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Pirates to promote top pitching prospect Gerrit Cole for start on Tuesday

22-year-old Gerrit Cole has a 2.84 ERA in two minor-league seasons after being picked No. 1 by the Pirates in 2011. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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The Pittsburgh Pirates will call up top pitching prospect Gerrit Cole to start Tuesday's game against the San Francisco Giants, the team announced Saturday.

Cole, ranked as the No. 7 prospect in baseball according to Baseball America, has a 2.91 ERA, 47 strikeouts and 28 walks in 12 starts at Triple-A Indianapolis this season.

The 6-foot-4, 240-pound right-hander was the Pirates' first overall pick out of UCLA in the 2011 draft. He has a 2.84 ERA, 183 strikeouts, 73 walks and 157 hits allowed in 200 minor-league innings.

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