Pirates/MLB category, Page 5

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 67-64) won 9-6 over Toledo (Tigers). RF Matt Gorski (.262) was 3 for 5 with a solo home run, his 21st, and a pair of singles. 2B Nick Yorke (.332) was 3 for 6 with three doubles and scored two runs. DH Joshua Palacios (.248) was 4 for...

The Pittsburgh Pirates showed up Wednesday at Wrigley Field in search of a sweep. Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga and relievers Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge had other ideas as they combined to no-hit the Pirates in a 12-0 rout. Imanaga tossed seven hitless innings, striking out seven. The only...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-64) was idle. Next: Wednesday at Toledo (Tigers), 6:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 55-72) was held to four hits in a 5-0 loss to Hartford (Rockies). CF Sammy Siani (.255) was 2 for 3 with a single and a double. C Carter Bins (.193) also went 2 for 3...

Paul Skenes has shown a knack for navigating tough situations and limiting damage so far into his young MLB career. He had to do both Tuesday at Wrigley Field vs. the Chicago Cubs, with Skenes lasting only five innings and needing 100 pitches to get that far. But the Pittsburgh...

The Pittsburgh Pirates added an arm to their bullpen Tuesday, claiming 26-year-old lefty Joey Wentz off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. Wentz went 0-2 with a 5.37 ERA in 38 games with the Tigers this season before being designated for assignment Aug. 30. In 55 1/3 innings, he struck out...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-64) erupted for a 12-1 victory over Toledo (Tigers). RF Jack Suwinski (.214) was 3 for 5, doubled twice and knocked in three runs. 3B Malcom Nunez (.256) was 4 for 5 with an RBI single and two-run double. LF Joshua Palacios (.225) hit a sacrifice fly. 1B...

Through seven innings, Monday’s game at Wrigley Field looked to be more of the same for the continually slumping Pittsburgh Pirates, who were trailing by three, having managed zero runs on the night. But eighth-inning home runs by Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen sparked a late-game rally, lifting them to...

A day after Luis Ortiz tossed six one-hit innings against the Cleveland Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington touted the right-hander as one of their international signing success stories and an example for recent changes in that department. Cherington addressed the firings of international scouting director Junior Vizcaino and...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 65-64) overcame a seven-run deficit to beat Louisville (Reds), 10-9. It was the biggest comeback victory for the Indians since 2005. C Dylan Shockley (.245) hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning for the winning run. Shockley went 2 for 4. 3B/2B Nick Yorke (.328) was 3...

Where Mitch Keller allowed his most hits of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t find a way to get on base against Cleveland Guardians left-hander Alex Cobb. Cobb was perfect through six innings, and the Pirates couldn’t hit him until they hit him. Isiah Kiner-Falefa broke up the perfect game...

The Pittsburgh Pirates ended the rehabilitation assignments Sunday for left-handed pitcher Ryan Borucki and right-hander Colin Holderman, adding key relievers to their bullpen as active rosters expanded to 28. Borucki (0-0, 5.40 ERA) was activated from the 60-day injured list. He made only four appearances this season and has been...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 64-64) lost 6-0 to Louisville (Reds). CF Ji-Hwan Bae (.353) went 1 for 3 with a triple, a walk and his 13th stolen base. SS Liover Peguero (.258) went 1 for 2 with two walks. RHP Luis Cessa (4-6, 4.44) started and went five innings, giving up one...

Luis Ortiz is quietly building a scoreless streak during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ free fall in the second half of the season. Ortiz enjoyed his second strong start in a row and a rattled bullpen ended a string of disappointing performances as the Pirates beat the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians, 3-0,...

David Bednar’s struggles had reached epic proportions (the Pittsburgh Pirates ex-closer owned an ERA of 10.97 in 11 appearances in August). Since the All-Star break, the Bucs’ two-time all-star has been downright miserable after a first half that saw him convert 19 consecutive save opportunities during one stretch. But the...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-63) and Louisville (Reds) were suspended with the game tied 5-5 going into the 10th inning. The game will resume at 6:05 p.m. Saturday. Next: Saturday vs Louisville (Reds), 7:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 53-71) defeated New Hampshire (Blue Jays), 7-5, in 10 innings thanks to a walk-off three...

In their recent series against the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates averaged nearly eight runs a game but still managed to get swept. The Pirates traveled to Cleveland on Friday to begin a series against the Guardians, and, again, offensive production was solid. But Bailey Falter, Carmen Mlodzinski and Domingo...

Amid a season of struggles highlighted by a disastrous appearance Aug. 28 against the Chicago Cubs, right-handed reliever David Bednar was removed from the closer’s role, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton announced Friday. Per Shelton, the Pirates will operate by committee when it comes to who takes the hill in...

The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated designated hitter Andrew McCutchen from the 10-day injured list (left knee inflammation) ahead of Friday’s series opener in Cleveland vs. the Guardians. McCutchen last played Aug. 16 and has appeared in 101 games on the year. The 37-year-old is hitting .235 with 16 home runs and...

The Pittsburgh Pirates not only have collapsed, but they also have lost games in grand fashion. On Wednesday, the Pirates led Chicago, 10-3, at PNC Park but got beat 14-10. That was an award winner, exploding sewer pipe division. It had so many great elements: • Hottie gymnast Livvy Dunne...

Bailey Falter realized in high school in Chino Hills, Calif., that something was different about his fastball. The left-handed pitcher found it weird that his velocity was only registering in the mid- to high-80s but he was “just absolutely blowing it by those guys.” When Falter was in the minor...

From a Pirates perspective, the best thing you can say about the month of August is that it’s almost over. At least it is at PNC Park. The beleaguered Buccos don’t return home until Sept. 5 against the Washington Nationals. Between now and then, though, there is one event worth...