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Pirates shut out Phillies to play spoilers, avoid sweep
Max Kranick certainly didn’t show any nerves for a rookie pitching in a pennant race near his hometown. In fact, he was so cool that he made some of the 50-some family in friends in attendance at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia a little angry Sunday. Kranick worked five scoreless...
Pirates reliever David Bednar returns from injured list
Pirates rookie reliever David Bednar was reinstated from the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday’s game against the Philles at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Mars graduate had been out with a right oblique strain since Sept. 8. Bednar is 3-1 with three saves and a 2.18 ERA in...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 25, 2021: Michael Chavis homers in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-65) was routed by Omaha (Royals), 12-3. 2B Michael Chavis (.271) went 1 for 3 and hit his 13th Triple-A homer of the season, a two-run shot, to provide one of few highlights for Indianapolis. RHP Beau Sulser (7-8, 5.42) started and was hammered for 10 runs on...
Phillies’ Suarez throws 4-hit shutout in victory over Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates could not figure out Ranger Suarez. The left-hander pitched a four-hit shutout to lead the Phillies to a 3-0 win over the Pirates on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Pirates did not get a runner past first base against Suarez (7-5) as he lowered...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 24, 2021: Bradenton sweeps championship series
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-64) narrowly beat Omaha (Royals), 9-8. RHP James Marvel (6-7, 5.46) gave up five runs over six innings with eight strikeouts. Indianapolis hit four home runs: 1B Mason Martin had his first two Triple-A long balls, and DH Oneil Cruz (3 for 4) and SS Rodolfo Castro (2...
Didi Gregorius hits 3-run home run in 7th inning as Phillies rally past Pirates
The Philadelphia Phillies kept falling behind the Pittsburgh Pirates but with their hopes of winning the NL East Division title on the line they were determined to go down swinging. The biggest belonged to shortstop Didi Gregorius, who hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Phillies...
Pirates place LHP Dillon Peters on 10-day IL, recall RHP Miguel Yajure from Indianapolis
Dillon Peters is the latest Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher who will end his season on the injured list. The Pirates placed the left-handed Peters (1-2, 3.71) on the 10-day injured list Friday with a low back strain and recalled right-hander Miguel Yajure (0-1, 3.86) from Triple-A Indianapolis. Yajure is active...
Pirates pitcher Connor Overton gets 1st MLB hit, sees scoreless streak end against Phillies
Before Connor Overton took his first major league at-bat, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton told the pitcher to check first with the coaches to determine whether to bunt or swing. After Michael Perez struck out, the Pirates had the bases loaded and two outs. So Shelton told Overton to take...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 23, 2021: Greensboro drops playoff opener
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 57-64) was handled by Omaha (Royals), 5-2. 2B Rodolfo Castro (.375) accounted for all of Indy’s runs in his second Triple-A game, going 2 for 4 with a pair of solo home runs. RHP John O’Reilly (0-2, 6.35) started and gave up four runs on five hits and...
Pirates blow 6-run lead, as Phillies rally to stay in NL East Division title race
The Philadelphia Phillies continued to prove that no lead is insurmountable while the Pittsburgh Pirates showed that none is safe. After building a six-run advantage, the Pirates surrendered home runs to Didi Gregorius, Ronald Torreyes and JT Realmuto as the Phillies rallied for a 12-6 win on a rainy Thursday...
Yoshi Tsutsugo putting up big numbers, proving to be ‘pitcher’s nightmare’ for Pirates
Whether Yoshi Tsutsugo is a man of few words or it’s lost in translation, the Japanese slugger simply has shrugged at his success since signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in mid-August. After Tsutsugo smashed a Kyle Hendricks curveball 404 feet and off the right-field scoreboard at Wrigley Field on Sept....
Pirates farm report for Sept. 22, 2021: Oneil Cruz homers in Indianapolis debut
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 57-63) lost 4-3 to Omaha (Royals). SS Oneil Cruz (.333) homered in his first Triple-A game, going 1 for 3 with a walk. RHP Roansy Contreras, making his first Triple-A start, went 3.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits and one walk, fanning six. RHP Shea Spitzbarth...
Pirates-Reds game postponed because of rain; makeup game scheduled for Monday
Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Pirates-Cincinnati Reds game was postponed, and the teams will play a makeup game at 1:10 p.m. Monday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Pirates and Reds were scheduled to start at 12:35 p.m. but the game was called because of rain. The series, which was tied...
Pirates ‘cautiously optimistic’ about David Bednar, Jacob Stallings returning this season
The Pittsburgh Pirates are being cautious with catcher Jacob Stallings’ concussion symptoms and are cautiously optimistic that both he and reliever David Bednar can return before the end of the season. They are also encouraged by the progress made by right-handed starter JT Brubaker, who has progressed to playing catch...
Nick Mears comes through in major moment for Pirates, escaping bases-loaded jam at Reds
The Pittsburgh Pirates were clinging to a one-run lead over the Cincinnati Reds in the seventh inning Tuesday when Nick Mears walked the first two batters, then gave up a bloop single to load the bases with no outs. Facing a high-leverage situation and the heart of the Reds’ lineup,...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 21, 2021: Bradenton wins dramatic playoff opener
BRADENTON (Low-A, 71-48) got an RBI single from C Endy Rodriguez and a bases-loaded, two-out, walk-off walk from DH Abrahan Gutierrez to rally from a run down in the ninth for a 4-3 victory over Tampa (Yankees) in Game 1 of the best-of-five Low-A East championship series. RHP Adrian Florencio...
Mitch Keller’s promising performance helps Pirates snap 13-game losing streak at Reds
Mitch Keller returned to the scene of the Memorial Day Massacre, where he made his disastrous major league debut in 2019, and held the Cincinnati Reds without an extra-base hit. Keller was far from perfect, as the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander allowed seven hits – all singles – and four walks...
With Bryse Wilson’s season ended by injury, the Pirates start search for starting pitchers
The Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t afford to lose another starting pitcher to a season-ending injury, so their decision to transfer right-hander Bryse Wilson to the 60-day injured list Monday was a big blow to the rotation. That the Pirates did so to make room on the 40-man roster for another catcher...
Joey Votto homers twice as Reds rally from 5-run deficit to pound Pirates
When the Pittsburgh Pirates were stomped and swept by the Cincinnati Reds in April, Derek Shelton didn’t hide his disdain for the bandbox known as Great American Ball Park. The Pirates manager even grumbled that he was “definitely ready to get out of Cincinnati.” Shelton believed the Pirates were playing...
Pirates promote 8 players, including top prospect Oneil Cruz, to Triple-A Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Pirates promoted eight players, including top prospect Oneil Cruz, from Double-A Altoona to Triple-A Indianapolis to finish the final 10 games of their minor league season. The Pirates also transferred the options of infielder Rodolfo Castro, right-handed pitcher Roansy Contreras, first baseman Mason Martin and outfielders Cal Mitchell...
Pirates place C Jacob Stallings on concussion IL, transfer RHP Bryse Wilson to 60-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Jacob Stallings on the seven-day concussion injured list and transferred right-handed starter Bryse Wilson to the 60-day IL, ending his season. Wilson strained his left hamstring in the fifth inning of Saturday’s start against the Miami Marlins, a 6-3 win. Acquired from Atlanta at the...
Cole Tucker finds mojo in Miami, finally getting in groove at plate for Pirates
Since spring training, Cole Tucker has been on a soul-searching mission to establish a solid foundation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. It started at the plate, where the emphasis to stay grounded has helped him soar. Tucker might have found his mojo in Miami. He went 6 for 11 (.545) in...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 19, 2021: Arden Pabst smacks 3-run homer in Curve’s season finale
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 57-62) won 10-3 over St. Paul (Twins). DH Michael Chavis (.267), who is rehabbing an elbow injury in Triple-A, was 2 for 5 with three RBIs, giving him 33 for the season. 2B Tucupita Marcano (.236) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. SS Diego Castillo was 2...
Lewin Diaz hits 2-run walk-off homer in 10th to lift Marlins past Pirates, avoid series sweep
The Pittsburgh Pirates are the only team in baseball without a series sweep, and their search for one ended in heartbreak once again. Lewin Diaz hit a two-run home run to right field off Chad Kuhl in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Miami Marlins to a...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 18, 2021: Michael Chavis homers on rehab stint with Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 56-62) outslugged St. Paul (Twins), 9-5. DH Michael Chavis (.263) in Triple-A rehabbing an elbow injury, went 3 for 5 with his 12th homer of the season. 3B Hunter Owen (.224) went 2 for 5 with two long balls, his 18th and 19th, and drove in three runs....
