2019t a lot. Everybody else is good to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Other Notes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Andrew McCutchen gave a different spin on the Brewers luck against the Pirates; \u201cIt\u2019s like they\u2019re playing with a horseshoe up their butt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; The Pirates were 0-for-15 with runners in scoring position, last night. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Pirates have gone at least 50 seasons without winning a game when going hitless in at least 15 at bats with RISP. The Rockies were the last team to accomplish this feat (0-for-16) on 8\/24\/08 in a 12 inning victory against the Reds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; John McDonald has been placed on the DL with a lower back injury after feeling his back lock up after his pinch-hit at bat in the 11<sup>th<\/sup> inning last night. 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