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Angels acquire right-hander Roansy Contreras from Pirates
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels acquired right-hander Roansy Contreras from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash on Thursday. The Pirates designated the 24-year-old Contreras for assignment on Saturday to create room on the roster for Paul Skenes ahead of the prized...
William Contreras leads the way as Brewers hit 5 homers off Martín Pérez in 10-2 win over Pirates
MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras went 3 for 5 with four RBIs and hit one of Milwaukee’s five homers off Martín Pérez in the Brewers’ 10-2 blowout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. The NL Central-leading Brewers won two of three from the Pirates before beginning a...
Sal Frelick shines at the plate and in the field as Brewers beat Pirates 4-3
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick homered for the first time this season, Joe Ross and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh’s Nick Gonzales hit his first homer of the year, and Connor Joe...
Pirates designate LHP Josh Fleming for assignment one night after a poor relief performance
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Left-handed pitcher Josh Fleming was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, one day after he allowed six runs while getting just three outs in a relief appearance. The Pirates recalled right-hander Ryder Ryan from Triple-A Indianapolis to...
Bryan Reynolds' bat, Mitch Keller's arm help Pirates to 8-6 victory over Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — 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 on Monday night. Pittsburgh's Jack Suwinski and Yasmani Grandal hit two-run homers. Jake...
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins leaves game with injury after hitting a second-inning single
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins will undergo an MRI after a hamstring injury forced him to leave in the second inning Monday night. Hoskins said he got hurt while rounding first base as he singled to right field during the Brewers' 8-6 loss to the...
Patrick Wisdom homers in the 10th, lifting Chicago Cubs to 5-4 win over Pittsburgh Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a go-ahead single before Patrick Wisdom added insurance with a home run in the 10th inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday for a series victory. Bellinger led off by dribbling a ball through the left...
Skenes strikes out 7 in debut, Pirates hit 5 homers in 10-9 victory over the Cubs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — 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 10-9 on Saturday. Skenes, the top overall pick in the 2023 draft, showed flashes of...
Pirates' Paul Skenes hits triple digits 17 times, strikes out 7 in big league debut vs. Cubs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes' stuff was as electric as advertised. A fastball that reached at least 100 mph 17 times. A slider that left major leaguers shaking their heads. An invention called a “splinker” that is a hybrid of a splitter and a sinker and dips and dives unlike...
Cubs draw 6 bases-loaded walks in 5th vs. Pirates, most in 1 inning in 65 years
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs drew six bases-loaded walks in the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, the most by a major league team in a single inning in 65 years. The last team to draw that many free passes with runners at every base in one inning was...
