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‘Do our best to get back’: Despite setback, Oneil Cruz hopes to play for Pirates this season
Oneil Cruz hasn’t closed the door on a return to playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season, despite the soreness in his surgically repaired left ankle that forced him to stop a running program. “You don’t want it to happen, but it’s normal with the kind of surgery we had...
First Call: 49ers reveal QB depth chart for opener vs. Steelers; new ACC expansion talk; will McCutchen hit 300th vs. Cubs?
Thursday’s “First Call” gets the full breakdown of the San Francisco 49ers quarterback depth chart as they prepare for the regular-season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. We also have the network broadcast team for that game, and a little Steelers-Niners history from an opening-day perspective. Plus, we examine the latest...
For post-trade deadline Pirates, top of order becomes heart of lineup
With Ke’Bryan Hayes batting leadoff ahead of Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen, the top of the order has become the heart of the order for the Pittsburgh Pirates this month. The trio has found its groove by hitting a collective .287/.350/.526 with 15 doubles, 12 home runs and 37 RBIs...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 23, 2023: Matt Fraizer collects 4 hits in Altoona victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 56-64) knocked around Iowa (Cubs), 9-4. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.248) went 2 for 5 with a run scored and an RBI. LF Ryan Vilade (.262) went 2 for 4 and drove in a pair. SS Jared Triolo (.296) went 1 for 3 with two walks and three runs...
Andrew McCutchen hits 3 doubles but no homers as Cardinals top Pirates, avoid sweep
The Pittsburgh Pirates fans who attended the finale of the three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon wanted to see Andrew McCutchen have a milestone moment. And McCutchen did, just not the way they expected. One home run shy of his career 300th, McCutchen didn’t put one...
Pirates SS Oneil Cruz stops running due to soreness, return this season in jeopardy
Oneil Cruz’s recovery from a fractured left ankle was off and running but hit a speed bump that could prevent the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop from returning to play in the majors this season. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Cruz’s rehabilitation has “plateaued,” and he stopped his running...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 22, 2023: Bubba Chandler throws 7 scoreless for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 55-64) was knocked around by Iowa (Cubs), 10-4. RHP Jared Jones (2-3, 5.91) started and was tagged for six runs on eight hits and three walks in five innings. LF Miguel Andujar (.352) went 3 for 3 with his 16th homer, a double, two runs scored and a...
Luis Ortiz returns for spot start with Pirates, hoping to stay in starting rotation
Luis Ortiz was back with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, just not officially. Ortiz was in the home clubhouse as a member of the taxi squad, waiting to be activated to the major league roster on Wednesday. Pirates manager Derek Shelton said the 24-year-old right-hander will start the series finale...
Andrew McCutchen hits 299th career homer as Pirates beat Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
Adam Wainwright has made a career of having his way against the Pittsburgh Pirates, so it was no surprise that the St. Louis Cardinals 41-year-old right-hander pitched three perfect innings to start. That the Pirates batted around the order in a five-run fourth inning was another story, a twist of...
‘It saved us a ton’: Lefty Bailey Falter pitches 6 innings in relief to earn 1st win with Pirates
When Bailey Falter found out the Pittsburgh Pirates were using Thomas Hatch as an opener Monday night against the St. Louis Cardinals, the left-handed pitcher had no idea he would be finishing the game. “They didn’t give me much more information than that,” Falter said of manager Derek Shelton and...
‘Wish I could be helping my team’: Pirates rookie Henry Davis ‘frustrated’ by thumb injury
Henry Davis wore a frown on his face and a sensory electrical stimulation device on his right hand, and both served as bad signs for the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right fielder. “Frustrated,” Davis said following the Pirates’ 11-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night at PNC Park....
Josh Palacios has career-high 5 RBIs to win battle of brothers as Pirates pound Cardinals
Joshua Palacios had his parents sitting together in the stands at PNC Park, united by their sons playing in the same major league game for the first time but divided by their choice of colors. Where Richard Palacios wore a powder blue St. Louis Cardinals jersey in honor of one...
Pirates place RF Henry Davis on IL with right hand strain, recall INF Vinny Capra from Indy
Henry Davis is headed to the injured list for the first time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who placed the rookie right fielder/catcher on the 10-day IL with a right hand strain. The No. 1 overall pick of the 2021 MLB Draft, the 23-year-old Davis was batting .213/.306/.339 with eight doubles,...
