Pirates/MLB category, Page 18

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-28) handled Columbus (Guardians), 7-2. RHP Bubba Chandler (2.60) started and went four innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits with one walk and three strikeouts. RHP Ryder Ryan (4-1, 3.69) came on and pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the win. RHP Tanner Rainey...

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds left Tuesday night’s road game against the Detroit Tigers in the second inning because his wife went into labor with the couple’s third child. Reynolds struck out in the first inning then was replaced by Alexander Canario in right field. Canario went 1 for 3...

Like his fellow Pittsburgh Pirates starters, Bailey Falter has had a front-row seat to the club’s offensive woes this season. Yet, unlike any other member of the rotation, he boasts a winning record, having led the Pirates with five victories entering Tuesday’s series opener in Detroit. The Tigers entered with...

Joey Bart ended his rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis and was activated from the 7-day injured list, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Tuesday afternoon. The 28-year-old catcher rejoined the Pirates in Detroit ahead of a three-game series vs. the Tigers at Comerica Park. Bart suffered a concussion behind the plate May...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are in the basement of the National League Central at 29-44. They just dropped three of four to the division-leading Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field over the weekend. All four contests were one-run games settled by final scores of 3-2 or 2-1. Two of those results went...

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced a pair of roster transactions Monday, an off day for the club, ending the rehabilitation assignent of right-hander Dauri Moreta and designating catcher Brett Sullivan for assignment. Sullivan was designated for assignment to clear space on the 40-man roster for Moreta, who was optioned to Triple-A...

Carmen Mlodzinski has not backed off his conviction that he can be an effective starting pitcher at the major-league level. While Mlodzinski currently is not being utilized in that capacity, the Pittsburgh Pirates still believe in him as a starter, too. Mlodzinski, whom the Pirates deployed as a starter to...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 40-28) got the best of St. Paul (Twins), 7-3. SS Liover Peguero (.239) hit a two-run double, and 1B Darick Hall (.200) smacked a two-run homer, his fourth of the season, to seal the win. Hall had two hits. LF Nick Solak (.360) was 2 for 4 with...

The Pittsburgh Pirates departed Chicago on Sunday having dropped three of four to the Cubs after another extra-innings loss at Wrigley Field. Every game was a one-run affair, including Sunday’s 3-2 setback in 10 innings courtesy of an Ian Happ game-winning RBI single against David Bednar (1-5, 3.38 ERA). For...

Pittsburgh Pirates assistant general manager Steve Sanders did not definitively say catcher Endy Rodriguez’s 2025 season is over. But Sanders and the Pirates are bracing for such a possibility, with Rodriguez transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday as a result of right elbow inflammation. Manager Don Kelly recently offered...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 39-28) beat St. Paul (Twins), 4-2. LF Jack Suwinski (.265) went 3 for 3 with a double, his ninth homer, two runs scored and three RBIs. 1B Billy Cook (.267) went 1 for 3 with his 10th stolen base and a run scored. SS Liover Peguero (.238) went...

Mike Burrows has shown improvement as a starter dating to his first outing in late May, but the Pittsburgh Pirates have continued to keep him on a short leash, turning to the bullpen when the 25-year-old has run into trouble. After his start Saturday at Wrigley Field, Burrows might well...

Paul Skenes ranks second among MLB pitchers in ERA (1.78) and WHIP (0.85), eighth in strikeouts (97). Skenes is overwhelming. A phenom. Terrific to watch. Skenes won’t win the National League Cy Young Award. Not if he doesn’t have a winning record. Skenes is 4-6. The Pittsburgh Pirates are 7-8...

Here’s a look at next week’s Pirates schedule: At Tigers 6:40 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT) 6:40 p.m Wednesday (SN PIT) 1:10 p.m. Thursday (SN PIT) • Tigers right-handed rookie pitcher Jackson Jobe had gotten off to a strong start this season, posting a 4-1 record and 4.22 ERA through 10...

Billy Cook Position: 1B/OF Height: 6-foot Weight: 200 pounds Level: Triple-A Indianapolis Notable: Billy Cook made his MLB debut with the Pirates last season, benefiting from a September call-up and appearing in 16 big-league games. While his slash line of .224/.224/.449 over 49 at-bats was hardly eyebrow-raising, Cook did hit...

Bucs Beat Q&A: Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft How did it feel to get your first MLB win? It’s something you work for your entire career, especially growing up, you fantasize about being on this stage. To be able to put in all the work, battle the injuries I’ve dealt with...

As much he tries to ignore them, Mitch Keller knows his numbers. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander is painfully aware that only two MLB pitchers have more quality starts — and that only one player has more losses. The hard truth is that Keller won his first start of the season,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-28) scored in the bottom of the 11th to beat St. Paul (Twins), 7-6. SS Alika Williams (.231) went 3 for 5 with the walk-off RBI single and a double. LF Ronny Simon (.342) went 3 for 5 with a double and a run scored. DH Nick Yorke...

It’s a rare occasion when Paul Skenes takes the mound and isn’t the major storyline. But Friday afternoon in Chicago fit that bill, as Skenes pitched only five frames, tying a season low, in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2-1 win in 10 innings over the Cubs. Skenes (1.78 ERA) took a...

The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed right-handed pitcher Michael Darrell-Hicks off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis. Darrell-Hicks, 27, was designated for assignment on June 8. He went 1-0 with a 9.39 ERA in six relief outings and 7 ⅔ innings with the Angels on the...

Isaac Mattson wasn’t exactly sure what he’d do with his game ball June 7 after picking up his first MLB win and helping the Pittsburgh Pirates to a narrow victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Mattson, relieving starter Andrew Heaney with no outs, a runner on third base and a tie...