Pirates/MLB category, Page 102

Derek Shelton admitted he didn’t sleep much following Friday’s 19-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, as his decision to let Cam Vieaux throw 56 pitches in one inning weighed on the Pittsburgh Pirates manager. Where Shelton was criticized for leaving the left-hander in too long, Vieaux had a different view...

When Pittsburgh Pirates officials approached Guy Junker about assuming part-time public address duties at PNC Park, he had no idea of the actual demands of the job. “I thought you got on there and said, ‘No. 10, Bryan Reynolds, is batting.’ ” Then, one day, he sat behind Tim DeBacco,...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-37) fell 13-4 to Nashville (Brewers). DH Yoshi Tsutsugo (.412) smacked a two-run home run. 2B Kevin Newman (.353) was 3 for 5 with an RBI. Both were on rehab outings. 3B Taylor Davis (.264) was 1 for 1 with two walks and an RBI. LF Travis Swaggerty...

With reigning NL Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes on the mound, the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t require much cushion for comfort against the Pittsburgh Pirates, especially with the calendar flipped to July. A seven spot proved to be plenty. Where the Pirates hit 44 home runs in June, including five in...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-36) scored three in the first and held on to beat Nashville (Brewers), 4-3. SS Kevin Newman (groin) went 2 for 5 with two runs scored. 1B Yoshi Tsutsugo (back) went 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI. CF Jake Marisnick (thumb) went 1 for 5....

Move over, Bryan Reynolds and Jack Suwinski, and make room for Michael Perez. The catcher became the third Pittsburgh Pirates player this season — and second in as many days — to hit three home runs in a game with a trio of blasts to right field against the Milwaukee...

After taking a timeout, Tucupita Marcano is back with the Pittsburgh Pirates. And Yu Chang ran out of time. The Pirates made a pair of roster moves Thursday before the start of their three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park, activating Marcano from the covid-19 injured list and...

By hitting three home runs Wednesday at Washington, Bryan Reynolds reminded everyone why the Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder was an All-Star last season — and could be rounding back into that form. “It feels good,” Reynolds said. “I guess it feels kind of surreal, but it was a good day...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 36-36) was beaten by Nashville (Brewers), 8-5. DH Ben Gamel (hamstring), on a rehab assignment, went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. RF Cal Mitchell (.320) went 3 for 4 with two runs scored. SS Rodolfo Castro (.220) went 1 for 4 with a homer, his seventh. 3B...

After a wild fifth inning that saw the Pittsburgh Pirates score the go-ahead run on an obscure rule and the Washington Nationals regain the lead on a confusing play at the plate, Bryan Reynolds took over. The All-Star center fielder hit his third home run — a three-run, opposite-field shot...

When you’re a kid, you have weird tastes and allegiances. For instance, my favorite baseball player was Dave Kingman. Kingman was preceded in my favor by Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski. But Mazeroski retired when I was 11. Mazeroski was the first athlete I sent a fan letter. He mailed back...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 36-35) doubled up Nashville (Brewers), 6-3. LF Ben Gamel (hamstring), playing on a rehab assignment, went 2 for 5 with a two-run homer and a double. 2B Kevin Newman (groin) went 1 for 4 with an RBI. 1B Yoshi Tsutsugo (back) went 1 for 2 with three walks....

On the surface, the play that decided the Washington Nationals’ 3-1 victory Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates appeared to be Yadiel Hernandez’s two-run double that sailed over the head of inexperienced right fielder Diego Castillo. But the Nationals (29-48) only scored three runs in the game, and the Pirates...

Miguel Yajure’s second stint this season on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ roster lasted four shutout innings. After allowing only four hits Monday night in the 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals, Yajure was returned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday when left-handed pitcher Aaron Fletcher was promoted to the majors. Fletcher, 26,...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ current road trip has been defined by two things. Competitive games and frustrating results. Overall this season, the Pirates are pretty decent in one-run games, 10-9. Of late, though, winning the tight ones have been a problem. That’s unfortunate for a team that also has a propensity...

Rookies Oneil Cruz and Miguel Yajure, players who could be a big part of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ future, tried to take care of the present Monday night at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. But they needed help the rest of the team couldn’t provide. After Yajure and Cruz put the...

In a season of experimentation, the Pittsburgh Pirates have used 53 players to get through 72 games. If that sounds like a lot of guys, it is. The Pirates (29-44 before their game Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals) are one of only five teams since 1933 to employ 53...

A flurry of roster moves Monday gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a different look for the start of a three-game series against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Right-handed pitcher Miguel Yajure was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis and will make his fourth career start — and his first...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 35-35) topped Memphis (Cardinals), 6-2. CF Travis Swaggerty (.277) was 2 for 3, including a two-run home run. LF Ji-hwan Bae (.319) was 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored. 1B Mason Martin (.205) also hit a solo home run, his 12th of the season....

The inability to perform the apparently simple act of applying a tag — combined with a failure to score runs against one of the game’s best pitchers — led the Pittsburgh Pirates into a 4-2 defeat to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla....

While the Pittsburgh Pirates continue to make frequent use of rookies — six were in the starting lineup Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays — four veterans are close to returning from the injured list, general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday on his radio show on 93.7 FM. While it...

After missing two games with a sore shoulder that was injured while scoring the winning run — headfirst — Thursday, Ke’Bryan Hayes was back in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting lineup Sunday. He led off for the 26th time this season in the finale of the three-game series against the Tampa...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 34-35) gave up five runs in the final three innings to lose to Memphis (Cardinals), 6-5. Four players on rehab assignments started. DH Josh VanMeter (finger) went 0 for 3 with a walk and a run scored. 2B Kevin Newman (hamstring) went 1 for 4. LF Ben Gamel...

Two unusual hits by rookies — one a high fly ball that deflected off a catwalk near the Tropicana Field dome and another that didn’t hit anything until it traveled 443 feet — would have lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to victory under normal circumstances. But the Tampa Bay Rays’ 6-5...