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1:00Highlights: Pirates at Marlins (8/13)
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0:31Highlights: Pirates at Marlins (8/12)
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1:57Paul Skenes Pulled After 65 Pitches, Does Not Touch 97 MPH
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1:40Highlights: Pirates at Marlins (8/11)
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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' Braxton Ashcraft: Strikes out 10 in complete game
Ashcraft (12-5) earned the win in a complete game Thursday against the Marlins, allowing a run on three hits and a walk. He struck out 10.
Ashcraft was dominant Thursday, as he held Miami scoreless for eight innings before Owen Caissie led off the ninth with a home run. It was an especially encouraging performance for the right-hander, who had stumbled to a 7.88 ERA across 24 innings in his previous five outings. Ashcraft's ERA now sits at 3.88 across 24 starts (141.1 innings) this season with a 1.11 WHIP and 155:33 K:BB. He's tentatively in line to face the Tigers at home his next time out.
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Pirates' Rafael Flores: Homers twice, drives in six
Flores went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and six total RBI in Thursday's 13-1 win over Miami.
Flores, making his second start in Pittsburgh's last five games, extended the Pirates' lead to 8-0 in the eighth inning with a three-run blast off John King before capping the scoring in the ninth with another three-run blast after Marlins third baseman Javier Sanoja took over on the mound. Coming into the day, Flores had just one homer through his first 12 games this season while going 1-for-15 in his last eight contests. He'll primarily serve as Henry Davis' backup behind the plate while Endy Rodriguez (hip) is sidelined.
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Pirates' Evan Sisk: Headed to Triple-A
The Pirates optioned Sisk to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.
Sisk was scored upon in three of four appearances since coming off the injured list last week. Isaac Mattson was called up from Triple-A to take over Sisk's spot on the active roster and in the bullpen.
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Pirates' Isaac Mattson: Rejoins big-league bullpen
The Pirates recalled Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.
Mattson was sent down earlier this month after posting a 4.93 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 33:16 K:BB over 34.2 innings. He'll aim for more consistency with the Pirates this time around.
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Pirates' Jack Brannigan: Recalled from Triple-A
The Pirates recalled Brannigan from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.
Brannigan struck out in his lone plate appearance with the Pirates this season and has slashed only .205/.305/.352 during his time with Indianapolis. The 25-year-old should serve as a reserve infielder.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Placed on IL with hip injury
The Pirates placed Rodriguez on the 10-day injured list Thursday with left hip inflammation.
Rodriguez hasn't played in almost a week, and he was unable to show enough progress over that time to avoid a stint on the IL. He will be eligible to return late next week, but it's unclear whether Rodriguez might be ready for activation at that time. Henry Davis and Rafael Flores will handle the catching duties for the Pirates while Rodriguez is shelved.
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Pirates' Ronny Simon: Exiting starting nine
Simon is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Miami.
Simon had made six consecutive starts and went 8-for-23 at the plate during that stretch, but he will exit the lineup for Thursday's series finale. Brandon Lowe will get a start at designated hitter for the Pirates, while Nick Gonzales shifts to second base and Jared Triolo grabs a start at third base.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Remains out Thursday
Rodriguez (hip) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Miami.
Rodriguez hasn't played in nearly a week as he continues to battle left hip discomfort. The Pirates have been viewing the injury as a day-to-day situation, but the longer Rodriguez's absence drags on, the likelier a stint on the injured list becomes. Rafael Flores will start at catcher Thursday.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Two runs scored in loss
Gonzales went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-2 loss to the Marlins.
Gonzales scored on a throwing error and a sacrifice fly for Pittsburgh's only two runs of the game. The Pirates are now 1-7 since the trade deadline, but Gonzales is third in the National League with a .307 average. The infielder is also up to 64 runs, a .760 OPS and 53 RBI across 478 plate appearances on the season.
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Pirates' Carmen Mlodzinski: Routed in loss
Mlodzinski (6-5) took the loss Wednesday, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks over 2.1 innings in an 8-2 loss to the Marlins. He struck out one.
