PITTSBURGH — Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning — after Oneil Cruz hit a mammoth shot early — to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Reynolds launched a 422-foot shot to left field off Taylor Rogers (1-2), ...
Notes and observations through the first two months of an entertaining Pittsburgh Pirates season: – Jared Jones’ return to the pitching mound for the Pirates on Friday night against the Minnesota Twins after an 18-month hiatus brought about an interesting set of circumstances. Jones set ...
PITTSBURGH — Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The win came one night after the Cubs ended a 10-game losing streak. Happ hit a tiebreaking three-run ...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Former NL MVP outfielder Andrew McCutchen was designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, after he hit .192 in his 37 games. The 39-year-old McCutchen was replaced by free agent infielder Nicky Cruz in a move spurred by the lingering absences of shortstop ...
PITTSBURGH — Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning on Tuesday night and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago’s losing streak to 10 games. The rookie became the seventh player in Pirates’ history to hit two home runs ...
PITTSBURGH — Henry Davis hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their ninth straight loss with a 2-1 victory on Monday. Davis turned on a 91 mph cutter from Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (2-1) and sent it well over the ...
