Pittsburgh Pirates: David Bednar Pitches Scoreless Inning in All-Star Game

David Bednar, the lone All-Star for the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitched a scoreless inning in Tuesday’s Night Mid-Summer Classic

Tuesday nigh was the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The lone All-Star representative in the game for the Pittsburgh Pirates was relive David Bednar. Despite the National League suffering a 3-2 loss, Bednar would pitch a scoreless inning of work.

Even though he has struggled leading up to the All-Star Break, Bednar has still been one of the best relievers in baseball this season. Bednar has posted a 2.89 ERA, 2.65 FIP, 7.4% walk rate and a 32.4% strikeout rate in 43.2 innings pitched this season.

Tuesday night Bednar got the ball for the National League in the 9th inning. With the National League trailing 3-2, Bednar took the mound. The Mars native and proud yinzer issued a walk while pitching a scoreless 9th inning.

It was great to see Bednar get an opportunity to pitch in the All-Star Game. It was even better to see Bednar pitch a scoreless inning. Even though the American League picked up a 3-2 victory on their way to their 9th consecutive All-Star Game victory, this victory was not due to Bednar but in spite of him firing a strong 9th inning.

Hopefully Bednar’s scoreless All-Star Game outing was the start of a strong second half of the season for him. Being over used prior to the All-Star Break led to him struggling down the stretch before the break. The Pittsburgh Pirates and their fans will hope this is something Bednar kicks after the break.

Prior to the All-Star Break, Bednar was looking like a pitcher who was overlooked and potentially hitting a wall. Hopefully, the rest he will get over the break will do him well, setting Bednar up for a  strong second remainder of the season with the Pittsburgh Pirates.