Pirates/MLB category, Page 68

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced a handful of roster moves Friday afternoon ahead of their series-opening game on the road at Minnesota. Infielder Ji Hwan Bae was activated from the 10-day injured list following the completion of a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis, and fellow infielder Jared Triolo was optioned to...

Since making his major-league debut July 25, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Alika Williams hasn’t produced eye-popping offensive numbers. Through 21 games and 50 at-bats, Williams is slashing .200/.273/.240 with two doubles, no home runs and four RBIs. By comparison, fellow rookie Nick Gonzales, the Pirates’ first-round draft pick in 2020, slashed...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-61) managed five hits in a 4-1 loss to St. Paul (Twins). RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.251) went 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI. C Grant Koch (.236) went 1 for 2 with a walk and a run scored. LHP Cam Allred (7-6, 5.30) started and...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers win their first preseason game, the first-team offense looks smooth, the defense makes a few plays, and none of the stars get hurt, there is very little to complain about. Because we had plenty of angst and agitation from readers this week, but very little of...

An end-of-year performance review of Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton still is some time away. One area bound to draw discussion is how Shelton has handled the leadoff spot in the batting order. As a result of injuries, performance issues and the ever-changing composition of the Pirates roster, Shelton has...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-60) beat St. Paul (Twins), 4-3, when PH Mason Martin (.278) singled to lead off the ninth and scored when a single by 2B Nick Gonzales (.271) was misplayed by the left fielder for an error. Gonzales went 4 for 5 and hit his seventh homer. CF Ji...

The Pittsburgh Pirates were full of mishaps against the New York Mets, with the most damage coming when DJ Stewart was at the plate. He also was dangerous in right field, helping to prevent a couple of runs. Stewart hit a pair of home runs and was involved in a...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 53-60) handled St. Paul (Twins), 8-4. RHP Roansy Contreras (1.29) started and allowed one run on one hit and two walks in four innings. He struck out five. RHP Yerry De Los Santos (1-5, 6.20) gave up one run on one hit in two innings to pick up...

When New York Mets use five relievers Monday night, Derek Shelton hoped it would be good fortune for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the final two games of their series. It took seven innings, but the Pirates finally got to the Mets’ bullpen. The Pirates used a six-run surge in the...

When Paul Skenes made his professional debut, it was as easy as 1-2-3. His Single-A debut ended with a 2-5-1-6. The 2023 MLB Draft No. 1 overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates, the 6-foot-6, 260-pound right-hander gave up a single and recorded a pair of strikeouts in a first inning...

Quinn Priester struggled in his first six starts with the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the 22-year-old right-hander recorded a 9.10 ERA and 1.92 WHIP since being promoted to the major leagues on July 17. His next start will be in the minors. The Pirates opened a spot in their starting rotation...

For Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Quinn Priester, it’s not a matter of trying to figure out what’s happening. The young right-hander certainly seems to have a handle on what’s going wrong. The diagnosis isn’t a mystery for the former first-round pick. It’s the remedy that remains a puzzle. Through six...

Perceived goals for the 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates certainly have shifted over the course of the season. When they broke spring training, the target simply seemed to be to show a little bit of improvement on a 100-loss campaign from the previous year and avoid finishing in last place. By the...

For the Pittsburgh Pirates, the scoreboard told the story. The New York Mets scored at least one run in each of the first six innings Monday night, a feat that happened against the Pirates for only the eighth time since 1901 and the first time since 2016. The Mets tagged...

The Single-A debut of Paul Skenes, selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft, will be broadcast for free on MLB.com as the MiLB Game of the Day. Skenes, a 6-foot-6, 260-pound right-handed pitcher who is ranked the No. 3 overall prospect...

When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ke’Bryan Hayes and Bryan Reynolds to eight-year contracts, the expectation was for them to become franchise cornerstones. The seven-game homestand against the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds showed what Hayes and Reynolds can do when both are clicking at the same time, a rarity in...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 52-60) shut out Nashville (Brewers), 4-0. Five Indians pitchers combined to allow one hit with 11 strikeouts. RHP Beau Sulser (1-1, 9.82) allowed one hit with two walks and six strikeouts over five innings and earned the win. RHP John O’Reilly (4.00), RHP Yohan Ramirez (4.87), RHP Hunter...

Andrew McCutchen isn’t seeing many pitches in the strike zone, so the Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter is sitting three home runs shy of 300 for his career in a season of milestone moments. What McCutchen does have visions of is the makings of a team he believes can be a...

With a concentration on making contact, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Jared Triolo treats home runs like accidents. If the first of his major-league career wasn’t intentional, it sure left PNC Park in a hurry. Triolo drilled a three-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Pirates to a 4-2 win...

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton still was upset about being one of three coaches who were ejected from the second game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday at PNC Park. Home plate umpire Nic Lentz tossed Shelton, pitching coach Oscar Marin and bench coach Don Kelly in...