These games don't get lost: Not by teams good enough to contend, anyway. That's Connor Joe with a two-out, two-strike, two-run triple to leapfrog into the lead in the fifth inning on this summery Sunday afternoon at PNC Park.
Pirates’ affiliates picked up three wins on Sunday, with strong pitching performances from Bubba Chandler and Carlos Jimenez. Chandler picked up a win in relief for the Altoona Curve, who toppled the Richmond Flying Squirrels 6-4.
A look at Sunday’s minor-league action within the Pirates' system ... INDIANAPOLIS (26-35) lost to Columbus, 8-3. Canaan Smith-Njigba hit a solo home run in the Indians' three-run fourth inning.
Replay has been instituted in Major League Baseball since the 2008 season in some form. With that installation comes plenty of trial-and-error and a lot of learning along the way for just about everybody, and that evolution continues to and beyond this day.
Coming off of a bullpen game on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates were already short on relievers in Sunday’s series finale against the Minnesota Twins at PNC Park.
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a chance to complete the sweep over the Minnesota Twins but fell 11-5 after Ben Heller imploded in the 10th inning at PNC Park on Sunday afternoon.
Notes from Pirates general manager Ben Cherington on his radio show prior to Sunday's first pitch ... • Cherington said seeing the positive turnaround
Pirates’ affiliates picked up three wins on Saturday, with Jake Lamb and Gilberto Celestino lighting up the score sheet in Indianapolis for the second day in a row and barrage of home runs down in Greensboro.
After turning boos into cheers with a single at-bat, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez is hoping to carry the momentum into the rest of the season.
A look at Saturday’s minor-league action within the Pirates' system ... INDIANAPOLIS (26-34) beat Columbus, 4-3. Gilberto Celestino hit a walkoff two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning: Jake Lamb brought in two runs in the first inning with a single.
With the Pirates counting on their bulllpen in the second game of a series against the Twins at PNC Park, Luis Ortiz executed when he needed to and put together 4 1/3 scoreless innings, as six relievers combined to toss a shutout in a 4-0 victory Saturday afternoon.
The 2024 season has been one big struggle for Rowdy Tellez and Pittsburgh Pirates’ fans haven’t let him forget it. Over the last several weeks, every time Tellez stepped into the batter’s box, boos rained down from the Pirates’ faithful at PNC Park.
Rowdy Tellez broke a scoreless tie with a solo homer and singled in two runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates shutout the Minnesota Twins for the second straight game, winning 4-0 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series on Saturday.
Rowdy Tellez hit his first home run since March and drove three runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins at PNC Park on
We have a new NL Rookie sensation in Paul Skenes. The former LSU star pitcher has been great in the five starts he has appeared in. How many strikeouts will he get?
As the Pittsburgh Pirates search for ways to improve, they continue to ignore a possible solution in Canaan Smith-Njigba. The left-handed hitter is a corner outfielder in Triple-A Indianapolis, where he’s hitting .230/.356/.338 as of this writing.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in an interesting and unexpected position ahead of the trade deadline.
Pittsburgh Pirates' starting pitcher Paul Skenes entered the majors this season as one of the most hyped pitchers in recent baseball history, and so far he's lived up to the billing.
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 11-7 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night despite the history-making efforts of shortstop Oneil Cruz. The powerful slugger went 2-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored and three RBI.
Selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, Pirates 2B Nick Gonzales has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball since being recalled on May 10.
The Pirates have sent catcher Grant Koch outright to Triple-A Indianapolis, per the transaction log at MLB.com. Pittsburgh designated him for assignment on Tuesday when they recalled Henry Davis to pair with Yasmani Grandal behind the plate.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have started to garner headlines for good reasons.
The Bucs currently have Aroldis Chapman as the only lefty in their big league bullpen, so the new addition will give them a second southpaw in the relief mix.
Aroldis Chapman has been pitching in the majors for 15 seasons, but the veteran left-hander has shown once again that his fastball is still as live as ever.
He returns to the majors after spending a bit more than a month in Triple-A. He’d gotten out to not only a rough start in 2024 (.162/.280/.206 in 83 plate appearances) but to his overall big league career.
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