Chatwood fans 11, Cubs hit 3 homers to beat Pirates 4-3
Tyler Chatwood matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in another terrific performance, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory the Pittsburgh PiratesAUGUST 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLIN MORAN FIRST BASEMAN - NO TEAM
FIRST BASEMAN - NO TEAM
Angels recover after giving up late lead, beat Astros in 10
AUGUST 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Launches another homer Moran went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs.
Impact Moran keeps mashing and is now up to five homers on the season. The slugging third baseman owns a 1.260 OPS through his first 30 at-bats.
AUGUST 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Cubs' Ross non-committal when asked about Kimbrel as closer
Chicago Cubs manager David Ross is working out how he plans to handle save situations while struggling closer Craig Kimbrel works on his mechanicsAUGUST 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not in lineup again Osuna isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
Impact Osuna will be excluded from the starting lineup for the fourth consecutive night Saturday after he appeared in three of the team's first four games of the season. With Colin Moran sliding to the designated hitter spot, Phillip Evans will take over at the hot corner, batting seventh.
AUGUST 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Darvish shines as Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3
Yu Darvish pitched six shutout innings and Jason Heyward drove in two runs, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the Pittsburgh PiratesAUGUST 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two-hit effort Friday Moran went 2-for-4 with a home run in Friday's 6-3 loss against the Cubs.
Impact Moran took Craig Kimbrel deep in the top of the ninth, but that wasn't enough to spark a late comeback for the Pirates. This was Moran's fourth long ball of the season -- all of them have come in his last five games -- and he should remain as a reliable threat in the middle of the order for the Pirates moving forward.
AUGUST 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
MLB Trade Deadline 2020: Latest Speculation on Pirates' Josh Bell, Colin Moran A unique 2020 MLB season could make for a unique trade deadline. With barely a month between Opening Day and the Aug. 31 deadline, teams mus...
JULY 28, 2020 • BLEACHERREPORT.COM
Brewers rally past Pirates 6-5 in 11 innings
Eric Sogard doubled home Brock Holt in the 11th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a rain-delayed 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh PiratesJULY 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rays fan 19 Braves in 14-5 romp; Atlanta cuts Foltynewicz
JULY 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Socks two homers Monday Moran went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Monday's 6-5 extra-innings loss to the Brewers.
Impact For a time it looked like Moran would be the hero for Pittsburgh on the night. His second-inning shot off Adrian Houser was the only run of the game through the first six innings, and after Milwaukee tied it up in the top of the seventh, the third baseman responded by blasting a 97 mph fastball from Devin Williams into the Allegheny. Moran is 6-for-15 to begin the season with three homers, all solo shots, and his spot in the heart of the Bucs' batting order appears very secure.
JULY 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Hot hitting continues Moran hit his first homer of the season in a 5-1 win over St. Louis on Sunday.
Impact He's batting .364 with a double and homer through the season's first three games. In 2019, Moran collected 80 RBI but hit only 13 home runs for a .751 OPS in 503 plate appearances. Moran is a career 3-for-4 against Monday starter, Adrian Houser.
JULY 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Astros lose 7-6 to Mariners, announce Verlander injury
JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yields four runs in loss Hudson (0-1) allowed four runs across 4.1 innings Sunday, striking out four batters and taking the loss against the Pirates. He walked one batter and gave up seven hits.
Impact Hudson kept Pittsburgh's bats quiet for three innings but allowed homers to Colin Moran and Jose Osuna in the fourth inning. He coughed up one more run on a Josh Bell sacrifice fly in the fifth before being lifted from the game. Hudson will look for better results in Milwaukee against the Brewers next weekend.
JULY 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Shifts positions again Sunday Moran will play first base and bat cleanup Sunday against the Cardinals.
Impact He has three hits (including a double) in his first seven at-bats. Sunday will mark the third time in as many games he's changed roles, going from third base to designated hitter to first base. Right now he's the hottest hitter on the Pirates squad.
JULY 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Strasburg gets feel for pitching on the road in a pandemic
With all the protocols in place, Stephen Strasburg got a good feel for what pitching on the road will entail this season during the coronavirus pandemicJULY 20, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NL Central Preview Capsules
Capsules of National League Central teams, listed in order of finish last yearJULY 16, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Expanded role to start season In addition to seeing regular at-bats against righties, Moran is expected to expand his role against left-handed pitching, DK Pittsburgh Sports reports.
Impact "To say that he's strictly going to be in a platoon situation, I don't think that's the case," manager Derek Shelton said of the left-handed batting Moran. "I don't think it'll be something that we completely avoid him versus left-handers." Moran's main competition for playing time at third base, Ke'Bryan Hayes (undisclosed), has yet to participate in summer camp. Only Erik Gonzalez, Jose Osuna and possibly non-roster invitee Phillip Evans stand in Moran's way to start the season. The 27-year-old slashed a respectable .273/.282/.403 in 77 plate appearances against southpaws in 2019. While Hayes remains the future at third base with Pittsburgh, his absence from camp serves to strengthen Moran's bid for steady playing time early in 2020.
JULY 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Reset button; Pirates enter 2020 with new leadership, energy
The Pittsburgh Pirates believe the shortened 2020 major league season will give them a chance to bounce back following a miserable last-place finish in 2019JULY 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mike Moran basketball camps set for July at Lost Nation Sports Park but modified Mike Moran isn't sure how old his summer youth basketball camp is — "pretty soon going on 50 years," he said — but the good news for the are...
JUNE 8, 2020 • NEWS-HERALD.COM
Pittsburgh Pirates: How a Move to the Bench Could Benefit Colin Moran As everyone knows, in January of 2018 former Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington made one of his worst trades. He made a trad...
MAY 21, 2020 • RUMBUNTER.COM
Pittsburgh's Moran puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Rockies
Pittsburgh's Moran puts 10-game hit streak on the line against RockiesSEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Marlins can't contain Pirates' Colin Moran, drop series opener
Steven Brault scattered eight hits over six innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates stopping a seven-game slide by routing the Miami Marlins 11-0 on Friday night.JUNE 15, 2019
Moran plates 3, Pirates get 7th straight win over Reds 8-4
Moran plates 3, Pirates get 7th straight win over Reds 8-4SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
Moran’s grand slam helps Pirates beat Padres 7-5
SAN DIEGO (AP) Rookie Colin Moran isn't big on showing emotion, so he took it in stride after hitting his second grand slam of the season.JULY 2, 2018
