Gerrit Cole

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St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, left, rounds third after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole, right, during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throws during the first inning of a spring exhibition baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota, Fla., Sunday, March 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throws during the first inning of a spring exhibition baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota, Fla., Sunday, March 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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CORRECTS PITCHER TO GERRIT COLE, INSTEAD OF JEFF LIVESEY - Pittsburgh Pirates starter Gerrit Cole pitches in the first inning during an exhibition baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Fla., Wednesday, March 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)