Donnie Kelly pulled all the right strings and Andrew McCutchen made history as the Pirates won for the fifth time in their last six games at PNC Park. Greg Brown reports.
After a 6-3 homestand, the Bucs are on the road tonight to open a four-game series at Wrigley Field against the Cubs. Andrew Heaney [3-4, 3.24 ERA] faces former Pirates star Jameson Taillon [6-3, 3.54 ERA]. Airtime is 7:40 with first pitch at 8:05 on WCCS.
In his weekly injury report, senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said catcher Endy Rodriguez will visit the surgeon who performed his Tommy John surgery in 2023. Rodriguez left Sunday’s game with the Phillies due to elbow soreness.
Catcher Joey Bart has cleared concussion protocol and only needs the okay from MLB and the players’ union, plus a rehab stint at Indianapolis.
Pitchers Colin Holderman, Johan Oviedo, Tim Mayza, and Justin Lawrence continue to slowly make progress toward a return to game action.
The Bucs recalled Carmen Mlodzinski from Indianapolis yesterday and sent Kyle Nicolas back down.
Checking in on Konnor Griffen, the Pirates’ top draft choice from last year had two more doubles last night in his second game at High-A Greensboro, which beat Rome, 9-5 in ten innings.
ALTOONA CURVE
Altoona had a 2-0 lead but lost for the seventh time in their last eight games, 5-2 to Erie. The SeaWolves chased Wilbur Dotel from the mound with four runs in the sixth. Kervin Pichardo had two hits for the Curve.
