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July 22, 2016 / 12:53 AM

Flu forces Pittsburgh Pirates' Starling Marte to sit out versus Milwaukee Brewers

Pittsburgh Pirates' Starling Marte reacts after striking out in the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 6, 2016. Pittsburgh won the game 7-5. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Pittsburgh Pirates' Starling Marte reacts after striking out in the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 6, 2016. Pittsburgh won the game 7-5. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo

Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Starling Marte was scratched due to flu-like symptoms minutes before Thursday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Matt Joyce replaced Marte as the Pirates' left fielder and batted fourth in the lineup.

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Marte, an NL All-Star, was hitting .357 (5-for-14) with one homer and two RBIs in his previous three games. Included in that stretch is his game-winning homer in the 18th inning to lift Pittsburgh to a 2-1 win over Washington on Sunday.

The 27-year-old Dominican is batting .314 with seven homers and 34 RBIs in 87 games this season.

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