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Pirates option Jose Osuna, Guillermo Heredia to Altoona to reduce major-league roster to 28
With the Pittsburgh Pirates on a seven-game losing streak and major-league rosters being reduced from 30 players to 28 by noon Thursday, manager Derek Shelton announced two moves that should send a message. The Pirates optioned veterans Jose Osuna and Guillermo Heredia to their satellite camp at Altoona, choosing to...
South Park’s Randy Dobnak, Twins hand Pirates seventh consecutive loss
With their beleaguered bullpen suffering another blow, the Pittsburgh Pirates needed relief pitching from a starter. Trevor Williams delivered. But their bats and bullpen didn’t. Williams allowed one run in seven innings — the most pitched by any Pirates starter this season — but the relievers didn’t return the favor...
Pirates bullpen suffers another big blow as reliever Nick Burdi is shut down for season
The bullpen blows keep coming for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who shut down another high-leverage reliever by placing right-hander Nick Burdi on the 45-day injured list Wednesday with a right elbow injury. The Pirates added utility player JT Riddle, who was on the IL with an abdomen injury, to their major...
Inconsistent lineup a constant for Pirates, whose start to the season is out of order
The Pittsburgh Pirates returned to PNC Park to play the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday amid a six-game losing streak with MLB’s worst record and third-worst team batting average. If there is one constant for the Pirates, it’s their inconsistent batting order. Derek Shelton has started a different lineup in all...
Tim Benz: Pirates may prove ESPN right on ‘worst ever win percentage’ prediction
Tuesday’s Pirates-Twins game was delayed in the top of the fifth inning when an unauthorized drone flew over Target Field in Minneapolis. Welp, this is a first. Pirates vs Twins game delayed because of a drone on the field. pic.twitter.com/uMPPcv8nOL— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) August 4, 2020 The delay lasted about...
Pirates drop to MLB-worst 2-9 after loss to Twins
For nine minutes Tuesday during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 7-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins, umpires suspended play and chased everyone off the field. A drone was flying overhead at Target Field, possibly endangering everyone below. The drone flew away quickly, but for Derek Shelton, it symbolized how bizarre the year...
From bleachers to the mound at PNC Park, ‘big fan’ Randy Dobnak prepares to face PiratesVideo
Back in the days when Pittsburgh Pirates fans were permitted in PNC Park, many of them hung over the outfield railings, yelling at their heroes, hoping to get a wave in return. South Park’s Randy Dobnak was among them. He’s coming back to PNC Park on Wednesday, but he won’t...
JT Brubaker will make 1st MLB start Thursday, replacing Mitch Keller in Pirates’ rotation
Only the venue will be new for JT Brubaker on Thursday at PNC Park when he makes the 100th start of his professional career — but his first in the major leagues. Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Brubaker will take Mitch Keller’s spot in the rotation. Keller is on...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 27: Kent Tekulve shut the door for Pirates’ last World Series squadVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 27: Kent Tekulve Fortunately for Kent Tekulve, he had a will that was as resilient as his right arm. He used both to become...
Pirates cough up lead, allow Twins to walk to victory
Love baseball? Stay up-to-date with the latest Pittsburgh Pirates news.When the baseball rocketed off Max Kepler’s bat in the sixth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins, Cole Tucker made an instinctive move forward. It was a move he quickly regretted. All it took was one...
Pirates pitcher Cody Ponce’s debut memorable, even in defeat
Cody Ponce wasn’t in the game long enough to break a good sweat, but in the end, that little detail didn’t matter. He pitched only to the Chicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez, two of the best players in the National League, in the 11th inning of the Pittsburgh...
Pirates place Michael Feliz on 45-day injured list
Michael Feliz’s season appears to be over. The Pittsburgh Pirates placed the right-hander on the 45-day injured list Monday with a right forearm/elbow strain. Feliz was injured Saturday night while pitching against the Chicago Cubs in Wrigley Field. “We realized we need to have some more tests run,” manager Derek...
Derek Holland stretches career to 12th season, finds new home with Pirates
Derek Holland’s phone erupted with an alert Sunday morning while he chatted with reporters on a Zoom conference call from Chicago. It was time for him to spit, the preferred method used for players’ covid-19 tests. What? No nasal swab? “Hell, no,” Holland said. “If they did, I’d retire. I’ll...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 28: Half-century after World Series triumph, Steve Blass remains ‘a Pirate for life’
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 28: Steve Blass Steve Blass’ biography could have only one title: “A Pirate For Life.” And so it was named. Pittsburgh Pirates chairman of...
Pirates swept by Cubs, waste Steven Brault’s strong start
When analyzing the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs in 11 innings Sunday, you must consider the painful truths: • The Pirates (2-7) are not taking advantage of the gift runner rule inserted into baseball in this 60-game season. They have started four extra innings in two games...
Pirates place Mitch Keller, Michael Feliz on injured list, acquire pitcher Tyler Bashlor from the Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers Mitch Keller and Michael Feliz, who left the game Saturday night in Chicago, were placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday. On a busy day for transactions and news about pitchers, the Pirates also acquired right-hander Tyler Bashlor from the New York Mets in exchange for cash....
Toe tap led Pirates’ Colin Moran to head of class among home-run hitters
Colin Moran is swinging the bat so well through the Pittsburgh Pirates’ first eight games that even a foul ball deserves mention. His manager, Derek Shelton, can’t stop talking about one Moran hit Friday night against Chicago Cubs left-hander Kyle Ryan. “It was aggressive,” said Shelton, who mentioned it before...
Mitch Keller, Michael Feliz leave with injuries in Pirates’ 4-3 loss to Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored five runs in the ninth inning of their two losses in the past two nights to the Chicago Cubs — a total of one in the other 16. Sounds like a team that doesn’t quit. Actually, right now that’s the best remark you can make...
Pirates’ Mitch Keller injured, leaves game against Cubs in 3rd inning
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost another starting pitcher Saturday night when Mitch Keller left the game at Wrigley Field in the third inning. Keller, who allowed home runs to Ian Happ and Javier Baez earlier in the inning, threw a 1-0 pitch wide and in the dirt to the Chicago Cubs’...
Pirates’ Steven Brault learns to adapt in strange season
The airplane lands. Players get on buses that speed directly to the hotel. Pittsburgh Pirates players are expected to spend all of their free time, eat all their meals and attend meetings in the hotel. Some don’t dare venture into a buddy’s room, even playing video games remotely. The smart...
Josh Bell, Colin Moran homer too late in Pirates’ 6-3 loss to Cubs
Josh Bell hopes five swings of the bat in the ninth inning Friday night will ignite the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense. But back-to-back home runs by Colin Moran and Bell couldn’t turn around the Pirates’ fortunes in a 6-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs (5-2) at Wrigley Field. Bell, who displayed...
As virus hits Pirates’ division, players wearing N95 masks while traveling
A week into the regular season, the Pittsburgh Pirates already have learned how rapidly conditions can change while trying to play during a pandemic. For instance, while traveling to Wrigley Field for a three-game series that starts Friday night, the Pirates wore the more protective N95 masks medical personnel often...
Fantasy Sports podcast: Joe Musgrove over-slotted as top starter? Pirates hitting, bullpen woes.
A week into Major League Baseball’s return, we are already seeing some interesting trends in the fantasy sports world. So far, most of them aren’t great for the Pirates. Especially when you look at their bullpen and batting order. In our weekly fantasy sports podcast, Jeff Erickson and I dive...
AT&T SportsNet introduces ‘alternate channel’ to air Penguins/Pirates conflicts
After no live sports for months, all of a sudden Pittsburgh sports fans must choose between watching two local teams at the same time. The region’s cable sports network is going to handle coverage of both. A new alternate channel, PIT2, will provide coverage of two Pittsburgh Pirates games next...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates search for answers after a night of missing the barrels
The Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t quite put their finger on what went wrong Wednesday night against Brandon Woodruff and the Milwaukee Brewers, just like they couldn’t quite make much contact. Not that they didn’t search for answers. “Um,” Pirates third baseman Phillip Evans said, “I think he was just missing our...
