DAVID BEDNAR NEWS

Bryan Reynolds hits late HR after Mitch Keller, Hunter Greene duel to lift the Pirates past Reds 1-0

Bryan Reynolds hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Cincinnati Reds 1-0

JUNE 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paul Skenes wins his fourth straight decision and leads Pirates over Reds 4-1

Rookie Paul Skenes pitched one-run ball over six innings to win his fourth straight decision and lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Monday night

JUNE 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paul Skenes excels again, Pirates rally late to beat Cardinals 2-1

Paul Skenes took a scoreless start into the seventh inning and exited to a standing ovation on the road as the Pirates rallied late to beat...

JUNE 12

Connor Joe and Oneil Cruz drive in 9th inning runs and Pirates beat Cardinals 2-1

Connor Joe and Oneil Cruz drove in ninth-inning runs, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals

JUNE 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mitch Keller wins his 6th straight start and Oneil Cruz homers again as Pirates blank Twins 3-0

Mitch Keller pitched six scoreless innings to win his sixth straight start, Oneil Cruz homered for a second consecutive night and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Minnesota Twin...

JUNE 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nabs win in 10th Bednar (3-3) picked up the win Tuesday, striking out one in a perfect 10th inning during a 7-6 victory over the Giants.

Impact After the Pirates rallied for four runs in the ninth, Bednar got the call for the top of the 10th and set down three straight pinch hitters in Mike Yastrzemski, LaMonte Wade and Patrick Bailey. The right-hander then got rewarded when Nick Gonzales walked it off by singling on the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the frame. Bednar has turned things around following a bumpy first month of the season, and over 10 appearances in May he's posted a 2.89 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 7:3 K:BB through 9.1 innings while converting all five of his save chances and chipping in two wins.

MAY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Gonzales' single in the 10th inning gives Pirates 7-6 victory over Giants

Nick Gonzales’ run-scoring single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night

MAY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Christopher Morel hits RBI single in the 9th to give Cubs a 1-0 win over Pirates

Christopher Morel singled in Cody Bellinger with one out in the ninth to give the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates

MAY 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Earns sixth save Bednar allowed one hit and struck out one over a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Sunday against the Rockies.

Impact Bednar allowed a two-out double but otherwise looked sharp for the second-consecutive day as he earned his sixth save Sunday, dropping his ERA to 9.69 and WHIP to 1.46 in the process. Despite the scoreless effort, the Pirates' stopper has allowed at least one run in seven of his 15 appearances this season. Pirate fans and fantasy managers alike hope these last two performances against the listless Rockies will serve as a momentum boost for Bednar, who entered the season as one of the top relievers in baseball.

MAY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Jared Jones dazzles, Jack Suwinski provides walk-off single as Pirates edge Rockies 1-0

Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies

MAY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bryan Reynolds, Ke'Bryan Hayes hit back-to-back homers in 10th, Pirates beat Giants 4-3

Bryan Reynolds and Ke’Bryan Hayes hit back-to-back homers in the 10th inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates outlast the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday night

APRIL 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Patrick Bailey hits walk-off home run, Giants beat Pirates 3-0

Patrick Bailey hit a walk-off three-run homer and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Friday

APRIL 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

McCutchen leads off with home run for second day in row and Pirates beat Brewers 2-1

Andrew McCutchen led off the bottom of the first with a home run for the second straight game, Bailey Falter took a shutout into the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat t...

APRIL 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Falter beats former team, leads Pirates over Phillies 5-2 as Harper stops 0-for-18 slide

Bailey Falter allowed one run over five innings to beat his former team, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over Philadelphia 5-2 as Phillies star Bryce Harper broke out of an 0-for-18...

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tellez, Bucs show support for Bednar after shaky start to '24 PITTSBURGH -- There are many sounds that usually accompany David Bednar pitching the ninth inning at PNC Park. His closer entrance music, “R...

APRIL 9 • MLB.COM

Struggling Pirates closer Bednar is getting booed in his hometown. His teammates aren't having it

Pirates two-time All-Star closer David Bednar is off to a rough start

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Makes 2024 debut Bednar (lat) didn't allow a baserunner and struck out one across a scoreless inning Saturday against Miami.

Impact Bednar was unavailable to pitch on Opening Day in a save situation due to ongoing recovery from a lat injury. However, he entered Saturday's game in the ninth inning with a six-run lead. Though it wasn't a save situation, Bednar had no issues recording the final three outs of the game and should be available as Pittsburgh's closer moving forward.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

Managing lat tightness Manager Derek Shelton said Sunday that Bednar is dealing with right lat tightness, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

Impact The right-hander apparently felt the tightness while throwing recently and is now being monitored by the training staff. It remains to be seen if the issue will affect Bednar's availability for the start of the regular season, but for now he should be considered day-to-day.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

2024 MLB odds: Josh Hader, Emmanuel Clase favorites to lead in saves

Hader, who signed as a free agent with Houston in the offseason, is the betting favorite to lead the majors in saves. Check out the latest o...

FEBRUARY 29

Avoids arbitration with Pittsburgh The Pirates and Bednar avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $4.51 million contract Thursday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Impact It's a well-earned huge raise for Bednar in what was his first year of arbitration eligibility. He's collected 61 saves while posting a 2.25 ERA and 226:56 K:BB over 179.2 innings during his time in Pittsburgh, blossoming into one of the best closers in baseball.

JANUARY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Finishes with 39 saves Bednar picked up the save in Sunday's 3-0 victory over the Marlins, striking out two over a perfect inning.

Impact It was a fitting way for Bednar to wrap up the campaign, striking out his final two batters to close out a 3-0 Pirates' victory. Since Aug. 30, the 28-year-old Bednar pitched to a 1.35 ERA over 13.1 innings while converting 16 straight save chances. He'll end the year with 39 saves, tied for second most in the majors, with a 2.00 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 80 strikeouts over 67.1 innings.

OCTOBER 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

David Bednar is from Pittsburgh and for Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar grew up admiring those in the black and gold. Now, the Pittsburgh native is the role model in black and gold who...

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 • MLB.COM

Locks down 38th save Bednar pitched a scoreless inning with one walk and two strikeouts to close out the save in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Phillies.

Impact Bednar continues to roll as one of the top closers this season, placing second on the saves leaderboard as of the end of Thursday's game. Notably nine of his 38 saves have come in September while pitching to a 1.62 ERA and 1.17 WHIP with 15 strikeouts across 11.1 innings in that span.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Picks up 37th save Bednar picked up the save in Friday's 7-5 victory over the Reds. He allowed zero hits and two walks while striking out one over a scoreless inning.

Impact Bednar is now up to 37 saves on the year, which is tied for the NL lead and trails only Emmanuel Clase (42) on the overall MLB leaderboard. The 28-year-old right-hander has delivered a terrific 2.08 ERA with 75 strikeouts across 65 total innings of work this season for the Pirates.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Strikes out three for 36th save Bednar picked up the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Yankees. He allowed one hit while striking out three in a scoreless inning.

Impact Bednar's now gone nine consecutive innings without allowing an earned run, striking out 10 in that span, while converting his last 14 save opportunities. The 28-year-old right-hander is now 36-for-39 in save chances this season with a pristine 1.86 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 72:4 K:BB across 63 innings.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE