Kevin Gorman stories, Page 94
Brewers belt 12 hits, including 2 home runs, to beat Pirates in doubleheader nightcap
After being blasted for 19 hits by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers answered with a double-digit hit show in the nightcap. The Brewers belted 12 hits, including home runs by Rowdy Tellez and Avisail Garcia, in a 6-0 win in the...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington hoping to strike balance when making September call-ups
Ben Cherington will be wielding a double-edged sword when it comes to promoting prospects in September, even though the Pittsburgh Pirates are interested in seeing some of their newly acquired talent. MLB rules changes have limited roster expansion from 26 players to 28, instead of the previous allowance of any...
Kevin Newman hits 4 doubles as Pirates snap 8-game losing streak with blowout of BrewersVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates ended their eight-game losing streak with an offensive outburst that started with a scratch and ended with a quadruple double. Kevin Newman was a late add to the lineup when Anthony Alford was scratched with back spasms. The shortstop tied a major league record with four doubles...
Pirates-Brewers game postponed, will play doubleheader Saturday
The Pittsburgh Pirates postponed Friday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park because of inclement weather expected throughout the evening. The Pirates (41-74) and Brewers (70-46) will play a split seven-inning doubleheader Saturday. Pirates right-hander Bryse Wilson(0-2, 3.27 ERA) will face Brewers lefty Brett Anderson (4-5, 3.54) in...
Pirates notebook: GM Ben Cherington defends decision to keep starting RF Gregory Polanco
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington defended the club’s decision to continue starting Gregory Polanco in right field despite his inconsistency at the plate as they undergo a youth movement. Polanco, who turns 30 on Sept. 14, was batting .199 with a .630 OPS entering Friday’s game against the Milwaukee...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington finds ‘no silver lining’ in club’s freefall, looks toward future
Things looked bleak for the Pittsburgh Pirates amid an eight-game losing streak after being swept in back-to-back series against NL Central foes, so a visit from the first-place Milwaukee Brewers to PNC Park didn’t do much to improve their outlook. If general manager Ben Cherington was looking for a positive...
Pirates assign No. 1 pick Henry Davis to High-A Greensboro, which is loaded with prospects
Henry Davis, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, has bounced over Low-A Bradenton and is headed straight to the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers to start his professional career. The Pittsburgh Pirates assigned the 6-foot-2, 210-pound catcher, who signed for a $6.5 million bonus, to Greensboro on Thursday...
Cardinals hold off late rally to sweep series, hand Pirates 8th consecutive loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates recorded only three hits and three walks in their previous two games against the St. Louis Cardinals, so anything that put a runner on base would pass as progress for their offense. The search for a promising sign started when Colin Moran homered twice and continued with...
Pirates impressed by Anthony Alford’s ‘awesome’ diving catch against Cardinals
When Harrison Bader roped a line drive to lead off the fifth inning Wednesday night at PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Anthony Alford saw it as an opportunity to put his athleticism on full display. Alford sprinted to his right and stretched out to make a diving catch to...
Adam Wainwright pitches shutout, delivers hits as Cardinals hand Pirates 7th straight loss
To say Adam Wainwright was ruthless in his efficiency against the Pittsburgh Pirates isn’t solely a statement about the pitching of the St. Louis Cardinals starter. Wainwright got as many hits as he allowed. Not only did the 39-year-old right-hander toss a two-hit shutout, he helped his cause at the...
Pirates lefty Sam Howard takes ‘first good step,’ throws live batting practice at PNC Park
Sam Howard threw a live batting practice session at PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon, what Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton called the “first good step” for the lefty reliever’s return. Howard (2-2, 5.76 ERA) has been out since July 13 with a right oblique strain, leaving the Pirates down two...
With ‘simple’ swing, Pirates rookie Hoy Park launches his 1st career home run
Hoy Park is nothing if not humble, yet he couldn’t help but needle one of his Pittsburgh Pirates teammates after hitting the first home run of his major-league career. After Park sent J.A. Happ’s four-seam fastball 379 feet into the right-field seats in the fourth inning — the Pirates’ only...