Pirates promoting No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes to Double-A Altoona
The Pittsburgh Pirates are promoting Paul Skenes to Double-A Altoona, and the 2023 No. 1 overall pick is expected to start Saturday, when the Curve play Akron at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona. The 6-foot-6 right-handed pitcher will become the fifth player in franchise history who was the first...
With thin starting rotation, Pirates turning relievers into openers as a short-term solution
The Pittsburgh Pirates knew the post-trade deadline would serve as a difficult stretch in their schedule, one that would provide challenges to a starting rotation beset by injuries and ineffectiveness. After losing JT Brubaker and Vince Velasquez to season-ending elbow surgeries, demoting Roansy Contreras and Luis Ortiz to the minors...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 20, 2023: Jack Brannigan’s grand slam fuels Bradenton win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 55-63) lost 7-6 to St. Paul (Twins). The Indians scored five runs in the third inning. 3B Vinny Capra (.280) was 3 for 5 with a run scored. DH Aaron Shackelford (.227) was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI. SS Nick Gonzales (.267) was 2...
Dallas Keuchel perfect for 6-plus innings as Twins beat Pirates to win series
Dallas Keuchel looked over his shoulder in the sixth inning and saw activity in the Minnesota Twins’ bullpen. The 35-year-old left-hander shook his head and continued his pursuit of pitching a perfect game. For the second consecutive outing, a Twins starter didn’t allow the Pittsburgh Pirates a runner through the...
Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes strikes out 2 in a pair of scoreless innings at Bradenton
Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes recorded two strikeouts in pitching a pair of scoreless innings Sunday in his second Single-A start. The 6-foot-6 right-hander, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, threw 19 of his 28 pitches for strikes for the Low-A Bradenton Marauders against the...
Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen eclipses Dave Parker on club’s all-time RBIs leaderboardVideo
Earlier this season, Andrew McCutchen eclipsed Dave Parker on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ all-time hits list, moving past Parker (1,479) into 14th place in club history. On Saturday in Minnesota, McCutchen had himself a five-RBI night, which once again propelled him ahead of “the Cobra,” this time among the Pirates’ all-time...
Pirates activate righty reliever Dauri Moreta, place lefty Angel Perdomo on 15-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a bullpen move Sunday, activating right-handed reliever Dauri Moreta and placing lefty Angel Perdomo on the 15-day injured list. Moreta, who was out with low back inflammation, ended a rehabilitation assignment and is expected to return to his fireman role. He is 4-2 with a 4.10...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 19, 2023: Termarr Johnson blasts grand slam for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 55-62) held on to beat St. Paul (Twins), 5-4. RHP Quinn Priester (4.12) started and pitched four scoreless innings, allowing four hits and three walks with six strikeouts. RHP Beau Sulser (2-1, 7.84) allowed one run in three innings to pick up the win. RHP Hunter Stratton (4.33)...
Mitch Keller sharp, Andrew McCutchen drives in 5 as Pirates top Twins
When he took the mound Saturday in Minnesota, Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller had gone about seven weeks without winning a game. Keller’s last victory was before the All-Star break, on June 28. Andrew McCutchen had been riding a similar cold streak, having failed to hit a home run since...
Behind-the-scenes work fuels rapid improvement for Pirates catcher Endy Rodriguez
The Pittsburgh Pirates had one rookie on the mound in Quinn Priester and another behind the plate in Endy Rodriguez, a clear advantage for the Milwaukee Brewers with the bases loaded and no outs. Joey Wiemer worked a 3-0 count when Priester threw a sinker at the bottom rail of...
Pirates struggle with runners in scoring position, fall to Twins on the road
The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped the first of three games against Minnesota Friday night at Target Field, but it was not because of a lack of scoring opportunities. Quite the contrary. In the 5-1 defeat, the Pirates were 1 of 14 with men in scoring positions and stranded 11 runners on...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 18, 2023: Chris Owings belts 2-run homer in Indians’ loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-62) lost 8-5 to St. Paul (Twins). LF Chris Owings (.232) hit a two-run home run. DH Mason Martin (.275) was 1 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. C Dom Nunez (.199) hit a solo homer. 2B Jared Triolo (.292) was 1 for 4 with a...
