For a second time this season, Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong was down on the ground after not getting a bunt attempt down. This time the result was not as dramatic as Vogelsong fouled a ball on the bunt and was immediately checked on by head athletic trainer Todd Tomczyk and manager Clint Hurdle. "I asked him at the plate if he was good to put it down, and he said he would get it down," Hurdle said. "He's been gritty ever since he's shown up. He's a tough ... Read More
Archives for August 2016
GM Huntington: “Triple-A is a place no one wants to be”
Predictably, prospect Josh Bell and pitcher Gerrit Cole were popular topics when Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington spoke to media Sunday. Below are some highlights of said press conference. On whether Bell's promotion had been planned or was in reaction to Kang's injury: “David Freese is now going to be the third baseman, and that opens up some at-bats at first base. Clint will make the decision on a daily basis with what gives him the best lineup to win that night. We ... Read More
Defensively, Pirates’ Bell a continued work in progress
Sunday afternoon against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Miami Marlins will be looking for their first sweep of the season since July 7-9 against the Cincinnati Reds. In Game One of this series against the Pirates, the Marlins prevailed in a seesaw game by a 6-5 score. And Saturday, Miami won again 3-1 behind six innings of shutout baseball from starting pitcher David Phelps. Sunday's game concludes a seven-game road trip for the Marlins — while the Pirates are looking to end this skid going ... Read More
Steelers sign quarterback Bryn Renner
After throwing four interceptions against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of their meeting on August 18, the Steelers pulled Landry Jones out and put Dustin Vaughan in the game. However, Vaughan suffered a broken thumb. With the injury, the Steelers announced they have signed quarterback Bryn Renner. However, the team did not release Vaughan. Renner is a 26-year-old quarterback who, in 2014, was on the Denver Broncos' roster. He then made his way to the Arizona Rattlers, an arena ... Read More
Riverhounds fall to Rhinos, 3-0
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds fell to the Rochester Rhinos by a final of 3-0 Saturday night, wrapping up the Rhinos' three-game sweep of the the Riverhounds. In their first meeting, which was the season opener for both teams, the Rhinos handed the Riverhounds a 1-0 loss. Their most recent meeting came on June 25 when the Rhinos beat the Riverhounds 2-1. In Saturday's game, the Riverhounds (4-15-4) had plenty of chances. They had six shot with three on goal, but none were able to ... Read More
Phelps golden against Pirates
Miami Marlins starting pitcher David Phelps was too much for the Pittsburgh Pirates' offense to handle, and the road team came away with a 3-1 victory Saturday night at PNC Park. Phelps, who tied a career-high with nine strikeouts, allowed two hits in six scoreless innings, good for a game score of 77. Phelps' strong pitching meant, for the first time, that the Pirates (62-58) lost a game started by Chad Kuhl. He had 10 ground ball outs while allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits ... Read More
Back-and-forth game vs. Marlins doesn’t end Pirates’ way
Reliever Felipe Rivero hadn't allowed a run in 8.2 innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates (62-57), but that all changed Friday night. Up 5-3 heading into eighth inning, Rivero gave up a home run to the Miami Marlins' Miguel Rojas and a game-tying RBI single to Christian Yelich. An inning later, Robert Andino hit an RBI single off Pittsburgh reliever Neftali Feliz that proved to be the game-winning run. The Marlins (63-59) won the game, 6-5. It was a back-and-forth game, one the Pirates were ... Read More
Riverhounds sign Chevaughn Walsh, PDL MVP
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds just added a new player to their roster. But this time, instead of going older, the team went younger with its signing. The Riverhounds signed Chevaughn Walsh, the Premier Development League (PDL) MVP, to a contract that will last until the end of the 2018 season. His contract is still pending due to a visa approval (Walsh is from Jamaica), but once it's approved, Walsh will suit up in a Riverhounds uniform and take the pitch. “We think Chevaughn can be ... Read More
Le’Veon Bell suspension reduced to three games
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell has had his suspension reduced to three games, per ESPN reporter Adam Schefter. Bell had originally been suspended for the first four games of the 2016 NFL season because of at least one missed drug test. The first-team All-Pro in 2014 had been confident he was going to win his appeal and have his suspension negated, writing on his private Instagram page: “I am not going to miss games, trust me. I'm gonna win the appeal...ppl have no idea what ... Read More
McCutchen powers Pirates’ fifth inning rally
Wednesday afternoon featured a pitching matchup between Ivan Nova and Matt Cain, and the Pittsburgh Pirates (62-56) came away with a 6-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants (66-54) to ensure a series sweep. Pittsburgh's Nova (9-6, 4.83 ERA) pitched well, allowing four runs on six hits in four innings. The former Yankee who the Pirates acquired around the trade deadline threw 62 pitches — and 42 of those were strikes. On the other side, for the Giants, Cain (4-8, 5.81 ERA) looked good early ... Read More