Mlodzinski has only pitched 5.1 innings and has given up nine runs in his first two starts since May 25. With Mitch Keller (arm) shut down for the rest of the season, Mlodzinski clearly hasn't been able to capitalize on the recent pair of starting opportunities that development has afforded him. Despite the consecutive rocky outings, the right-hander is likely to remain in the rotation and make his next start next week versus the Tigers.
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Pirates' Khristian Curtis: Removed from 7-day IL
Curtis (side) was reinstated from Triple-A Indianapolis' 7-day injured list Wednesday, Dominic Campbell of SI.com reports.
Curtis has been sidelined by side discomfort since July 25, but he's progressed enough in his recovery to return to the Triple-A squad. He made his major-league debut with the Pirates on July 18, when he operated in a bulk-relief role against the Guardians and allowed two hits and two walks while striking out four across five scoreless innings. Curtis has a 5.84 ERA and 1.69 WHIP over 24.2 innings in the minors this season but could see some major-league action over the final weeks of the regular season.
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Pirates' Carmen Mlodzinski: Another start on tap Wednesday
Mlodzinski will start Wednesday's game against the Marlins in Miami.
Mlodzinski rejoined the rotation last week after the Pirates shut Mitch Keller down for the season Aug. 3 due to a right arm teres major muscle injury. While making his first start since May 25 in last Friday's 6-4 loss to the Mets, Mlodzinski dropped to 6-4 on the season while yielding five earned runs on seven hits and one walk across three innings. He threw 63 pitches in that outing but should be able to push up into the 70-to-80 range Wednesday as he builds back up following his extended stay in the bullpen.
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Pirates' Ronny Simon: Handling regular role
Simon will start at designated hitter and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Since being called up from Triple-A Indianapolis a week ago, the switch-hitting Simon appears to have taken hold of a spot in the Pirates' everyday lineup. He'll pick up his sixth consecutive start Wednesday after going 6-for-19 with a a double, a walk, a stolen base, three runs and two RBI in the prior five games. Simon could soon be in danger of a role reduction, however, as the Pirates appear likely to get center fielder Oneil Cruz (hand) back from the injured list either later this week or early next week.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Filling in for banged-up Rodriguez
Davis will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Davis will be making his fourth straight start behind the dish while Endy Rodriguez continues to miss time while nursing a hip injury. The Pirates are treating Rodriguez as day-to-day, and if Rodriguez is able to avoid a trip to the injured list and return to the lineup in the near future, Davis will likely see his playing time fall by the wayside.
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Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Missing out on fifth straight start
Rodriguez (hip) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Rodriguez will be relegated to the bench for a fifth consecutive game while he contends with left hip discomfort. Henry Davis will get another start at catcher in place of Rodriguez, whom the Pirates are viewing as day-to-day.
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Pirates' Paul Skenes: Outdueled on Tuesday
Skenes (9-11) took the loss Tuesday, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk over five innings as the Pirates fell 2-0 to the Marlins. He struck out four.
Pittsburgh's hitters couldn't solve Eury Perez and the Miami bullpen, giving Skenes no margin for error in a solid outing. While Skenes made an early exit after 65 pitches (45 strikes), manager Don Kelly told Jason Mackey of MLB.com after the game that there was no injury concern with the right-hander. Instead, the game situation presented Kelly with an opportunity to give the 24-year-old right-hander a bit of extra rest. Skenes has struggled of late, giving up 13 runs in 14.1 innings over his prior three starts, and his fastball velocity was down over one tick Tuesday, averaging 95.7 mph. Skenes will look to rally in his next trip to the mound, which is scheduled to come at home this weekend against the Red Sox.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team |
.255 (3rd) |
604 (4th) |
145 (11th) |
4.35 (22nd) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
|---|---|
| O. Cruz CF Oneil Cruz CF | Hand |
| K. Griffin SS Konnor Griffin SS | Finger |
| R. O'Hearn 1B Ryan O'Hearn 1B | Quadriceps |
| M. Keller SP Mitch Keller SP | Arm |
| E. Rodriguez C Endy Rodriguez C | Hip |