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Neal Huntington says Pirates’ Chris Archer will see doctors before next start
Chris Archer is tentatively scheduled to pitch Wednesday night against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park, but general manager Neal Huntington said Sunday that may depend on his visit with team doctors. Archer left the game Friday in Milwaukee after four innings with hip soreness. Huntington said the team would...
Pirates’ Josh Bell to participate in Home Run Derby
Josh Bell will be the fourth Pittsburgh Pirates player this century to participate in the Home Run Derby, the team confirmed Sunday morning. His 22 HR are the most by a N.L. switch hitter before the break since 2011.Now he's taking his talents to the #HRDerby ??@JBell_19 | #BELLieve pic.twitter.com/Zzxe3CvcT5—...
Brewers, Woodruff snap Pirates’ winning streak
MILWAUKEE —Brandon Woodruff said he hasn’t thought much about the possibility of playing in his first All-Star Game. The Milwaukee Brewers right-hander may want to start giving it some serious thought. Woodruff cruised to his National League-leading 10th win of the season, Eric Thames homered and tripled, and the Brewers...
Kevin Newman homers as Pirates rally past Brewers
MILWAUKEE — After back-to-back wins in which the Pittsburgh Pirates scored in double digits, they had to scratch out a victory against the Milwaukee Brewers. Kevin Newman homered and extended his hitting streak to 18 games, and the Pirates rallied with two late runs to beat the Brewers 3-2 on...
Pirates minor league report for June 28, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-37) fell to Gwinnett (Braves), 8-1. RHP Yefry Ramierez (1-3, 4.24) allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings in the loss. He struck out six, walked one and gave up four hits. CF Jason Martin (.232) drove in the Indians’ run with a double in the fifth inning....
Pirates Triple-A first baseman Will Craig named to All-Star Futures Game
Will Craig, who has created an interesting depth situation at first base for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was named to the National League roster for the All-Star Futures Game. The game will be July 7 — two days before the All-Star Game — at Progressive Field in Cleveland. One of 24...
Pirates minor league report for June 27, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-36) lost 3-2 to Columbus (Indians). RHP Alex McRae (5-4, 5.07) gave up three runs in 4 2/3 innings with eight strikeouts, two walks and six hits surrendered in the loss. 1B Eric Wood (.236) went 2 for 3 with a two-run double in the bottom of the...
Pirates’ Josh Bell loses NL All-Star election to Braves’ Freddie Freeman
Josh Bell will not be a part of the National League starting lineup in the All-Star Game after the Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman lost to the Atlanta Braves’ Freddie Freeman by 1.1% of the fan vote. Bell was in line to become the first Pirates player in four years named...
How do you feel about the Pirates’ decision to extend protective netting at PNC Park?
On Thursday, Pittsburgh Pirates President Frank Coonelly announced that the team plans to extend the netting at PNC Park to or near the foul poles. “Fan safety at PNC Park is of paramount importance,” Coonelly said in a statement. “We have once again engaged our netting experts to re-evaluate our...
Pirates club 5 homers, rout Astros againVideo
HOUSTON — Rap music spilled out of the doors of the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse, and muffled but joyful chants could be heard above the tunes. The Pirates took a minute to celebrate Thursday after a second straight rout handed the Houston Astros their first home series loss of the season....
Pirates plan to extend protective netting at PNC Park to foul poles
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who two years ago became one of the first teams to extend protecting netting to the ends of the dugouts, won’t wait for Major League Baseball to demand further safety for its fans. President Frank Coonelly said Thursday the team plans to extend the netting at PNC...
Pirates’ Josh Bell homers, doubles, trims deficit in All-Star Game voting to 1.2 percent
If the returns are an indication, Pittsburgh Pirates fans’ bid to get Josh Bell elected as the starting first baseman in the All-Star Game may go down to the wire. Bell, Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves and Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs are the first base finalists in...
Pirates hit 4 home runs, pound Astros 14-2
HOUSTON — The Pittsburgh Pirates were hoping to give rookie Dario Agrazal a little early run support against Houston in his second career start. They ended up giving him much more than that to help him earn his first major league win. Josh Bell hit his 21st homer, Corey Dickerson...
President Frank Coonelly calls Freese’s 2018 criticism of Pirates ‘legitimate’
While stumping for Josh Bell’s candidacy to become a starter for the National League in the All-Star Game, Pittsburgh Pirates president Frank Coonelly praised the team’s ability to crawl out from under adversity. While doing so, he suggested that former Pirates infielder David Freese’s critical comments last year about attitudes...
Pirates farm report for June 26, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-35) were defeated 2-1 by Columbus (Indians). LHP Black Weiman (0-1, 4.15) took the loss after giving up the winning run in the eighth inning. Weiman went 1 2/3 innings with a run on three hits and two walks. LHP Cam Vieaux (2-0, 3.82) allowed a run in...
President Frank Coonelly reflects on how Josh Bell became a Pirate
Frank Coonelly looks back eight years to the 2011 MLB Draft and remembers “a lot of internal discussion and debate” about Josh Bell and his stated commitment to play collegiately at Texas. Bell, a high school senior at Dallas Jesuit at the time, had written letters to every major league...
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole gets better of Pirates in 1st meeting since trade
HOUSTON — Houston’s Gerrit Cole tried not to think too much about what it would be like to face his former team leading up to Tuesday night’s meeting with the Pittsburgh Pirates. After turning in a solid performance to lead the Astros to a 5-1 win over the Pirates he...
Pirates minor league report for June 25, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-34) defeated Louisville (Reds), 8-3. The Indians took a commanding, early lead with five first-inning runs. RHP Eduardo Vera (4-5, 5.66) went seven innings, allowing two runs on four hits, five strikeouts and a walk. Seven Indians recorded at least one RBI. 2B Darnell Sweeney (.308) drove in...
Pirates’ Nick Burdi has season-ending surgery
Nick Burdi, who hasn’t pitched for the past two months but started the season as an important member of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen, had season-ending surgery Tuesday to relieve symptoms of arm pain diagnosed as neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. The surgery was performed by vascular surgeon Dr. Robert Thompson. Nick...
Pirates farm report for June 24, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 40-34) beat Louisville (Reds), 3-1. RHP Mitch Keller (6-1, 2.89) struck out six and allowed just one run in 7 1/3 innings en route to the win. C Steven Baron (.197) hit a second-inning, two-run homer to put the Indians ahead 2-0. 2B Kevin Kramer (.271) also drove...
Pirates face 26-game stretch of reckoning
The time of reckoning has arrived for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but it doesn’t have to be an unpleasant situation. Optimists might argue you should label the next 26 games as an opportunity. The stretch that begins Tuesday at Minute Maid Park in Houston and concludes July 25 against the St....
Pirates minor league report for June 23, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 39-34): Defeated Pawtucket (Red Sox), 4-3. 2B Nick Franklin (.191) hit a two-run single in the top of the seventh to put the Indians ahead 3-2. After Pawtucket tied it in the bottom of the eighth, C Christian Kelley (.207) singled in the winning run in the top...
Kevin Gorman: Upcoming stretch a litmus test for Pirates
In one breath, Clint Hurdle called it one of the best wins he’s watched in nine years as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In another, he downplayed the importance of one game. They overcame four deficits, including three-run margins in the ninth and 11th innings, before Kevin Newman’s full-count, bases-loaded...
Pirates rally four times, beat Padres in wild, 11-inning gameVideo
When he’s resting at home long past his retirement and someone asks Clint Hurdle if his Pittsburgh Pirates really rallied from two three-run deficits in late innings to win a game, maybe no one will believe him. But he said with certainty Sunday: “I was there. I got to see...
Pirates notebook: Still no starter named for Wednesday’s game
The Pittsburgh Pirates have not named a starter for Wednesday’s game in Houston, although general manager Neal Huntington suggested minor-leaguer Dario Agrazal is a candidate. Joe Musgrove will pitch Thursday, the sixth day after his most recent start. “As we look at the bigger picture, we’re looking at the rest...
