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Pirates Not Questioning Oneil Cruz’s Effort Despite Recent Slump, Latest Flub

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

PITTSBURGH – At times this season, Oneil Cruz has looked like an All-Star caliber player who could one day be in the MVP discussion. At other times, well, he hasn’t. Through his first 31 games this season, Cruz had a .911 OPS and was on a pace of 42 home runs and 73 stolen bases over the course of a 162-game season. He was the undisputed standout in an otherwise dormant offense.
Friday Hangover? Sloppy Pirates Can’t Overcome First Inning Blunder, Fall to Rangers

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

PITTSBURGH — Perhaps the Pittsburgh Pirates were feeling the ill effects of playing a rain-interrupted doubleheader in Detroit on Thursday. The Pirates looked sloppy from the start in their return home to PNC Park and were defeated 6-2 by the Texas Rangers on Friday night. With a runner on first in the top of the first inning, center fielder Oneil Cruz let a Sam Haggerty base hit get by him, allowing a run to score and putting Haggerty on third base.
Pirates’ Dennis Santana Receives Suspension for Altercation With Fan

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Dennis Santana has been suspended four games by Major League Baseball for aggressive conduct toward a fan in Thursday’s doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at Comerica Park. He is appealing the suspension, which was scheduled to begin on Friday night. Santana was seen arguing with a fan in the seats atop the Pirates’ bullpen as a rain delay started in Detroit.
Pirates Preview: Back at PNC Park Against Another Cy Young Winner

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates split a doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Thursday. The Bucs were thumped 9-2 in game one but won 8-4 in 10 innings in the nightcap. On Friday, the Pirates (30-46) will return to PNC Park for a weekend series with the Texas Rangers (36-39) when they face two-time Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on SportsNet Pittsburgh and 93.7 The Fan.
WATCH: Pirates’ Dennis Santana Gets Into Heated Altercation With Fan, Appears to Take Swing

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana got into a heated altercation with a fan in attendance at Comerica Park during a game against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. The game between the Pirates and Tigers was the second game of a doubleheader. As the game was headed for a rain delay, a fan took a video of Santana appearing to take a swing at a fan seated above the bullpen.
Pirates Mauled By Tigers; Pitching Crumbles, Had Chances vs. Skubal

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates faced a tall task in Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in the first game of a doubleheader at Comerica Park on Thursday night. While the Pirates generated nine baserunners against Skubal, they couldn’t cash in. Continued poor offense combined with pitching woes led to a 9-2 beatdown at the hands of Detroit. The Tigers (48-27) scored the first seven runs of the game starting with Riley Greene’s sacrifice fly in the first.
Fire Away! Fielding Questions for Weekly PBN+ Pirates Q&A

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates are in Detroit gearing up for a doubleheader with the Tigers before returning to PNC Park for a quick weekend series with the Texas Rangers. Pittsburgh has dropped four of its last five games and is 29-45 as the halfway point of the season approaches. We’ve reached the point in the calendar where trade speculation is starting to swirl and the MLB draft is only about a month away, so there’s a lot going on with the Pirates and around the league.
Pirates Roster Moves: Hot-Hitting Billy Cook Joins Team From Indy

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled outfielder Billy Cook from Triple-A Indianapolis. He takes the place of outfielder Bryan Reynolds, who was placed on the paternity list. Cook is in his second season with the Pirates after he was acquired at last year’s trade deadline from the Baltimore Orioles for pitching prospect Patrick Reilly. Cook made his big-league debut with the Pirates last season and appeared in 16 games at the end of the year.
Pirates Preview: Bucs Face One of Baseball’s Best

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 7-3 in the first of a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Tuesday night. Pirates’ pitching yielded four home runs while Tiger’s pitching retired the final 13 batters of the game. The Pirates (29-45) will look to even their series with the Tigers (47-27) against ace pitcher Tarik Skubal on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on SportsNet Pittsburgh and 93.7 The Fan.
Pirates Mowed Down in Motown; Mlodzinski Struggles in Relief

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitchers Bailey Falter and Carmen Mlodzinski combined to allow four home runs in their 7-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Tuesday night. The Pirates (29-45) jumped out to a short-lived early lead in the top of the second when Adam Frazier brought home Spencer Horwitz from third with a groundout to first base. Wenceel Pérez put the Tigers (47-27) up 2-1 with a two-run home run off Bailey Falter in the bottom of the inning.