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1:01Highlights: Red Sox at Pirates (8/15)
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0:51Highlights: Marlins at Reds (8/14)
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1:57Paul Skenes Pulled After 65 Pitches, Does Not Touch 97 MPH
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9:06Breaking Down Matt Snyder's MLB Playoff Predictions
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1:54Predicting the NL Wild Card Teams
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1:46MLB Playoff Predictions: NL Division Winners
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1:59Breaking Down Paul Skenes' Recent Struggles
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1:47What's Wrong With Paul Skenes?
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1:01Why You Shouldn't Sleep on the Cubs
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1:56Clubhouse Atmosphere Heading Into the Trade Deadline
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0:46Feel Good Moments: Tigers Score in Every Inning, Allow 0 Runs
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1:21Why Sell When You Can Buy: ARI, WAS & PIT
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1:52Which Division Race Changes the Most Because of the MLB Trade Deadline?
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0:58José Caballero Hit With Pitch Clock Violation
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0:34Max Fried Tosses 5 Scoreless Innings in Return
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9:24Teams One Move Away From a Playoff Run
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1:34MLB Power Rankings: Red Sox Win 13 In a Row
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0:52MLB Power Rankings: D-Backs Jump 5 Spots
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1:11Will Red Sox Trade Sonny Gray & Aroldis Chapman?
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Top Pirates News
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Pirates' Carmen Mlodzinski: Set for another start
Mlodzinski will start Monday's contest against the Tigers, Dominic Campbell of SI.com reports.
Mlodzinski returned to the Pirates' starting rotation in early August after Mitch Keller (arm) suffered a season-ending injury, and he will now make his third start since then. The 27-year-old has combined to pitch 5.1 innings, allowing nine runs on 12 hits and four walks while striking out two batters over his last two outings. Mlodzinski hasn't exceeded 70 pitches in an outing since June 15, so it's unclear how deep he'll be able to go against Detroit.
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Pirates' Jared Triolo: Getting leadoff chance Sunday
Triolo will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Triolo will check into the starting nine for the fourth game in a row and will receive just his third look in the leadoff spot of the season while Spencer Horwitz and Nick Gonzales (face) are on the bench. The Pirates should be able to open up regular room for Triolo in the lineup against left-handed pitching, but the slick-fielding infielder may see more sporadic opportunities versus righties so long as Gonzales makes a quick recovery from the facial contusion he suffered Friday.
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Pirates' Ronny Simon: Heading to bench Sunday
Simon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
After going 1-for-7 with a run scored while starting in the first two contests of the series, Simon will get a breather for the finale. Simon's move to the bench will open up a spot in the outfield for Billy Cook, who will make his first start since being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Remaining out of lineup
Gonzales will be out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox while he continues to recover from a facial contusion, MLB.com reports.
He'll be relegated to the bench for the second day in a row after he made an early exit in Friday's 8-4 win after he was hit in the helmet by a pitch in the fifth inning. Gonzales was cleared for full activities Saturday and was available off the bench, but he went unused in the Pirates' 4-0 loss. The Pirates will go with Nick Yorke at third base Sunday, but Gonzales could be called upon to pinch hit for him or spell him in the field at some point during the contest.
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Pirates' Rafael Flores: Earning fourth straight start
Flores will start at first base and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Flores will draw his fourth consecutive start, with the Pirates having gone up against two righties and two lefties during that span. With Spencer Horwitz occupying the strong side of a platoon at first base, Flores' main path to playing time will come behind the plate, where he could challenge Henry Davis for primary duties while Endy Rodriguez (hip) is on the shelf. Since coming off the injured list Aug. 1, Flores has thus far done his part to earn more opportunities by going 7-for-22 with three home runs, two walks, eight RBI and three runs in seven games.
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Pirates' Spencer Horwitz: Idle for series finale
Horwitz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
For the second time in the series, the left-handed-hitting Horwitz will hit the bench while the Red Sox send another lefty (Patrick Sandoval) to the bump. Rafael Flores will check in for Horwitz at first base and will bat fifth.
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Pirates' Jacob Gonzalez: Sitting against lefty
Gonzalez is not in the lineup for Sunday's affair with the Red Sox.
With southpaw Patrick Sandoval taking the mound for Boston, the left-handed-hitting Gonzalez will sit out Sunday's rubber match. Jared Triolo will take over at shortstop and lead off for Pittsburgh.
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Pirates' Wilber Dotel: Sent back to Triple-A
The Pirates optioned Dotel to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday.
In need of a fresh arm after recording two innings of work Saturday, Dotel has been demoted to Indianapolis. The 23-year-old has bounced back and forth between Pittsburgh and Triple-A, owning a 1-4 record, 4.71 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 31:13 K:BB at the big-league level. The Pirates elevated Hunter Barco to replace Dotel on the active roster.
