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Pinch-hit homer by Joshua Palacios in the 9th propels Pirates to win over Cardinals
Win No. 63 on the year for the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t have come in more dramatic fashion. The Pirates picked up a 7-6 win Saturday at Busch Stadium for their fifth straight victory and also surpassed last year’s win total. It proved to be a difficult task that appeared uncertain...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 1, 2023: Carter Bins belts homer in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-69) lost 8-5 to Buffalo (Blue Jays). RHP John O’Reilly (3-6, 5.08) started and gave up six runs, five earned, on six hits in 3.2 innings to take the loss. 3B Malcom Nunez (.251) went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.250) went 1 for...
Action-packed 10th inning lifts Pirates over Cardinals
In defeating St. Louis on Friday evening, the Pittsburgh Pirates moved to 62-73 on the year, tying their win total from a year ago when the club went 62-100. Last season, the Pirates won their 62nd game Oct. 5, 2022, the final day of the year. Getting to that number...
Pirates No. 1 pick Paul Skenes rebounds in 2nd start at Double-AVideo
As the Pittsburgh Pirates looked to build upon a three-game win streak Friday in St. Louis, No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes aimed for a reversal of fortunes in his second start with Double-A Altoona. The 6-foot-6, 235-pound right-hander struck out three in two shutout innings against Erie, lowering his...
Pirates give 1B/OF Miguel Andujar another shot in big leagues
For the second time this season and the first in over three months, Miguel Andujar will get a chance to prove he belongs at the major-league level. In a series of roster moves announced Friday, the 28-year-old outfielder/first baseman’s contract was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis. He joins the Pirates for...
Andrew McCutchen sees future in CF for Pirates rookie Ji Hwan Bae
When Ji-Hwan Bae returned from a prolonged rehabilitation assignment for a left ankle sprain in mid-August, one Pittsburgh Pirates player in particular was thrilled to see the rookie return to the lineup. “Bae’s a key piece to the puzzle,” Andrew McCutchen said. “He’s a guy who can use his speed...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 31, 2023: Quinn Priester takes loss for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-68) fell 4-1 to Buffalo (Blue Jays). RHP Quinn Priester (8-4, 4.13) started and went 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on three hits and four walks. He struck out seven. 2B Nick Gonzales (.266) went 2 for 4 with a double. SS Jared Triolo (.295) went 1...
U mad, bro?: Steelers’ roster cuts; Pirates’ haircuts; Guns N’ Roses at PNC Park
Not to go all Dennis Eckersley on you fine folks, but this week’s “U mad, bro?” is kind of a hodgepodge of nothingness. We’ve got a nutty trade idea for the Pittsburgh Pirates, a worse roster suggestion for the Steelers, a complaint about the Pirates’ hairstyles, and a reference to...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 30, 2023: Josiah Sightler homers in Greensboro win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-67) lost 6-2 to Buffalo (Blue Jays). RHP Max Kranick (0-1, 6.75) started and went 1.1 innings, allowing three runs on two hits, walked two and struck out one in a loss. RHP Beau Sulser (7.36) tossed 3.2 innings of relief and gave up two runs, one earned,...
‘We got to see Jack smile’: Pirates slugger Jack Suwinski shows pop with 1st homer in 5 weeks
That Jack Suwinski was all smiles was a welcome sign for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the second-year outfielder ended a five-week homerless streak by going to the deepest part of Kauffman Stadium. When Suwinski crushed Collin Snider’s 0-1 sinker 436 feet and off the back of the batter’s eye in...
Andre Jackson strikes out career-high 7 to earn 1st MLB win as Pirates sweep Royals
Andre Jackson’s start against the Kansas City Royals was only the third of his major-league career, and the right-hander gave the Pittsburgh Pirates reason to consider making it a more permanent role. Jackson struck out the first five batters he faced and a career-high seven of the first 10. Six...
AT&T SportsNet changing ownership ‘doesn’t look great’ for Pirates
When word came out that Fenway Sports Group, ownership of the Pittsburgh Penguins, purchased regional Pittsburgh sports channel AT&T SportsNet, three questions went through my mind. • What does this mean for the average Pittsburgh area sports viewer? • What does this mean for the Penguins? • What does this...
‘It feels amazing’: Liover Peguero delivers a no-doubt homer in best performance as a Pirate
Liover Peguero knew the moment he connected with Steven Cruz’s slider that it was gone, so the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie admired the ball as it sailed 416 feet into the seats just below the scoreboard in left field at Kauffman Stadium. Pirates players watching from the visitor’s dugout looked at...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 29, 2023: Matt Gorski homers in Altoona victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-66) produced only five hits in a 2-0 loss against Buffalo (Blue Jays). LF Miguel Andujar (.340) was 1 for 4 with the only extra-base hit for Indy — a double. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.252) and 1B Malcom Nunez (.246) each went 1 for 4 with a single....
Ke’Bryan Hayes, Liover Peguero homer late as Pirates rally past Royals
For seven-plus innings, the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t get a runner past second base, let alone score a run against the Kansas City Royals. One Ke’Bryan Hayes swing changed everything. The Pirates third baseman continued his blistering August by blasting a two-run home run in the eighth inning, and Liover Peguero...
Pirates 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes having red-hot month at plate, making a case for Gold Glove
The ball came off Bobby Witt Jr.’s bat at an exit velocity of 106 mph, a sure extra-base hit that could have scored a run for the Kansas City Royals if it wasn’t hit in the wrong direction. His problem: Witt drilled it down the third base line, where Ke’Bryan...
Johan Oviedo tosses complete-game, 2-hit shutout as Pirates top Royals
Johan Oviedo was sitting at 97 pitches through eighth scoreless innings, and Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton had no intention of sending the 25-year-old right-hander out for the ninth. Then Pirates rookie catcher Endy Rodriguez stood behind Shelton and pitching coach Oscar Marin in the visitor dugout, repeatedly urging them...
Former Pirates investor and newspaper group publisher G. Ogden Nutting has died at 87
WHEELING, W.Va. — G. Ogden Nutting, whose 2006 investment in the Pittsburgh Pirates led to his son taking control 11 years later and helped grow his family’s newspaper business to more than 50 daily publications in 18 states, has died. He was 87. Nutting died Friday, according to The Intelligencer...
Penguins owner Fenway Sports Group to buy AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh
The fate of AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh appears to have been resolved: Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Pittsburgh Penguins, will buy the cable channel from Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal that’s expected to close in October, according to a report from Sports Business Journal. Terms of the deal were...
Tim Benz: ‘We played Wiffle Ball almost every day … When you were pitching, you were Teke’
A young baseball player in the 1970s, John Wehner grew up in Pittsburgh as a massive fan of the Pirates and their 1979 World Series championship team. Now a broadcaster for the Pirates after wearing the uniform himself for nine years, those memories have not faded for the Carrick High...
Pirates slugger Jack Suwinski working to fix his funk at the plate amid an abysmal August
Amid an abysmal August, Jack Suwinski has to remember to remind himself that he’s leading the Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs, ranks second in RBIs, walks and on-base percentage and is the fastest player in franchise history to reach 40 career home runs. That’s no easy task for Suwinski. The...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 27, 2023: Grant Koch’s 3 hits lift Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-65) edged Iowa (Cubs), 2-1. C Grant Koch (.268) was 3 for 4 and had a two-run single in the second inning. SS Nick Gonzales (.268) hit two doubles. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.252) was 2 for 3 with two walks. 1B Malcolm Nunez (.246) and 2B/3B Jared Triolo...
Jeimer Candelario’s homer, Cody Bellinger’s 5 RBIs boost Cubs to lopsided win over Pirates
The Chicago Cubs signaled they were making a chase for the NL Central title by trading for Jeimer Candelario at the deadline, reacquiring the hot-hitting corner infielder for a potential playoff run. Candelario continues to pay dividends, batting .305 with with 11 extra-base hits and 11 RBIs in 23 games...
Pirates recall righty reliever Cody Bolton, option Osvaldo Bido to Triple-A Indianapolis
Cody Bolton was back in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse Sunday, clean-shaven and ready to pitch in relief. The right-hander was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis and added to the active roster for the series finale against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park. To make room for Bolton, the Pirates optioned right-hander...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 26, 2023: Nick Gonzales homers in Indianapolis loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-65) gave up two runs in the seventh and lost 4-3 to Iowa (Cubs). RHP Roansy Contreras (2.81) started and went five innings, allowing two runs on six hits, incuding a homer. He struck out six and walked none. RHP John O’Reilly (3-5, 4.58) gave up two runs...
