ONEIL CRUZ NEWS

Bryan Reynolds' bat, Mitch Keller's arm help Pirates to 8-6 victory over Brewers

Bryan Reynolds went 5 for 5 with a homer and two doubles, Mitch Keller threw six shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6

MAY 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper lead Ben Verlander's Team of the Week

Former MVPs Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge are joined by multi-time All-Stars, veteran surprises and one of the best pitchers in baseball on B...

MAY 13

Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton has MLB's fastest bat speed in new metric

Major League Baseball debuted new statistical metrics on its Baseball Savant website on Monday, unveiling categories that measure some of th...

MAY 13

Pirates take on the Brewers looking to end road skid

The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Milwaukee Brewers looking to stop a four-game road skid

MAY 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Familiar foe strikes Pirates again despite Cruz's best efforts PITTSBURGH -- A year ago, the Pirates and Cubs were both 73-76 in games they did not play against one another. The difference in their two s...

MAY 12 • MLB.COM

Pirates and Cubs meet in series rubber match

Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday

MAY 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Skenes strikes out 7 in debut, Pirates hit 5 homers in 10-9 victory over the Cubs

Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his major league debut and Yasmani Grandal hit a go-ahead three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 10...

MAY 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bellinger leads Cubs against the Pirates after 4-hit outing

The Chicago Cubs play the Pittsburgh Pirates after Cody Bellinger had four hits on Friday in a 7-2 win over the Pirates

MAY 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cubs visit the Pirates to open 3-game series

The Pittsburgh Pirates begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Friday

MAY 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cruz raking, feeling 'way better' en route to full strength PITTSBURGH -- Oneil Cruz's surgically repaired left ankle isn’t quite 100 percent yet. The overall season results aren’t quite 100 percent t...

MAY 8 • MLB.COM

Adell homers, Angels rally past Pirates 5-4 to earn first series victory since early April

Jo Adell hit his fifth homer of the season and added an RBI single and the Los Angeles Angels slipped by the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4

MAY 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates injury update: Oneil Cruz to work through ankle issues; Ryan Borucki, Marco Gonzales remain on shelf Oneil Cruz provided a brief scare to many Pirates fans Monday evening. After smacking a single to right field in the bottom of the sixth inn...

MAY 8 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

O'Hoppe leads Angels against the Pirates after 4-hit game

The Los Angeles Angels play the Pittsburgh Pirates after Logan O'Hoppe had four hits on Tuesday in a 9-0 win over the Pirates

MAY 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Angels look to stop losing streak in game against the Pirates

The Los Angeles Angels come into the matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates after losing three in a row

MAY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Angels visit the Pirates to start 3-game series

The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Los Angeles Angels to open a three-game series

MAY 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oneil Cruz, Pirates look to carry momentum into series vs. Angels After a relatively slow start at the plate this season, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz appears primed for a hot streak.Cruz looks t...

MAY 6 • KANSASCITY.COM

Hits second bomb in three games Cruz went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 5-3 win over the Rockies.

Impact Cruz' go-ahead no-doubter to right-center in the sixth put the Pirates up for good. Cruz, who also doubled, collected his first multi-hit game in 12 games and only his third since April 6. The talented shortstop, who broke a 17-game homer-less string on Friday, has gone 14-for-42 (.333) over his last 13 games with two homers, six RBI and a steal.

MAY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Oneil Cruz hits 2-run homer, leads Pirates to series victory over Rockies The Pirates took the final two of the three-game set, their first series victory since winning two of three against Baltimore from April 5-7...

MAY 5 • PENNLIVE.COM

Oneil Cruz powers Pirates to series win over Rockies Oneil Cruz doubled and hit a two-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early deficit to beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-3...

MAY 5 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Oneil Cruz hits 2-run homer, leads Pirates to 5-3 win and series victory over Rockies

Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer to highlight a four-run sixth inning, powering the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 for a series win

MAY 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates and Rockies meet in series rubber match

Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday

MAY 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

Pirates aim to stop slide in game against the Rockies

The Pittsburgh Pirates aim to stop a five-game slide when they take on the Colorado Rockies

MAY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rockies lead from start to finish for the first time this year in 3-2 victory over skidding Pirates

Ryan McMahon homered into the Allegheny River, Cal Quantrill pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies edged struggling Pittsburgh 3-2

MAY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Resting Tuesday Cruz isn't in the Pirates' lineup Tuesday against the Athletics, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Cruz is slashing .094/.121/.094 against left-handed pitchers this season, so he will get a day off with Alex Wood set to take the mound for Oakland. Alika Williams will take his place at shortstop while batting ninth.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE