Pirates/MLB category, Page 131

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-48) was held to three hits in a 6-0 loss to Toledo (Tigers). 3B Erik Gonzalez (.174) went 1 for 2 with a double and a walk and made an error. CF Jared Oliva (.212) and C Taylor Davis each went 1 for 3. SS Cole Tucker (.228)...

Lefty reliever Sam Howard started his minor-league rehabilitation assignment, but right-hander Chad Kuhl and outfielder Anthony Alford are on track to return to the Pittsburgh Pirates first. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Kuhl (3-6, 4.43 ERA in 14 starts), who went on the covid-19 injured list Aug....

Derek Shelton never considered benching Rodolfo Castro for his baserunning blunder against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. Instead, the Pittsburgh Pirates manager treated it as a teaching moment. When Castro failed to tag up at third on a Hoy Park lineout to left field, Shelton didn’t hesitate to note...

Wil Crowe was looking to get the Los Angeles Dodgers to make soft contact, a game plan that was working for the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander. What went wrong is how the ball kept landing in gaps. The Dodgers hit leadoff doubles in four of the first eight innings on their...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-47) was blasted by Toledo (Tigers), 7-1. 1B Michael Chavis (.280) went 3 for 4 with a double. DH Hunter Owen (.236) went 1 for 3 with an RBI. RF Bligh Madris (.265) was 1 for 3 with walk and a run scored. SS Cole Tucker (.232) went...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Ben Cherington as general manager, he made the acquisition of talent his top priority. Through trades and the draft, Cherington has his fingerprints all over their foundational rebuild. Where the Pirates have plodded through this season with one of the worst records in majors, their...

The Pittsburgh Pirates made three mistakes that proved costly against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and only two of them came on swings by left-handed batters against lefty relievers. A baserunning gaffe by Rodolfo Castro, who failed to tag up at third, prevented the Pirates from scoring a run in the...

The Pittsburgh Pirates officially signed Yoshi Tsutsugo to a major league deal and made the first baseman/outfielder active for Monday’s game at the Los Angeles Dodgers. To make room on the roster for Tsutsugo, the Pirates on Monday designated outfielder Ka’ai Tom and first baseman John Nogowski for assignment. Tsutsugo...

Yoshi Tsutsugo has not lived up to his billing since leaving his native Japan to play professionally in the United States. The Pittsburgh Pirates became the third major-league organization to take a shot at unlocking Tsutsugo’s talent after the infielder/outfielder washed out with the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-46) was shut out 8-0 by St. Paul (Twins). LF Ka’ai Tom (.278) was 2 for 4. 3B Tucupita Marcano (.238) also had a hit. Catcher Taylor Davis (.273) and CF Chris Sharpe (.206) each doubled. RHP Max Kranick (1-3, 5.91) allowed five runs (one earned) on five...

Dillon Peters was solid in his Pittsburgh Pirates debut. Yet it wasn’t enough to keep the Pirates from losing 2-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at PNC Park. Peters (0-1) took the loss after being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis before the game. The left-hander gave up two runs (one...

By all accounts, Neil Walker’s debut as a Pirates broadcaster was a success. Walker drew rave reviews on social media for his work behind the microphone Saturday when the Pirates split a day-night doubleheader with the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park. The team also was pleased with his performance. “It...

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a flurry of roster moves Sunday. The most notable of the five was recalling left-hander Dillon Peters from Triple-A Indianapolis. He was the starter and loser as the Pirates fell 2-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park, though he allowed just two runs (one earned)...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-45) scored four in the seventh and three in the eighth to rally past St. Paul (Twins), 7-4. LF Chris Sharpe (.203) went 1 for 3 with a bases-clearing double in the eighth. 1B Phillip Evans (.400) went 1 for 4 with a two-run double in the seventh....

After being blasted for 19 hits by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers answered with a double-digit hit show in the nightcap. The Brewers belted 12 hits, including home runs by Rowdy Tellez and Avisail Garcia, in a 6-0 win in the...

Ben Cherington will be wielding a double-edged sword when it comes to promoting prospects in September, even though the Pittsburgh Pirates are interested in seeing some of their newly acquired talent. MLB rules changes have limited roster expansion from 26 players to 28, instead of the previous allowance of any...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-45) fell to St. Paul (Twins), 7-5. 2B Michael Chavis (.273) went 1 for 4 and hit his 10th home run. 3B Hunter Owen (.238) went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. C Taylor Davis (.271) was 2 for 4 with a double and...

The Pittsburgh Pirates postponed Friday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park because of inclement weather expected throughout the evening. The Pirates (41-74) and Brewers (70-46) will play a split seven-inning doubleheader Saturday. Pirates right-hander Bryse Wilson(0-2, 3.27 ERA) will face Brewers lefty Brett Anderson (4-5, 3.54) in...

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington defended the club’s decision to continue starting Gregory Polanco in right field despite his inconsistency at the plate as they undergo a youth movement. Polanco, who turns 30 on Sept. 14, was batting .199 with a .630 OPS entering Friday’s game against the Milwaukee...

Things looked bleak for the Pittsburgh Pirates amid an eight-game losing streak after being swept in back-to-back series against NL Central foes, so a visit from the first-place Milwaukee Brewers to PNC Park didn’t do much to improve their outlook. If general manager Ben Cherington was looking for a positive...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-44) was tripped up by St. Paul (Twins), 3-2. RF Fabricio Macias (.311) went 2 for 3 with a run scored. DH Ka’ai Tom (.273) went 1 for 5 with a double. CF Chris Sharpe (.202) went 1 for 2 with a double. C Taylor Davis (.261) drove...

Henry Davis, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, has bounced over Low-A Bradenton and is headed straight to the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers to start his professional career. The Pittsburgh Pirates assigned the 6-foot-2, 210-pound catcher, who signed for a $6.5 million bonus, to Greensboro on Thursday...

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...