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Pirates' Jack Brannigan: Demoted to Indianapolis
The Pirates optioned Brannigan to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday.
Brannigan recorded no at-bats with the big-league club after being elevated Thursday. With Indianapolis, the 25-year-old has slashed just .205/.305/.352 with three homers and 19 RBI in 106 plate appearances this year. Pittsburgh recalled Nick Yorke to take over Brannigan's spot on the 26-man roster.
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Pirates' Nick Yorke: Recalled, starting Sunday
The Pirates recalled Yorke from Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday. He'll start at third base and bat seventh in the Pirates' series finale versus the Red Sox.
Per Jason Mackey of MLB.com, Yorke missed nearly two months of action at Triple-A while recovering from a fractured right middle finger, but the 24-year-old returned to the Indianapolis lineup earlier this week and went 6-for-16 with three home runs and a double in four games. He'll now get the call back to the big leagues for the first time since mid-May, with Pittsburgh optioning Jack Brannigan to Triple-A to make space for Yorke on the 26-man active roster.
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Pirates' Hunter Barco: Back in big leagues
The Pirates recalled Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday.
Barco will be up with the Pirates for the fourth time this season and owns a 7.36 ERA and 2.11 WHIP in 14.2 innings over six appearances with the big club. The left-hander most recently tossed a six-inning shutout for Indianapolis last weekend and could be called upon to cover multiple innings of relief during Sunday's game against the Red Sox. Lake Bachar will be making a spot start Sunday, but he's expected to be in line for a restricted workload after making his first four appearances with Pittsburgh as a reliever.
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Pirates' Jared Jones: Strikes out seven in loss
Jones (2-5) allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out seven over five innings to take the loss Saturday versus the Red Sox.
Jones pitched fairly well, but the Pirates gave him no run support. He had allowed 11 runs over seven innings across his first two starts in August. Jones has taken the loss in his last four appearances and is now at a 4.78 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 72:21 K:BB over 64 innings over 14 starts this season. He's projected for a tough road start versus the Dodgers in his next outing.
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Pirates' Lake Bachar: Slated to start Sunday
Pirates manager Don Kelly said that Bachar will start Sunday's game against the Red Sox at PNC Park, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Paul Skenes had been slated to take the hill for the series finale with Boston, but the Pirates will instead push their struggling ace back a few days in the pitching schedule and insert Bachar as a spot starter. The 31-year-old right-hander previously made four starts for the Marlins but has made all four of his appearances out of the bullpen since the Pirates acquired him Aug. 3. Bachar will be pitching on three days' rest after covering three innings and tossing 46 pitches in relief during Wednesday's 8-2 loss to Miami. He'll be operating with a limited pitch count Sunday and is unlikely to work deep enough into the contest to qualify for a win.
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Pirates' Paul Skenes: Start pushed to Wednesday
Manager Don Kelly said that Skenes won't start Sunday's game against the Red Sox as planned and will instead make his next start Wednesday versus the Tigers at PNC Park, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Kelly indicated that no injury was behind the decision to push Skenes off Sunday's start, as the Pirates simply wanted to build in more rest for their ace in advance of his next appearance. The Pirates will turn to reliever Lake Bachar to make a spot start Sunday in place of Skenes, who will get some extra time off after submitting a 6.52 ERA and 1.60 WHIP over his last four outings. Skenes threw just 65 pitches over five innings in his most recent start Tuesday in Miami and averaged 95.7 mph with his fastball, which was down a tick from his season-long average.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Available off bench
Gonzales (face) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
Gonzales will begin Saturday's contest on the bench after taking a pitch off his head Friday, but the team confirmed before the game that he's been cleared for activity and will be available to play if needed, per Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Jared Triolo steps in at third base, batting ninth.
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Pirates' Brandon Lowe: Pops 26th homer
Lowe went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Friday against the Red Sox.
Lowe broke the game open for the Pirates with his three-run blast in the fifth inning. He has three home runs across his last eight starts, giving him 26 for the season. Lowe is posting a nearly identical line to his 2025 campaign, though he is on track to post his highest plate appearance total since 2021, which has helped boost his counting stats.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Crosses plate three times Friday
Reynolds went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and a stolen base in Friday's 8-4 win over the Red Sox.
The veteran outfielder stole a bag for a second straight contest as he tries to find ways to stay productive while mired in a 16-game homer drought. During that stretch, Reynolds has managed just a .230/.319/.279 slash line with three doubles, two steals, two RBI and nine runs.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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| Team |
.256 (3rd) |
625 (3rd) |
151 (10th) |
4.32 (22nd) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
|---|---|
| O. Cruz CF Oneil Cruz CF | Hand |
| K. Griffin SS Konnor Griffin SS | Finger |
| N. Gonzales 3B Nick Gonzales 3B | Face |
| R. O'Hearn 1B Ryan O'Hearn 1B | Quadriceps |
| M. Keller SP Mitch Keller SP | Arm |