PIT • DH • #
It was vintage McCutchen on Tuesday night as the 38-year-old enjoyed a solid day at the plate to lead Pittsburgh to a win. He took José Soriano deep for a three-run blast in the fourth inning, then singled to lead off the sixth and drew a walk in the eighth. McCutchen is batting .246/.348/.404 with two homers and nine RBI across 66 plate appearances.
19 days ago
April 23, 2025 4:45 AM
PIT •
about 22 hours ago
Bednar got the eighth inning against the heart of the Braves lineup with the Pirates down by one run. He actually recorded four outs as Ozzie Albies reached on a throwing error after striking out. Bednar struck out two in the scoreless inning. Dennis Santana took the ninth with the game tied for a scoreless inning to take it to extra inning. Bednar has allowed two runs over ten innings with a 15/1 K/BB ratio since retuning from the minors on April 19. Save chances have come few and far between for the Pirates, but it seems the team will be utilizing a matchup-based approach to the ninth inning with Bednar facing the tougher part of the order.
PIT •
about 22 hours ago
Back-to-back doubles put the Braves on the board with a run in the second inning. Matt Olson then took Heaney deep for a solo homer in the third. Heaney kept Atlanta off the board for three more innings, ending his day with a quality start. He’s struggled to miss bats of late, collecting just five strikeouts over his last three starts. The 33-year-old southpaw with take a 3.15 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and a 36/16 K/BB ratio across 45 2/3 innings into a road start against the Phillies on Friday.
PIT • CF
about 22 hours ago
The Pirates are calling Cruz day-to-day after he left late in the contest. It seems likely that the 26-year-old will get the series finale off Sunday, but the hope is that he can return to playing center for the Pirates in the early portion of next week.
Source: Alex Stumpf
CIN • DH
about 18 hours ago
The Reds scored 10 runs in the first and then held on for dear life as the Astros did their best to come back. The five times on base raised Friedl’s OBP to .360, and he’s scored 23 runs in 38 games. He’ll be a fine choice in mixed leagues next week with the Reds home for six games against the White Sox and Guardians.
MIA • DH
about 19 hours ago
Wagaman’s big hit came an inning after Kyle Stowers tied the game with a solo homer. Wagaman came into the night in an 8-for-46 slump that had dropped his OPS to .648. Still, he built up enough goodwill early that he’s gotten a chance to ride it out. He’s not a mixed-league guy, but he’ll probably rate as one of the Marlins’ better hitters as long as he continues to play.
BOS • DH
about 19 hours ago
Controversy and fan anger doesn’t seem to be taking any sort of toll on Devers. He’s 23-for-56 with four homers, 15 RBI and an 11/9 K/BB in his last 14 games, raising his OPS from .657 to .858.
