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0:46Highlights: Reds at Pirates (5/19)
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1:24Highlights: Pirates at Phillies (5/18)
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0:41Highlights: Pirates at Mets (5/14)
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11:41Top 5 Prospects to Stash! Bubba Chandler Coming Soon?
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0:47Pirates Beat Nationals In Grand Fashion
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2:04Highlights: Pirates edge Cardinals in 13 innings
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0:22Tommy Pham Walks It Off For Pirates
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9:44David Bednar Optioned, Closer Carousel & Casey Mize's Strong Start!
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8:43Jared Jones Dealing With Elbow Injury! Who's Next Up?
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9:58Breakouts 2.0! Six Potential League Winners to Target in Drafts!
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8:592025 Starting Pitcher Tiers!
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8:49Best & Worst Picks from Our 12-Team Roto Mock Draft!
Top Pirates News
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Pirates' Carmen Mlodzinski: Gets demoted Wednesday
The Pirates optioned Mlodzinski to Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday.
As expected, Mlodzinski will head back to the minors while the Pirates open up a spot in the rotation for right-hander Mike Burrows, who was called up from Triple-A in advance of his first MLB start Thursday versus the Brewers. After winning a spot in the Opening Day rotation coming out of spring training, Mlodzinski struggled over his nine starts, going 1-4 with a 5.67 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 28:12 K:BB in 39.2 innings. He could continue to stay stretched out as a member of the Indianapolis rotation, but Mlodzinski could be ticketed for the bullpen the next time he receives a call-up to Pittsburgh.
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Pirates' Mike Burrows: Promoted ahead of start Thursday
The Pirates recalled Burrows from Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday.
Pittsburgh had been expected to wait until Thursday to make Burrows' promotion official, but he'll join the big club a day in advance of his first MLB start Thursday against the Brewers at PNC Park. He'll be joining the rotation as a replacement for righty Carmen Mlodzinski, who was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. The 25-year-old righty has been a standout performer at Indianapolis this season, logging a 2.40 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 39:9 K:BB across 30 innings.
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Pirates' Hunter Barco: Shut down at Triple-A
Triple-A Indianapolis placed Barco on its 7-day injured list Sunday due to an unspecified injury.
Barco sustained the injury at some point during his most recent start for Indianapolis last Thursday, when he was lifted midway through the first inning after allowing two earned runs on one hit and three walks. The 24-year-old lefty had enjoyed a strong start to the season prior to that outing, producing a 0.30 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 39:10 K:BB across 30 innings over his seven starts between Indianapolis and Double-A Altoona.
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Pirates' Alexander Canario: Moving into regular role
Canario will start in right field and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Reds.
With Andrew McCutchen getting a breather for the afternoon game and with Bryan Reynolds occupying the designated-hitter spot, the Pirates will have room at the corner-outfield spots for both Canario and Tommy Pham. However, the Pirates are seemingly prioritizing Canario ahead of Pham when McCutchen is in the lineup, as Canario will pick up his seventh start in the Bucs' last eight games, while Pham is getting just his third start during that stretch. Canario owns a modest .654 OPS on the season, but that still represents a big upgrade over the .481 OPS that Pham has provided.
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Pirates' Carmen Mlodzinski: Ousted from rotation
The Pirates are expected to option Mlodzinski to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
After working primarily in relief over his first two seasons in the big leagues, Mlodzinski surprisingly emerged from spring training as a member of the Pirates' Opening Day rotation, but he always appeared to be little more than a placeholder until one of Pittsburgh's many starting pitching prospects was deemed big-league ready. Right-hander Mike Burrows is in line to get a call-up from Triple-A and will enter the rotation Thursday against the Brewers in place of Mlodzinski, who covered five innings in just three of his nine starts on the season while submitting a 5.67 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 8.9 K-BB%. He'll presumably stay stretched out as a member of the rotation at Indianapolis, though Mlodzinski could work out of the bullpen the next time he gets the call back to the big club.
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Pirates' Joey Bart: Getting day off
Bart is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Reds.
Bart started at catcher in both of the first two games of the series, so he will get some rest for Wednesday's rubber match. Henry Davis will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Pirates.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Grabbing seat Wednesday
McCutchen is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
McCutchen had started each of the previous six games and 13 of the last 14 tilts, so he's earned a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Bryan Reynolds is getting a start at designated hitter and Alexander Canario will cover right field.
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Pirates' Mike Burrows: Set to join big-league rotation
The Pirates plan to recall Burrows from Triple-A Indianapolis to start Thursday's game against the Brewers at PNC Park, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
Burrows will be joining the big-league rotation as a replacement for Carmen Mlodzinski, who is expected to be optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. Though he's been part of a prospect-laden rotation at Indianapolis that includes Bubba Chandler, Thomas Harrington and Braxton Ashcraft, Burrows has been as impressive as any of the lot this season. Over his seven outings (six starts), Burrows has delivered a 2.40 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 39:9 K:BB in 30 innings. He'll have a chance to build some security in the Pittsburgh rotation if he's able to deliver a credible outing against the Brewers in what will be his first MLB start.
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Pirates' David Bednar: Notches fourth save
Bednar gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning without recording a strikeout or a walk to pick up his fourth save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Reds.
After getting tagged for two runs in two-thirds of an inning Monday in a non-save situation, manager Don Kelly turned right back to Bednar, and the 30-year-old right-hander responded by converting his first save chance in May. Dennis Santana worked the eighth inning and faced the bottom of the order, so even though Bednar has been the less effective pitcher of late between the two of them -- he has a 4.91 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, and 12:0 K:BB in seven innings this month versus Santana's 2.57 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 4:0 K:BB in seven IP -- he may be viewed as the better option in highest-leverage spots by his new skipper.
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Pirates' Bailey Falter: Blanks Cincy for third win
Falter (3-3) picked up the win in Tuesday's 1-0 victory over the Reds, scattering four hits over seven scoreless innings. He struck out five without walking a batter.
It was a dazzling performance from the southpaw, who tossed 55 of 79 pitches for strikes before handing the ball off to the Bucs' bullpen to complete the shutout. Falter has allowed just one run in four May starts and none in his last three trips to the mound, giving him a 0.38 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 17:9 K:BB through 23.2 innings on the month. He'll look to keep rolling in his next outing, which is scheduled to come at home this weekend against the Brewers.
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Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Swipes two bags
Cruz went 0-for-2 with two walks, a run scored and two stolen bases Tuesday against the Reds.
Cruz was out of the lineup for five straight games due to a back injury last week, and he has yet to record a hit in 11 at-bats since returning. Tuesday also marked the first time he reached base in that span. While his performance has been poor lately, his willingness to run suggests he's starting to feel healthier.
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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Works in setup role
Santana didn't allow a baserunner or record a strikeout in one scoreless inning to record a hold Tuesday against the Reds.
The Pirates have had very few save chances of late, as they've gone 4-14 in May. Despite the limited opportunities, Santana seemed to have the upper hand over David Bednar for the closer role, but he entered Tuesday's game in the eighth inning to face the bottom of Cincinnati's order while ceding the ninth to Bednar. Positively, Santana managed to work his fourth consecutive scoreless appearance, though he doesn't appear to be in line to earn every save chance in Pittsburgh for the time being.
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Pirates' Isaac Mattson: Promoted Tuesday
The Pirates selected Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
The right-hander will take the roster spot of Colin Holderman, who was placed on the injured list Tuesday due to a thumb injury. Mattson gave up three earned runs in 5.1 frames with Pittsburgh last year and has a 2.33 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 24:5 K:BB over 19.1 innings this season with Indianapolis.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Moved to 60-day IL
The Pirates transferred Gonzales (ankle) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
The club needed to free a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Isaac Mattson. Gonzales is on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis and should be ready to go when first eligible for activation May 27.
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Pirates' Colin Holderman: Placed on 15-day IL
The Pirates placed Holderman on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to thumb inflammation, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
It's unclear when exactly he suffered the injury, but Holderman had been torched for five runs over his last two appearances. Isaac Mattson will absorb Holderman's spot on the roster and in the bullpen.
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Pirates' Mike Burrows: Thriving at Triple-A
Burrows has a 1.02 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 28:4 K:BB in 17.2 innings over four appearances this month for Triple-A Indianapolis.
The high point of this stretch for the 25-year-old righty was racking up 11 strikeouts over 4.2 scoreless innings against Columbus on May 11, but he's been consistently stingy since giving up three runs in back-to-back 4.1-inning outings to close April. Burrows has been sitting 94-95 mph with his fastball with good movement and leaning on his nasty 86-mph changeup for whiffs. He also mixes in an upper-70s curveball and seldom-thrown slider. Burrows appears ready for a shot in the big-league rotation, although the same can be said of top prospect and teammate Bubba Chandler.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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.216 (29th) |
143 (30th) |
33 (29th) |
4.03 (18th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| J. Jones SP Jared Jones SP | Elbow |
| N. Gonzales 2B Nick Gonzales 2B | Ankle |
| E. Rodriguez 1B Endy Rodriguez 1B | Finger |
| H. Barco SP Hunter Barco SP | Undisclosed |
| C. Holderman RP Colin Holderman RP | Thumb |
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