Gonzales went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored Friday against Atlanta.
Gonzales delivered an RBI single in the second inning as part of a three-run rally for Pittsburgh. He's had a quiet September, managing only 17 hits across 83 at-bats (.205) with seven RBI and seven runs scored in 21 games. Gonzales has just an 83 wRC+ across 400 plate appearances for the season, but he should be in the mix for regular playing time in Pittsburgh to begin 2026.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Knocks in two
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Gonzales went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI on Sunday against the Nationals.
Gonzales got the Pirates on the board with a two-RBI triple in the first inning, his fourth extra-base hit in his last eight games. He's hit a solid .282 since the All-Star break, but he has only one home run with 13 RBI and 23 runs across 49 games in that span.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Taking Wednesday off
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Gonzales is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
Gonzales will receive what appears to be a routine maintenance day after he started in each of the Bucs' last 12 games while slashing .250/.294/.333 with six runs and three RBI. Nick Yorke will fill in for Gonzales at second base and will bat sixth.
Gonzales went 2-for-5 with a run scored Friday against the Red Sox.
Gonzales recorded his eighth multi-hit performance across 25 starts in August, good for a .317 average. He's had little production to show for it, however, as he has zero home runs and only four of his 33 hits have gone for extra bases. Due in part to the poor lineup around him, Gonzales has just four RBI and 10 runs scored in the same 25-game span.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Day off Tuesday
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Gonzales is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in St. Louis.
It's a routine day off for Gonzales, who will take a modest nine-game hitting streak to the bench. Liover Peguero is covering second base and batting eighth for the Pirates.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Benefits from Coors Field
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Gonzales went 4-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI on Sunday against the Rockies.
Gonzales took advantage of a weekend series at Coors Field, with Sunday marking his second four-hit performance in the three-game set. He had a successful road trip in general, hitting .414 with four runs scored across six games, albeit with only two extra-base hits.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Four hits in loss
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Gonzales went 4-for-6 with a run scored in Friday's 17-16 loss to the Rockies.
Gonzales extended his hit streak to five games after recording a season-high four base knocks. The 26-year-old hasn't provided much pop (five home runs) or speed (zero steals) through 47 games, but he's hitting .266 and should continue to occupy a prominent spot in the Pittsburgh batting order.
Gonzales went 2-for-5 with a solo home run Monday against the Giants.
Gonzales got the Pirates on the board in the first inning with his fifth home run of the season and second of July. He has only five extra-base hits with five RBI and eight runs scored across 20 games in the month while going 15-for-75. Nevertheless, he's hit fourth or higher in the Pittsburgh order for the vast majority of games since being activated from the injured list June 4.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Struggling out of break
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Gonzales went 1-for-4 with two runs scored Sunday against the Diamondbacks.
Gonzales led off the eighth inning with a single before coming around to score, also snapping a three-game hitless streak. He has struggled out of the All-Star break and more broadly in July, going only 13-for-70 with one home run, four RBI and seven runs scored across 19 games.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Beginning on bench Saturday
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Gonzales is not in Saturday's starting lineup versus Arizona.
Gonzales is getting his first rest since the All-Star break after going 0-for-14 with five strikeouts over his past three contests. Liover Peguero is starting at the keystone in Gonzales' stead Saturday.
Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Three hits against White Sox
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Gonzales went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Saturday against the White Sox.
Gonzales reached base in each of his first three at-bats, highlighted by an RBI double in the fifth inning. It was his first multi-hit effort since July 4, and he entered Saturday's game hitting just .097 across his last nine contests. Despite the slow stretch, Gonzales is still batting .271/.327/.429 across 153 plate appearances for the season.
Gonzales went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Royals.
Gonzales took Seth Lugo yard in the seventh inning, delivering his fourth home run of the season and third in his last 17 starts. He's also hit .328 in that span while driving in nine and scoring nine runs. Gonzales doesn't deliver standout power or much stolen base production, but he is locked into the cleanup spot in Pittsburgh's lineup.
Gonzales is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Gonzales will get his first day off since June 12, opening up the keystone for Adam Frazier. While starting the prior 14 games, Gonzales batted .333 with two home runs, seven RBI and six runs.
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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Lone source of offense
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Gonzales went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Tuesday against the Brewers.
Gonzales was the lone source of offense for Pittsburgh when he slugged a three-run home run in the sixth inning. After looking rusty in his return from the injured list in early June, he has at least one hit in five of his last six starts while tallying seven RBI with two home runs and four runs scored in that span.
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