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A New Pirate Generation:

A Pittsburgh Pirates Dynasty

Rosters: Ridin
Sliders: TNK

House Rules:

Trades:

• I will only offer trades between the end of the Postseason and the beginning of the regular season, and during the last two weeks of July. All other trades will need to be offered by the other team; I can modify those trades but may not remove the "core" offered by either side.
• Between the beginning of Spring Training season 1 and the trade deadline, all trades must be approved by the Baseball Trade Values Trade Simulator.

Free Agency:

• No signing of established veteran free agents at the beginning of season 1; no more than five prospect free agents during season 1.
• I cannot sign free agents that would feel "unreal" — that is, no star free agents — unless the team has a winning season the year prior.

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Spring Training stats & Opening Day roster

2022 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
C Andrew Knapp	25	3	7	0	0	1	3	3	5	0	1	.280	.367	.400
C Michael Perez	32	1	7	1	0	1	4	3	8	1	0	.219	.286	.344
C Roberto Perez	39	5	10	2	0	1	3	4	13	0	0	.256	.326	.385
1B Yoshi Tsutsugo	71	8	19	2	0	4	12	14	19	1	0	.268	.398	.465
1B Dan Vogelbach	62	9	11	0	0	4	5	6	11	0	0	.177	.250	.371
2B Diego Castillo	72	7	18	3	0	1	8	2	18	2	1	.250	.270	.333
2B Michael Chavis	60	3	11	4	0	2	7	3	18	0	1	.183	.234	.350
2B Hoy Park	49	3	7	2	1	0	5	2	13	0	0	.143	.192	.224
3B Ke'Bryan Hayes	52	4	15	2	1	1	3	10	13	1	1	.288	.403	.423
3B Josh VanMeter	38	7	8	0	0	1	5	5	9	0	0	.211	.318	.289
SS Oneil Cruz	51	3	10	3	0	0	2	4	16	1	0	.196	.255	.255
SS Kevin Newman	27	3	6	5	0	0	6	5	4	0	1	.222	.333	.407
SS Cole Tucker	26	0	2	1	0	0	1	5	7	2	1	.077	.226	.115
OF Greg Allen	42	5	9	4	1	1	3	2	18	1	1	.214	.250	.429
OF Ben Gamel	68	6	16	0	0	1	6	9	15	0	0	.235	.325	.279
OF Jake Marisnick	43	5	10	0	0	1	3	5	9	4	1	.233	.313	.302
OF Bryan Reynolds	60	11	19	4	0	4	8	8	14	1	0	.317	.397	.583
OF Canaan Smith Njigba	70	16	24	5	0	7	13	11	12	1	1	.343	.432	.714
OF Jack Suwinski	32	5	8	3	0	0	0	3	9	0	0	.250	.333	.344
OF Travis Swaggerty	46	7	13	3	3	2	13	6	6	7	4	.283	.377	.609

2022 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Stats - Pitching
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
SP J.T. Brubaker	8	3	1	1	0	1	1	17.2	14	8	2	9	11	1.30	4.08
SP Roansy Contreras	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	14.2	23	17	3	6	11	1.98	10.43
SP Jerad Eickhoff	7	3	1	2	1	1	1	17.2	25	10	1	6	13	1.75	5.09
SP Chase de Jong	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	14.0	17	15	3	10	9	1.93	9.64
SP Mitch Keller	8	3	1	3	0	1	0	21.0	26	14	2	8	18	1.62	6.00
SP Max Kranick	6	3	1	2	0	0	0	16.0	10	7	1	8	14	1.13	3.94
SP Jose Quintana	7	3	1	2	0	0	0	14.2	24	14	2	7	14	2.11	8.59
SP Zach Thompson	8	3	1	0	0	1	0	19.0	15	5	0	9	10	1.26	2.37
SP Bryse Wilson	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	10.0	8	4	1	4	10	1.20	3.60
RP Anthony Banda	13	0	0	1	0	0	2	13.0	17	7	2	5	7	1.69	4.85
RP David Bednar	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	9.0	6	0	0	4	10	1.11	0.00
RP Blake Cederlind	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.0	15	10	1	8	5	3.29	12.86
RP Wil Crowe	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	10.0	10	3	1	3	6	1.30	2.70
RP Aaron Fletcher	10	0	0	1	0	0	3	10.0	11	4	1	5	6	1.60	3.60
RP Heath Hembree	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	11	5	2	4	11	1.67	5.00
RP Sam Howard	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	8.0	12	7	1	8	10	2.50	7.88
RP Dillon Peters	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	10.2	14	3	1	5	12	1.78	2.53
RP Chris Stratton	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.1	4	1	1	2	7	0.64	0.96
RP Duane Underwood Jr.	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	7.0	8	3	2	1	6	1.29	3.86
RP Miguel Yajure	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	14.1	18	9	1	8	13	1.82	5.65

