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Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Records two hits, swipes bag
Gonzales went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 win against St. Louis.
Gonzales tripled and scored the contest's first run in the fourth inning, then plated the game-winning RBI on a single in the eighth. The second baseman notched his second straight multi-hit game, and he now has an extra-base hit in three straight contests. Through 17 games in September, Gonzales is batting .302 (19-for-63) with seven runs, seven RBI and two stolen bases.
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Pirates' Aroldis Chapman: Records 10th save
Chapman earned a save against the Cardinals on Thursday, allowing one hit in one scoreless inning.
Chapman entered in the bottom of the ninth inning with a one-run lead and gave up a leadoff single to Brendan Donovan. However, Donovan didn't advance any further, as Chapman retired the next three batters on just four pitches. Chapman has converted each of his past four save chances, though this was just the second time in that span that he hasn't allowed a run.
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Pirates' Luis Ortiz: Fans seven in quality start
Ortiz allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven batters over six innings in a no-decision against St. Louis on Thursday.
Ortiz held the Cardinals scoreless over the first three innings before St. Louis put up a run in the fourth and another in the sixth. The right-hander notched his sixth quality start of the campaign, which is more impressive when considering that only 14 of his 36 appearances have come as a starter. Ortiz also tied his season high with seven punchouts Thursday, a mark he had previously achieved two times.
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Pirates' Jake Woodford: Designated for assignment
The Pirates designated Woodford for assignment Thursday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Woodford's no-decision in which he allowed four and eight hits over 4.2 winnings appears to gave been his last for the Pirates. He allowed a total of 16 earned runs in his final three appearances for the club. In a corresponding move, Isaac Mattson was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis.
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Pirates' Isaac Mattson: Selected from Triple-A
The Pirates selected Mattson was selected from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Mattson signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates in December and has been through Double-A and Triple-A during 2024. He has appeared in 30 games for Triple-A Indianapolis, notching a 3.19 ERA across 62.0 innings. The 29-year-old made his last and only MLB appearances in 2021 for Baltimore, where he allowed three earned runs in 4.1 innings. In a corresponding move, Jake Woodford was designated for assignment Thursday.
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Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Grabbing seat Thursday
McCutchen is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in St. Louis.
McCutchen had a couple hits and scored a run in Wednesday's loss to the Cardinals, but he will begin Thursday's series finale on the bench. The Pirates are going with Bryan Reynolds at designated hitter and Nick Yorke in left field.
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Pirates' Joey Bart: Absent from lineup
Bart is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in St. Louis.
Bart started each of the first three games of the series (two at catcher, one at designated hitter), but he'll take a seat for the finale. Yasmani Grandal will be behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Back in Pittsburgh lineup
Cruz (ankle) will start in center field and bat third in Thursday's game versus the Cardinals.
Cruz made a pinch-hit appearance Tuesday, but this will be his first start since he departed Sunday's game against the Royals due to left ankle discomfort. The 25-year-old is one home run shy of a 20-20 campaign but has a .574 OPS through 49 at-bats in September.
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Pirates' Tony Blanco: Flashing mammoth power
Blanco slashed .305/.385/.505 with four home runs and a 28.4 percent strikeout rate in 30 games for the Florida Complex League Pirates before a hamstring injury ended his season at the beginning of July, MLB Pipeline reports.
It's unlikely Blanco makes enough contact to turn into an everyday big leaguer, but he's a fun prospect to dream on because of his 6-foot-7, 243-pound frame and 70-grade raw power. Blanco struck out 37.6 percent of the time as an old-for-the-level 18-year-old in the Dominican Summer League last year and struck out a decent amount again this year as an older player in a rookie league. However, if he's able to maintain his conditioning while improving his hit tool next year in his full-season debut, Blanco's prodigious power would make him a sought after prospect in dynasty leagues.
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Pirates' Billy Cook: Slugs first homer in loss
Cook went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Wednesday's loss to the Cardinals.
After going down on strikes in each of his first two at-bats, Cook launched a two-out, three-run homer in the top of the sixth to put Pittsburgh on top 5-4. He would later add a leadoff single in the ninth to give him his second multi-hit performance of the campaign. The long ball was also the first of Cook's big-league career, and he now has five RBI through his first eight games, though he's batting just .208 (5-for-24) over that stretch.
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Pirates' Nick Yorke: Tallies first run, RBI
Yorke went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's loss to the Cardinals.
Yorke reached on an infield single in his second trip to the plate before stealing second, though he was left stranded. He then recorded a clutch knock with two outs in the sixth and eventually came home on a three-run shot from Billy Cook as Pittsburgh took a 5-4 lead. The second baseman has now recorded multiple hits in back-to-back contests after going 0-for-3 in his Pirates debut Monday. His RBI and run scored on Wednesday also marked the firsts of his MLB career.
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Pirates' David Bednar: Takes eighth loss
Bednar (3-8) was charged with a blown save and took the loss against the Cardinals on Wednesday, allowing three runs (two earned) on one hit and one walk over one-third of an inning.
Bednar entered the contest with the score tied in the bottom of the seventh and proceeded to give up a leadoff homer to Masyn Winn on a hanging curveball. The right-handed reliever would then manage to retire just one of the next three batters he faced before being relieved by Jalen Beeks, who didn't fare any better. It marked the seventh blown save of the season for Bednar, with his previous one coming back on Aug. 28, just before he was removed from the closer role. He's now allowed at least one run in three of his last six appearances and carries a 5.14 ERA in the month of September to go along with a dreadful 6:8 K:BB.
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Pirates' Jake Woodford: Surrenders four runs in no-decision
Woodford did not factor into the decision in a loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday, allowing four runs on eight hits and no walks over 4.2 innings while striking out five.
Woodford went 1-2-3 through the opening frame before getting tagged for a two-run homer in the second, followed by another two runs in the third to put the Pirates in a 4-0 hole. The right-hander was then relieved by Joey Wentz with two outs in the fifth, but not before posting a season-high five strikeouts on the night. Woodford has now allowed four or more runs in each of his last three starts for Pittsburgh (dating back to Aug. 18), posting a 12:4 K:BB over that stretch. He's also been unable to make it through five innings in each of those outings.
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Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Out again Wednesday
Cruz (ankle) isn't in Pittsburgh's lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals.
Cruz entered as a pinch hitter during Tuesday's loss to the Cards, but he'll remain absent from the starting nine Wednesday as he continues to battle left ankle soreness. Billy Cook start in center field and bat ninth.
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Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: Getting Wednesday off
Tellez isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Tellez has gone 0-for-18 with five walks and five strikeouts over his last seven games, and he'll get a chance to collect himself while he sits down Wednesday. Jared Triolo will fill in as Pittsburgh's first baseman while Nick Yorke starts at third.
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Pirates' Jake Woodford: Promoted ahead of start
The Pirates called Woodford up from Triple-A Indianapolis to start Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
The right-hander was sent outright to Indianapolis in late August after being designated for assignment by Pittsburgh, but he'll rejoin the big club for a spot start Wednesday in St. Louis. Woodford has an 8.01 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 21:9 K:BB across 30.1 frames in the majors this season, so he doesn't offer much streaming appeal.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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.236 (22nd) |
636 (22nd) |
147 (26th) |
4.14 (18th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| K. Hayes 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | Back |
| H. Davis C Henry Davis C | Hand |
| E. Rodriguez C Endy Rodriguez C | Elbow |
| M. Gonzales SP Marco Gonzales SP | Forearm |
| B. Heller RP Ben Heller RP | Shoulder |
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