The Pittsburgh Pirates have been absolutely red-hot as July rolls in. Pittsburgh heads into their Friday afternoon game at Seattle as winners of six straight games.
The St. Louis Cardinals came to PNC Park this week, and came away with zero runs through three games. The Pirates outscored St. Louis 13-0 in the three game sweep.
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While the Pirates are still 12 games under .500 at 38-50, the Pirates are surging in the correct direction.
On Friday, MLB recognized one of their untouchable hurlers, as closer David Bednar was announced as the National League Reliever of the Month for June.
David Bednar's resurgence as a LOCKDOWN closer has been an integral part of Pittsburgh's hot stretch 🔒 https://t.co/AmvW7ICc8d pic.twitter.com/odqEzVyRTK
— MLB (@MLB) July 4, 2025
Bednar tossed 10 innings in the Month of June and did not allow a single earned run. He struck out 16 during that stretch. He picked up a save, albeit dicey in the Tuesday 1-0 win over the Cardinals.
The last time Bednar allowed an earned run was May 23 at home against Milwaukee.
On the season, he is 2-5, with a 2.73 earned run average. Bednar has 12 saves on the season.
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