Pittsburgh Pirates complete five roster transactions

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The Pittsburgh Pirates today ended the rehab assignment of right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester and activated him from the 15-day injured list.

Outfielder Edward Olivares has been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Left-handed pitcher Justin Bruihl, who was designated for assignment on July 7, has cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Indianapolis.

Right-handed pitcher David Bednar will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona.

In addition, left-handed pitcher Ryan Borucki will continue his rehab tonight with Altoona.

Priester went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA (9.0ip/3er) in two rehab starts with Indianapolis.

Borucki went 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA (4.2ip/1er) and eight strikeouts in five appearances during his rehab assignment with Indianapolis.

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