◆NEWSPirates Place Esmerlyn Valdez On 10-Day Injured List◆ROSTERRecalled 2B Ronny Simon from Indianapolis Indians◆HOT BATOneil Cruz: .349 AVG, 1 HR, 11 RBI, .904 OPS (last 2 weeks)◆LAST GAMEBubba Chandler 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 3 K◆ROSTERPlaced RF Esmerlyn Valdez on the 10-day injured list. Left hamstring strain◆ON THE BUMPJared Jones: 0.00 ERA, 17 K (last 2 weeks)◆ROSTEROptioned 2B Ronny Simon to Indianapolis Indians◆STATNick Gonzales ranks 3rd in the NL in batting average (.304)◆ROSTERActivated RF Ryan O'Hearn from the 10-day injured list◆STATBraxton Ashcraft ranks 4th in the NL in wins (14)
◆NEWSPirates Place Esmerlyn Valdez On 10-Day Injured List◆ROSTERRecalled 2B Ronny Simon from Indianapolis Indians◆HOT BATOneil Cruz: .349 AVG, 1 HR, 11 RBI, .904 OPS (last 2 weeks)◆LAST GAMEBubba Chandler 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 3 K◆ROSTERPlaced RF Esmerlyn Valdez on the 10-day injured list. Left hamstring strain◆ON THE BUMPJared Jones: 0.00 ERA, 17 K (last 2 weeks)◆ROSTEROptioned 2B Ronny Simon to Indianapolis Indians◆STATNick Gonzales ranks 3rd in the NL in batting average (.304)◆ROSTERActivated RF Ryan O'Hearn from the 10-day injured list◆STATBraxton Ashcraft ranks 4th in the NL in wins (14)
The Pirates survived another week and suddenly there is still a sliver of hope. Alex Stumpf explains why Pittsburgh’s upcoming nine-game road trip is its last real chance to turn a nearly dead season into an improbable September playoff push.