Pirates/MLB category, Page 3

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 74-69) clobbered St. Paul (Twins), 10-2. 1B Endy Rodriguez (.444) went 2 for 5 with a two-run homer. LF Jack Suwinski (.247) went 3 for 5 with his sixth Triple-A homer of the year. CF Matt Gorski (.259) went 1 for 5 with his 22nd home run of...

For the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s a familiar refrain: The bullpen blew it. The Pirates couldn’t protect the one-run lead provided by Billy Cook’s three-run home run – the first of his major league career – in the sixth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. Masyn Winn’s game-tying homer was the...

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jake Woodford from Triple-A Indianapolis so he can start Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. To make room for Woodford on the active roster, right-handed reliever Kyle Nicolas was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to Sept. 17) with a...

Since 2019, Major League Baseball has put together an All-MLB team. On Tuesday, MLB.com posted a projection of who may make this year’s squad. Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes is on it. The 22-year-old pitcher made his big league debut on May 11 at PNC Park. Since then, the 2023...

Nick Yorke didn’t know when he was going to get his first major league hit, but the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie second baseman knew exactly who was getting the souvenir ball once he did. When Yorke singled to right-center off Lance Lynn in the fifth inning of a 3-1 loss to...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-69) lost 4-2 to St. Paul (Twins). RHP Bubba Chandler started and went 5⅓ innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with two walks and eighth strikeouts. He pitched four scoreless innings before giving up a solo home run in the fifth and another run in the sixth....

The Pittsburgh Pirates got eight hits, including three by rookie second baseman Nick Yorke, but continued to struggle to score against the St. Louis Cardinals. It cost them the season series against their NL Central rival. Rookie Jordan Walker hit the go-ahead home run with a solo shot in the...

The Pittsburgh Pirates had nothing to lose when they brought righty reliever Dennis Santana aboard in mid-June. Santana had just been jettisoned by the New York Yankees after posting a 6.26 ERA in 23 appearances. The Pirates scooped Santana off waivers in a low-risk, potentially high-reward move. Aside from a...

A quality start by Paul Skenes — one run over six innings, to be exact — seems like it should be a winning recipe for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Unfortunately for them, that’s not how things played out Monday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, as the Cardinals rode seven scoreless...

The Pittsburgh Pirates called up second baseman Nick Yorke from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday. Yorke, ranked No. 6 on the club’s prospects list per MLB Pipeline, joined the club in St. Louis, with the Pirates beginning a four-game series at Busch Stadium vs. the Cardinals. The 22-year-old is in line...

There was something different about the pregame drills Bryan Reynolds was doing along the left-field line Sunday, as the Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star outfielder was on his knees fielding grounders in foul territory. That Pirates bench coach Don Kelly used a fungo bat to hit balls to Reynolds while wearing an...

Derek Shelton rarely wears a game jersey in the dugout, but the Pittsburgh Pirates manager proudly wore his home white with the No. 21 on the back as MLB celebrated Roberto Clemente Day. What made it even better for Shelton is he wore it for a win that involved a...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-68) fell to Rochester (Nationals), 6-3. CF Jack Suwinski (.234) doubled, walked and had two RBIs. 1B Jake Lamb (.266) went 2 for 4 with a double and RBI. 2B Ji Hwan Bae (.341) had the only other hit for the Indians. RF Nick Yorke (.333), Malcom Nunez...

All of the Pittsburgh Pirates wore No. 21 in celebration of MLB’s Roberto Clemente Day, but rookie Billy Cook paid tribute in ways that captured the essence of the late Hall of Fame right fielder’s style of play. Cook prevented the Kansas City Royals from scoring a run, turning a...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-67) gave up three runs in the top of the 12th to suffer an 8-6 loss to Rochester (Nationals). RF Joshua Palacios (.283) went 3 for 4 with a three-run homer, his third, a double and his fifth stolen base. LF Billy McKinney (.299) went 3 for 4...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates moved Oneil Cruz from shortstop to center field, the greatest concern for talent evaluators was not whether he could play the position but rather if he would be willing. Blessed with size, speed and an elite arm, the 6-foot-7 Cruz has shown in flashes how the...

Bobby Witt Jr. is one of baseball’s burgeoning stars, and the Kansas City Royals shortstop showed the Pittsburgh Pirates why he’s an American League MVP candidate. The 24-year-old Witt recorded his 100th RBI of the season on a solo home run in the first inning, then added two more on...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-66) defeated Rochester (Nationals), 6-3. SS Nick Yorke (.340) went 2 for 4 with two walks and an RBI. RF Jack Suwinski (.232) also had two hits and drove in a run. 1B Malcom Nuñez (.258), LF Joshua Palacios (.270) and 3B Andrés Alvarez (.269) each drove in...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Friday night loss to Kansas City couldn’t totally be boiled down to a single play, yet one sequence in the second inning undoubtedly was killer in their 8-3 defeat by the Royals at PNC Park. With one out, starter Luis Ortiz committed a throwing error to first...

The Pittsburgh Pirates got some more clarity on the back issues bothering Ke’Bryan Hayes but don’t appear too optimistic that the Gold Glove third baseman will be ready to return for games this season. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Hayes was recommended rehabilitation after being examined by...

Motorists beware! Pittsburgh’s North Shore is hosting two big games Saturday afternoon that will be played around the same time. Officials have announced plans and advice to help fans avoid some gridlock. The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Kansas City Royals at 1:05 p.m. at PNC Park, followed by the Pitt...

If you look at the stats, re-upping Andrew McCutchen for next season seems a no-brainer. McCutchen is second on the Pirates in on-base percentage (.338) and home runs (20), third in OPS (.771) and runs (64). He’s hiked his batting average to .241, respectable by today’s standard. At 37, McCutchen...

The Pittsburgh Pirates were clinging to a two-run lead with runners on first and second base with no outs in the fifth inning when Paul Skenes threw a 2-2 sinker low and away to Connor Norby, having no idea that the resulting bouncer would produce a rare double play. How...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 72-66) beat Rochester (Nationals), 6-2. DH Joshua Palacios (.271) went 3 for 4 with an RBI double, a single and a triple. C Jason Delay (.286) was 2 for 4 with a pair of RBI singles. 2B Ji Hwan Bae (.344) was 1 for 2 with a two-run...

A Week 1 victory for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a Pirates’ four-game win streak have done very little to quell the pessimism running rampant through the Pittsburgh sports scene. Mercifully, I provide for you “U mad, bro” as macabre therapy. You can thank me later. We begin with an email...