AUGUST 18 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
PITTSBURGH PIRATES 76-86 · 5TH IN NL CENTRAL
76-86 · 5TH IN NL CENTRAL
Jason Mackey: Amid painful year, improving the Ke'Bryan Hayes situation essential for Pirates Ke’Bryan Hayes hasn’t been good this season. He has also been in considerable pain. The entire situation has been tough for all involved.
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Jake Woodford - Lit up in defeat Woodford (0-5) took the loss Sunday, allowing seven runs (five earned) on nine hits and one walk over four innings against the Mariners. He struck out four.
Impact Woodford was tagged early when Cal Raleigh blasted a two-run homer with one out in the first and was never able to find his footing as he was let down both by his own performance and by poor defense. After showing well in a spot start against San Diego, Woodford was given another crack but was lit up for seven total runs by a Mariner squad that had failed to score more than three runs in any game during the five-game losing streak that they carried into the contest. While a better performance may have altered the Pirates' mindset a bit, with Jared Jones slated to make at least one more rehab start early this week, Woodford appears to be the most likely to lose his spot in the rotation once jones is ready to make his return.
AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE
Mariners' bats awaken, pummel Pirates to end 5-game skid The Seattle Mariners’ offense came alive with 13 hits, including three home runs, to snap a five-game losing streak and avoid being swept wi...
AUGUST 18 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
Jared Jones - Making another rehab start Pirates GM Ben Cherington said Sunday that Jones (lat) will make at least one more rehab start before returning from the 15-day injured list, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gaze...
Impact The right-hander has struggled in his two rehab outings for Triple-A Indianapolis with six earned runs allowed across six innings. Jones encouragingly built up his workload to 67 pitching during his last appearance, but the Pirates might want to see him regain some effectiveness before re-inserting him into the big-league rotation.
AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE
George Kirby tosses 6 solid innings, Mariners snap 5-game skid with 10-3 win over Pirates
George Kirby worked six solid innings and the Seattle Mariners ended a five-game skid with a 10-3 win over the Pittsburgh PiratesAUGUST 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jake Woodford roughed up for 7 runs in Pirates' loss to Mariners Jake Woodford would have been hard-pressed to replicate the form of his last start. On the heels of tossing six innings of one-run ball agai...
AUGUST 18 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Rangers vs. Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 19
Preview the August 19 matchup between the Texas Rangers and Pittsburgh Pirates with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.AUGUST 18 • DATA SKRIVE
'He's our shortstop': Ben Cherington discusses Oneil Cruz's position in the field There is no ignoring the dramatic highs and lows that come with having Oneil Cruz on one’s ballclub. At the plate, the numbers indicate that...
AUGUST 18 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Ke'Bryan Hayes - Absent from lineup Hayes is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Seattle.
Impact Hayes has gone 0-for-12 with five strikeouts over his last three games. He'll begin Sunday's contest in the dugout while Jared Triolo starts at third base and bats ninth.
AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE
Bryan Reynolds - Back in lineup Sunday Reynolds (back) is serving as the designated hitter and batting second in Sunday's game against Seattle, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
Impact Reynolds sat out of Saturday's contest due to a sore lower back, but he's back in the lineup for the series finale. Since the All-Star break, he's slashing .282/.365/.365 with 10 runs scored, one home run, eight RBI and a 30.2 percent strikeout rate across 95 plate appearances.
AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE
Jared Jones - Labors in latest rehab start Jones (lat) struck out three over 3.1 innings and gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and no walks in his second rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Indianapolis.
Impact While Jones built up to 67 pitches (43 strikes) and looks to be nearly fully stretched out, he hasn't been at his best over his two rehab outings at Triple-A. Between his outings Wednesday and on Aug. 8, Jones has coughed up seven runs (six earned) on eight hits with a 6:2 K:BB over six innings. The Pirates haven't provided word on the next step for Jones, but the organization may want to have him make one more tune-up outing with Indianapolis before he makes his return from the 15-day injured list. The rookie has been on the shelf since July 4 with a Grade 2 right lat strain.
AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE
Jake Woodford - Drawing another start Woodford is scheduled to start Sunday's game against the Mariners in Pittsburgh.
Impact He'll be making his second turn through the rotation as a replacement for Marco Gonzales, who was placed on the injured list Monday with a season-ending forearm strain. The Pirates could get Jared Jones (lat) back from the IL later this month, but the team could still choose to keep Woodford part of a six-man rotation in an effort to keep the workloads of Jones and fellow rookie Paul Skenes under control down the stretch. Woodford's performance in future outings could factor into the Pirates' plans for him moving forward, and he made a strong first impression in his start this past Monday in San Diego, when he limited the Padres to one run on three hits and no walks over six innings.
AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE
Jason Mackey: Is this the darkest time in Pittsburgh sports? There's a case to be made. PITTSBURGH - On the same day the Pirates’ losing streak reached double digits, the MLB Players’ Asso...
AUGUST 18 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Inside the misunderstood, undervalued job of Pirates interpreters Ji Hwan Bae spends nearly his entire day with Daniel Park. In advanced meetings for the Pirates’ hitters, he sits alongside Park. When he’s....
AUGUST 18 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Mariners look to break 5-game slide, play the Pirates
The Seattle Mariners enter the matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates after losing five straight gamesAUGUST 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - Homer, three hits in win Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Mariners.
Impact Kiner-Falefa put the Pirates on top early with a leadoff homer and later added two singles for his first three-hit effort with his new club. The 29-year-old has tallied multiple hits in five of his past 10 games with a home run and three steals. On the season, he is hitting .293 with eight long balls, 38 RBI, 37 runs scored and six stolen bases across 361 plate appearances.
AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE
Rowdy Tellez - Homer, three RBI in win Tellez went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Mariners.
Impact Tellez gave the Pirates the lead on a two-run homer in the fourth inning and later added an RBI double in the seventh. While the long ball was his first since July 24, the first baseman has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games. He will continue to sit against left-handed pitchers but is hitting .250 with 10 home runs and 42 RBI across 333 plate appearances in 2024.
AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE
David Bednar - Earns 22nd save Bednar earned the save in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Mariners, striking out two in a perfect inning.
Impact Bednar was called upon with the bases loaded in the ninth frame and retired all three batters he faced on just nine pitches. It was the first time in six August outings the closer didn't yield at least one run and his first perfect outing since July 12. On the season, the 29-year-old has converted 22 of 27 save chances with a 5.70 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 46:15 K:BB across 42.2 innings.
AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE
Bailey Falter - Strikes out eight in win Falter (6-7) earned the win against the Mariners on Saturday, allowing two runs on eight hits and no walks with eight strikeouts across 5.2 innings.
Impact Falter was fantastic Saturday, generating 16 swinging strikes and eclipsing 90 pitches for the second consecutive outing. The southpaw has gone 2-0 while yielding seven earned runs over 17 innings since returning from the injured list July 30. On the year, he owns a 4.02 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 75:31 K:BB across 107.1 innings and lines up to face the Reds at home next week.
AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Walker - Back in Pirates' organization The Pirates signed Walker to a minor-league contract Saturday and placed him on the 7-day injured list, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
Impact The Pirates acquired Walker at the trade deadline, but released him Aug. 12 after having appeared in merely one game for Triple-A Indianapolis. Having yet to make his Pirates debut, Walker was assigned to Triple-A but he'll first need to recover from the undisclosed injury that forced him to the injured list.
AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE
Livvy Dunne channels Skenes with acrobatic pitch It’d be nearly impossible to try replicating the success of Paul Skenes on a mound but Livvy Dunne certainly tried her best. Dunne, who is d...
AUGUST 17 • MLB.COM
Livvy Dunne Dresses as Boyfriend Paul Skenes to Pitch, Do Cartwheels at Fanatics Fest The LSU gymnast is having an offseason to remember.
AUGUST 17 • KANSASCITY.COM
Pirates place Andrew McCutchen on 10-day IL with left knee inflammation PITTSBURGH - While he was able to play through the pain for a couple weeks, Andrew McCutchen will fi...
AUGUST 17 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Bailey Falter, Pirates' bats keep Mariners reeling The Pittsburgh Pirates hit three home runs and Bailey Falter delivered a solid start in a 7-2 win against the visiting Seattle Mariners on S...
AUGUST 17 • THESTATE.COM
