Kevin Gorman stories, Page 94
Cardinals hold off late rally to sweep series, hand Pirates 8th consecutive loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates recorded only three hits and three walks in their previous two games against the St. Louis Cardinals, so anything that put a runner on base would pass as progress for their offense. The search for a promising sign started when Colin Moran homered twice and continued with...
Pirates impressed by Anthony Alford’s ‘awesome’ diving catch against Cardinals
When Harrison Bader roped a line drive to lead off the fifth inning Wednesday night at PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Anthony Alford saw it as an opportunity to put his athleticism on full display. Alford sprinted to his right and stretched out to make a diving catch to...
Adam Wainwright pitches shutout, delivers hits as Cardinals hand Pirates 7th straight loss
To say Adam Wainwright was ruthless in his efficiency against the Pittsburgh Pirates isn’t solely a statement about the pitching of the St. Louis Cardinals starter. Wainwright got as many hits as he allowed. Not only did the 39-year-old right-hander toss a two-hit shutout, he helped his cause at the...
Pirates lefty Sam Howard takes ‘first good step,’ throws live batting practice at PNC Park
Sam Howard threw a live batting practice session at PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon, what Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton called the “first good step” for the lefty reliever’s return. Howard (2-2, 5.76 ERA) has been out since July 13 with a right oblique strain, leaving the Pirates down two...
With ‘simple’ swing, Pirates rookie Hoy Park launches his 1st career home run
Hoy Park is nothing if not humble, yet he couldn’t help but needle one of his Pittsburgh Pirates teammates after hitting the first home run of his major-league career. After Park sent J.A. Happ’s four-seam fastball 379 feet into the right-field seats in the fourth inning — the Pirates’ only...
J.A. Happ torments former team again as Cardinals hand Pirates 6th straight loss
The last time the Pittsburgh Pirates faced J.A. Happ, the 38-year-old left-hander flirted with history by taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before Jacob Stallings broke it up. That was on April 23 at Target Field, when Happ was pitching for the Minnesota Twins. Nearly four months later, after...
Pirates notebook: Derek Shelton willing to shuffle batting order, except for 3-hole
Derek Shelton warned the Pittsburgh Pirates changes were coming, giving players new opportunities over the final 50 games of the season. That explains why Hoy Park is getting a long look at the leadoff spot and making his first start at second base, and Anthony Alford was batting cleanup Tuesday...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Ben Cherington’s patient plan about to have a biased reaction
When the Pittsburgh Pirates fired Neal Huntington, Kevan Graves served as the interim general manager while they searched for a successor. Once Ben Cherington was hired, Graves moved into a role he describes as driving professional evaluation and acquisition efforts. Talk about a job with a safety net. The Pirates...
Tyler Mahle strikes out 10, outduels Bryse Wilson as Reds sweep Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds conducted the last thing expected from the NL Central Division rivals, given their lopsided outcomes this season. Bryse Wilson and Tyler Mahle engaged in a pitcher’s duel, combining for 17 strikeouts and only one walk. Mahle won that battle, despite giving up the game’s...
Jesse Winker’s 6-RBI night leads Reds to another lopsided win over Pirates
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...
Pirates give Anthony Alford another chance in outfield, DFA Erik Gonzalez, option Phillip Evans
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 being ‘in between,’ Ke’Bryan Hayes studies success to find stroke again for Pirates
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...
Reds rock JT Brubaker in 7-run 1st inning, roll over Pirates
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...
Pirates place Ben Gamel on 10-day IL, reinstate Colin Moran from rehab assignment
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 a big hit as leadoff batter for Pirates, playing 4 positions in 1st 4 games
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...
Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds robs Reds’ Tyler Naquin of home run in loss
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...
Reds hit 3 home runs off Wil Crowe, top Pirates despite 4-run rally
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...
Pirates looking for lefty Steven Brault to add veteran presence to 6-man starting rotation
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...
Rowdy Tellez hits 3-run homer to rally Brewers past Pirates
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...
Pirates pitching prospect Braxton Ashcraft, RHP Chase De Jong undergo surgeries
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...
Pirates to open 2022 season at home against Cardinals, play interleague games vs. AL East
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...
Chad Kuhl’s wife reveals that Pirates pitcher, 4-month-old son are covid positive, in quarantine
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—...
Pirates No. 1 draft pick Henry Davis smashing in pro debut, Baseball America rankings
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...
Now that Adam Frazier is gone, the Pirates start their search for next leadoff hitter
After the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Adam Frazier to San Diego, Derek Shelton was posed a question about which facet of Frazier’s game would be missed most: Batting leadoff or playing second base. It was a tough question, given that Frazier, the National League’s starting second baseman in the All-Star Game,...
Jacob Stallings delivers a walk-off hit to score Bryan Reynolds as Pirates top Phillies
When Bryan Reynolds hit a leadoff double in the ninth inning of a tied game then made a contact read to advance to third base on Gregory Polanco’s groundout, Jacob Stallings started to play out the possible scenarios in his mind from the on-deck circle. “Once he got to third,”...
