ONEIL CRUZ NEWS

Manzardo's sac fly in 10th helps Guardians beat Pirates 5-4, sweep 3-game series

Steven Kwan and Kyle Manzardo hit two-run homers and Manzardo added a sacrifice fly in the 10th to rally the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates for a...

20 HOURS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not in Sunday's lineup Cruz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.

Impact Cruz is receiving Sunday off after a run of seven straight starts, during which he batted .269 (7-for-26) with three homers, three stolen bases, six RBI and six runs. Alexander Canario is getting a look in center field for the series finale versus Cleveland.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Guardians look to sweep series against the Pirates

The Cleveland Guardians and the Pittsburgh Pirates square off in the final game of a three-game series

1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Swipes 10th bag of 2025 Cruz went 1-for-3 with one walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Guardians.

Impact The Pirates' offense struggled Saturday, but Cruz managed to get on base twice and registered his 10th steal of the season in the third inning. He leads the majors in steals and ranks 12th and 14th in the National League in walks (13) and home runs (five), respectively.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Guardians meet the Pirates with 1-0 series lead

The Cleveland Guardians lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates

2 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bo Naylor's 3 hits, 3 RBIs power the Guardians to a 10-7 win over the Pirates

Bo Naylor had a solo home run and two-run double among his three hits and Luis L

2 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates host the Guardians to start 3-game series

The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Cleveland Guardians to start a three-game series

3 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Powers offense in pitchers' duel Cruz went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo homer and a stolen base during Thursday's 1-0 win over the Nationals.

Impact After launching a decisive grand slam in Wednesday's victory, Cruz provided the lone scoring of Thursday's contest with a 442-foot blast to right-center field in the opening frame. The 26-year-old also punched out twice and has a .228 average and 29.6 percent strikeout rate through 17 games this year, but he's still provided plenty of production with four homers and a league-leading nine steals.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Andrew Heaney pitches Pirates past Nationals 1-0 Left-hander Andrew Heaney went 7 1/3 shutout innings and Oneil Cruz blasted a leadoff home run to propel the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-...

3 DAYS AGO • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Pirates win 1-0 on leadoff homer for 2nd time since 1900 as Oneil Cruz sparks victory over Nationals

Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run, Andrew Heaney pitched 7 1/3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 1-0

3 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nats pitcher Jorge López suspended 3 games for throwing at Andrew McCutchen's head

MLB announced that Nationals' reliever Jorge López will be suspended for three games after throwing at Andrew McCutchen's head, in a series...

4 DAYS AGO

Last Night in Baseball: Shohei Ohtani's bat just sounds ridiculous

Shohei Ohtani's bat doesn't sound like other bats, benches clear in Pittsburgh, Big Dumper hits a big, round-number blast and more from Wedn...

4 DAYS AGO

Pirates mailbag: What is keeping Oneil Cruz from being one of the game's elite talents? Welcome to the Pirates mailbag, where Post-Gazette reporter Noah Hiles answers all of your questions about the ball club. If you have a ques...

4 DAYS AGO • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Analysis: Could Oneil Cruz be the answer for the Pirates' woes at the top of the order? While the team has a wealth of issues, the inability to generate runs serves as the top problem for the Pirates three weeks into their 2025...

4 DAYS AGO • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Pirates bring 2-1 series advantage over Nationals into game 4

The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Washington Nationals, leading the series 2-1

4 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Joe Starkey: If Henry Davis and Oneil Cruz could power Pirates more often, everything would change “Henry Davis, Oneil Cruz propel Pirates” Man, that would be a nice thing to read more often, wouldn’t it? Everything would change. That...

4 DAYS AGO • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Oneil Cruz hits grand slam, Bailey Falter throws seven shutout innings as Pirates defeat Nationals PITTSBURGH - Mere minutes after some near-fireworks on the field, Oneil Cruz set some off above PNC ...

4 DAYS AGO • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Nats pitcher Jorge López ejected after pitch narrowly misses Andrew McCutchen's head, benches clear

Washington Nationals pitcher Jorge López was ejected from the team's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after a pitch near Andrew McCutchen...

4 DAYS AGO

Cruz slugs his first career grand slam as Pirates beat Nationals Oneil Cruz hit his first career grand slam to help Bailey Falter and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Wednesday n...

4 DAYS AGO • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Blasts grand slam vs. Washington Cruz went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Nationals.

Impact Cruz put the Pirates up for good in the sixth inning, when he took the first pitch he saw from Eduardo Salazar deep to right field for a 385-foot grand slam. It was the third home run of the season for Cruz and his first since April 2 against the Rays. The 26-year-old outfielder has begun the season slashing .222/.343/.426 with three home runs and nine RBI in 67 plate appearances, and he leads the majors with eight stolen bases.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Oneil Cruz hits his 1st career grand slam as the Pirates beat the Nationals 6-1

Oneil Cruz hit his first career grand slam to help Bailey Falter and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 6-1

4 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oneil Cruz's grand slam powers Pirates past Nationals Oneil Cruz hit his first career grand slam and Bailey Falter threw seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat th...

4 DAYS AGO • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Falter, Cruz, Davis contribute to wacky Pirates win PITTSBURGH -- It was far from a normal game on the banks of the Allegheny River Wednesday, but it will go down as a Pirates win. After a biz...

4 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Searching for spark, Pirates try Cruz in leadoff spot PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates’ offense has struggled to get much going all year, and it starts with the top of the order. On Tuesday, Oneil Cruz...

5 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM