Pirates/MLB category, Page 175

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 40-42) manhandled Iowa (Cubs), 13-1. SS Cole Tucker (.241) went 2 for 6 with a pair of home runs, running his season total to five. 1B Michael Chavis (.288) went 3 for 4, hit his eighth home run and scored four times. 2B Tucupita Marcano (.237) went 1...

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...

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 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...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 39-42) outslugged Iowa (Cubs), 12-8. CF Anthony Alford (.307) went 4 for 5 with two home runs, his 13th and 14th, and five RBIs. 3B Hunter Owens (.213) also homered twice, running his season total to 12. He went 3 for 4. 2B Michael Chavis (.271) went 1...

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...

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 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...

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...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-42) used four pitchers to throw a six-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over Iowa (Cubs). CF Anthony Alford (.293) went 1 for 4 and hit a two-run home run, his 12th, in the sixth inning. 3B Michael Chavis (.275) went 1 for 3 with a double and...

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...

This week’s “U mad, bro?” has Pittsburgh Pirates fans split between ripping me about the MLB draft and ripping Ben Cherington about his recent trades. Penguins fans are split among themselves over how worried they should — or shouldn’t — be about the goaltending. And Steelers fans are … oddly...

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...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-42) was swept by Iowa (Cubs) in a doubleheader. Indy was held to four hits in a 2-1 loss in the opener. 3B Tucupita Marcano (.240) went 2 for 4 from the leadoff spot. LF Anthony Alford (.294) went 1 for 3 with a double and a run...

Steven Brault felt like he was back where he belonged: pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates and at Milwaukee’s American Family Field. After being sidelined since spring training, the Pirates left-hander hoped to help solidify the starting rotation when he made his first appearance of the season against the Brewers. “It...

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost a third pitching prospect to Tommy John surgery this season in High-A Greensboro right-hander Braxton Ashcraft, ranked No. 22 by MLB Pipeline. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk confirmed Wednesday afternoon that Ashcraft was injured last week and underwent surgery after Ashcraft posted a post-op...

The Pittsburgh Pirates will open next season at home on Opening Day, playing the St. Louis Cardinals on March 31 at PNC Park, and their schedule features interleague games against American League East Division opponents. MLB announced the 2022 schedule Wednesday, and it will mark the first time in six...

The wife of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl revealed Wednesday on Twitter that the 28-year-old right-hander and their 4-month-old son, Hudson, tested positive for covid-19 and are in quarantine. Amanda Kuhl tweeted she is negative and not presenting any symptoms but shared the challenges of dealing with covid. ?? pic.twitter.com/UadVPKBxqH—...

Henry Davis, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2021 MLB Draft, had a pair of smashing debuts for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Davis went 2 for 4 with a double, a two-run homer and three RBIs in his professional debut Tuesday for the Pirates Black squad in a 16-10 loss...

With so many newly acquired, young players running around the minors and some finding their way into the big-league dugout, no one knows for sure what the Pittsburgh Pirates will look like a year from now. Gregory Polanco only knows he wants to be a part of it. “I never...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ 8-5 victory in 10 innings Tuesday night against a vastly superior Milwaukee Brewers’ team had so many tense, game-changing moments, perhaps you didn’t notice it took 4 hours, 6 minutes to complete. But how could you miss the most obvious element? Whenever the game was on the...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-40) was dispatched by Iowa (Cubs), 5-1. RHP Beau Sulser (5-5, 4.16) took the loss, giving up three runs on seven hits in six innings. RF Bligh Madris (.258) hit an RBI double in his lone at-bat. 2B Tucupita Marcano (.190) went 1 for 5 with a single...

Shea Spitzbarth was shagging fly balls during batting practice Monday in Milwaukee’s American Family Field when he heard a familiar voice holler, “Spitz.” He’s been hearing that name all his life, but to hear it in a major-league outfield while he was wearing a major-league jersey (one that says Pirates)...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ three-game series in Milwaukee means little in the National League Central standings, with the Brewers in first place by 7½ games. But it matters to the Pirates who are using three starting pitchers — Bryse Wilson on Monday night, Max Kranick on Tuesday and Steven Brault on...

On the day the Pittsburgh Pirates welcomed back their best pitcher from 2020, a rotation regular through most of 2021 must sit down. Manager Derek Shelton said Monday that Steven Brault, who has missed the entire season with a left lat strain (latissimus dorsi muscle in his back), will pitch...