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PIT • Infielder • #8
2 days ago
Lowe plays against some left-handers, but he’ll get a well-deserved day off against Rays’ southpaw Shane McClanahan in this one. At least part of the day, as he’ll likely be used off the bench in a critical spot if necessary. Nick Gonzales will start in his place at second base and bat second for the Bucs. Ryan O’Hearn and Spencer Horwitz will join him on the bench in this one.
Source: MLB
PIT • Infielder • #8
7 days ago
Lowe drove in five runs for the second consecutive game, delivering a two-run single in the second inning against Nationals starter Cade Cavalli before taking reliever Brad Lord deep in the sixth to cap a 10-run outburst. The 31-year-old second baseman’s Pittsburgh debut has gone swimmingly as he’s hitting .278 (15-for-54) with six homers and 14 RBI across 14 games.
PIT • Infielder • #8
9 days ago
Lowe’s slam came in the second inning off Jameson Taillon to give the Pirates 5-0 lead in the second inning. He got Taillon again in the sixth to extend their lead to 6-2. That’s now five homers for Lowe in his first season with the Bucs, and he’s slashing .243/.372/.592 with nine RBI. A very solid start to Lowe’s 2026.
PIT • Infielder • #8
11 days ago
That’s two starts in a row off for Lowe against left-handers, though one imagines he may be called on to pinch-hit later in the game. Nick Gonzales is batting fifth against LHP Shota Imanaga and the Cubs.
PIT • Infielder • #8
20 days ago
The Reds are throwing a left-hander, but Lowe has started against the first three left-handers the Pirates have faced. That being said, he’s also 0-for-9 with two strikeouts, so maybe giving him a few days off against left-handed pitching isn’t the worst idea. Nick Gonzales will shift over to second base with Nick Yorke playing third and batting sixth.
PIT • Infielder • #8
23 days ago
Lowe opened his Pirates career with one of the best series of his career, going 5-for-12 with three homers, a double and just one strikeout. He had a 149/38 K/BB in 553 plate appearances last season. Right now, he’s at 1/2.
PIT • Infielder • #8
26 days ago
Lowe, who was acquired from the Rays in the offseason, hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the third for his ninth career multihomer game. Obviously, his quiet spring, when he went 6-for-30 with no RBI, didn’t mean much of anything. The Pirates like him batting second in spite of his history of mediocre OBPs, and as long as that lasts, he’ll have some extra fantasy value.
PIT • Infielder • #8
29 days ago
The Pirates are going to be starting four pure left-handed hitters against righties: Oneil Cruz, Spencer Horwitz, Lowe and Ryan O’Hearn. Their OBPs over the last two years are .311 for Cruz, .355 for Horwitz, .309 for Lowe and .351 for O’Hearn. So, guess which two Don Kelly seems to prefer batting first and second in his lineup? Well, it was Cruz first, Lowe second, O’Hearn fifth and Horwitz seventh today. Lowe was dropped to fifth a couple of times during the middle of the month, but he’s only hit second recently. It’s not a disaster or anything, but Lowe’s typical line is that of a good No. 5 hitter, and it seems like he’s mostly hitting second because, well, he’s a second baseman and that’s what second basemen did back in Kelly’s day.
PIT • Infielder • #8
about 1 month ago
Lowe is “expected to go through a normal practice session” instead, so this doesn’t seem to be a major issue. However, it is something you should monitor over the next couple of days.
Source: Colin Beazley
PIT • Infielder • #8
about 2 months ago
Lowe hit second today, as he’s done in all three of his starts this spring. It seems like the wrong call for someone who projects as poorly in terms of OBP as anyone in the Pirates lineup, but then Lowe is a second baseman and who doesn’t love a second baseman batting second? At least Lowe is a quality bat in spite of his OBPs, having come in at .241/.314/.453 over the last four years.
PIT • Infielder • #8
4 months ago
The Astros acquired Mike Burrows from the Pirates in the deal while sending Anderson Brito and Jacob Melton to the Rays. Lowe has been the subject of trade rumors for quite some time, but he finally has a new home after hitting 31 homers with a .256/.307/.477 slash in 2025. He’ll hit in the middle of a Pittsburgh order that is not without talent, and he should be a solid — if unspectacular — fantasy option in 2026.