J.A. Happ torments former team again as Cardinals hand Pirates 6th straight loss
The last time the Pittsburgh Pirates faced J.A. Happ, the 38-year-old left-hander flirted with history by taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before Jacob Stallings broke it up. That was on April 23 at Target Field, when Happ was pitching for the Minnesota Twins. Nearly four months later, after...
Pirates notebook: Derek Shelton willing to shuffle batting order, except for 3-hole
Derek Shelton warned the Pittsburgh Pirates changes were coming, giving players new opportunities over the final 50 games of the season. That explains why Hoy Park is getting a long look at the leadoff spot and making his first start at second base, and Anthony Alford was batting cleanup Tuesday...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Ben Cherington’s patient plan about to have a biased reaction
When the Pittsburgh Pirates fired Neal Huntington, Kevan Graves served as the interim general manager while they searched for a successor. Once Ben Cherington was hired, Graves moved into a role he describes as driving professional evaluation and acquisition efforts. Talk about a job with a safety net. The Pirates...
Tyler Mahle strikes out 10, outduels Bryse Wilson as Reds sweep Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds conducted the last thing expected from the NL Central Division rivals, given their lopsided outcomes this season. Bryse Wilson and Tyler Mahle engaged in a pitcher’s duel, combining for 17 strikeouts and only one walk. Mahle won that battle, despite giving up the game’s...
Jesse Winker’s 6-RBI night leads Reds to another lopsided win over Pirates
Jesse Winker already had done damage against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with an RBI double to start a three-run rally in the third inning and a two-run single in the sixth. The Cincinnati Reds All-Star outfielder crushed a three-run homer with an exit velocity in triple digits to put the score...
Pirates give Anthony Alford another chance in outfield, DFA Erik Gonzalez, option Phillip Evans
The Pittsburgh Pirates are giving Anthony Alford another chance in the outfield after his standout performance at Triple-A Indianapolis, and they made a series of moves Saturday afternoon to make room for him on their roster. The Pirates selected Alford and optioned corner infielder Phillip Evans to Triple-A. They cleared...
After being ‘in between,’ Ke’Bryan Hayes studies success to find stroke again for Pirates
After his second at-bat against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night, Ke’Bryan Hayes sat in the dugout at Great American Ball Park and studied video of his first games back after two months on the injured list. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie third baseman was looking for clues to his hitting...
Reds rock JT Brubaker in 7-run 1st inning, roll over Pirates
The Great American Ball Park has become a misnomer for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have found Cincinnati’s bandbox stadium to be more the site of blowouts. The Reds rocked the Pirates early for the second consecutive game, scoring seven runs in the first inning off JT Brubaker on their way...
Pirates place Ben Gamel on 10-day IL, reinstate Colin Moran from rehab assignment
Ben Gamel is out and Colin Moran is back, so John Nogowski might be moving to the outfield. The Pittsburgh Pirates made a pair of roster moves Friday afternoon, placing left fielder Gamel on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to Aug. 5) with a right hamstring strain and reinstating first...
Hoy Park a big hit as leadoff batter for Pirates, playing 4 positions in 1st 4 games
Hoy Park has made a strong first impression on the Pittsburgh Pirates, starting four games at four positions and getting hits in all of them since being acquired in a trade with the New York Yankees. Park has played shortstop, center field, right field and left field in his first...
Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds robs Reds’ Tyler Naquin of home run in loss
On a night when the Cincinnati Reds smacked three home runs, Bryan Reynolds robbed them of another. The Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder continued to make a case for a Gold Glove when he reached over the wall to to prevent a two-run homer by Tyler Naquin in the fifth inning...
Reds hit 3 home runs off Wil Crowe, top Pirates despite 4-run rally
Wil Crowe threw a career-high 100 pitches against the Cincinnati Reds. What spelled trouble for the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander is that 47 of them came in a six-run second inning that doomed his start. After giving up a solo shot to Jonathan India in the first inning, Crowe served up...
Pirates looking for lefty Steven Brault to add veteran presence to 6-man starting rotation
Following his first major league start in more than 10 months, Steven Brault swore he felt great. And the Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander was intent on showing just how great he felt. After throwing 75 pitches in four innings against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, Brault didn’t just say he could...