Pittsburgh Pirates 2022 Opening Day Roster
#	PITCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
34	J.T. Brubaker	SP	R/R	28	6'3"	180	$700,000
23	Mitch Keller	SP	R/R	25	6'2"	220	$700,000
45	Max Kranick	SP	R/R	24	6'3"	175	$700,000
39	Zach Thompson	SP	R/R	28	6'7"	230	$700,000
32	Bryse Wilson	SP	R/R	24	6'2"	225	$700,000
52	Anthony Banda	RP	L/L	28	6'2"	230	$700,000
51	David Bednar	RP	R/R	27	6'1"	245	$700,000
29	Wil Crowe	RP	R/R	27	6'2"	235	$700,000
35	Aaron Fletcher	RP	L/L	26	6'0"	220	$700,000
53	Heath Hembree	RP	R/R	33	6'4"	220	$2,100,000
38	Dillon Peters	RP	L/L	29	5'11"	190	$700,000
46	Chris Stratton	RP	R/R	31	6'2"	205	$2,700,000
56	Duane Underwood Jr.	RP	R/R	27	6'2"	210	$700,000
#	CATCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
31	Andrew Knapp	C	S/R	30	6'1"	189	$1,100,000
55	Roberto Perez	C	R/R	33	5'11"	220	$5,000,000
#	INFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
25	Yoshi Tsutsugo	1B	L/R	30	6'1"	225	$4,000,000
64	Diego Castillo	2B	R/R	24	5'11"	185	$50,000
2	Michael Chavis	2B/UTIL	R/R	26	5'10"	210	$700,000
13	Ke'Bryan Hayes	3B	R/R	25	5'10"	205	$8,800,000
15	Oneil Cruz	SS	L/R	23	6'7"	220	$700,000
27	Kevin Newman	SS	R/R	28	6'0"	185	$2,000,000
#	OUTFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
24	Greg Allen	OF	S/R	29	6'0"	185	$700,000
10	Bryan Reynolds	OF	S/R	27	6'3"	210	$6,800,000
18	Ben Gamel	OF	L/L	29	5'11"	177	$1,800,000
28	Canaan Smith Njigba	OF	L/R	22	6'0"	215	$50,000
50	Travis Swaggerty	OF	L/L	24	5'11"	180	$70,000

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Young Bucs look to make a difference

BRADENTON, Fla.— The Pirates have played "A New Pirate Generation" following home wins for two decades, since the opening of PNC Park.

It's embarrassing. At least four "generations" of Pirate players have been the "new generation."

Now, though, there is a new generation of Pirate players. Well, at least in part.

On Opening Day, three Pirates will be making their MLB debut. Infielder Diego Castillo and outfielders Canaan Smith Njigba and Travis Swaggerty impressed Bucco manager Derek Shelton enough to not only make the Pirate roster but to make the lineup on the first day of the season.

While not making their debuts, young Buc shortstop Oneil Cruz and third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes will also feature prominently on the Opening Day roster.

A handful of young Pirate players didn't make the roster but are on general manager Ben Cherington's radar. Pitchers Roansy Contreras, Quinn Priester and Miguel Yajure will likely make the roster this year if they perform well in AAA. Same with outfielder Jack Suwinski.

Of course, with these younger players making the roster, the Pirates had to make some roster moves to leave room on the team. Cherington dealt pitchers Jerad Eickhoff and Jose Quintana to Tampa Bay for 22-year-old righty Cole Wilcox and 22-year-old outfielder Dru Baker. Outfielder Jake Marisnick and utility man Josh VanMeter went to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for 22-year-old righty Sean Burke and 21-year-old righty Matthew Thompson.

The Bucs took a flier on first baseman Dan Vogelbach. It didn't work out in Spring Training, however, and the Pirates dealt him to Miami for 19-year-old shortstop Yiddi Cappe.

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Powerful Pirates pummel opponents in Opening Weekend

Over a three-game set, the Pirates took two wins from the Cardinals, both in exciting fashion.

On Thursday, the Bucs came behind from a 0-1 deficit, hitting two home runs in the bottom of the ninth to walk off the Cards, 2-1. Canaan Smith Njigba's first major-league hit — and his first major-league home run — was instrumental, tying the game up in the bottom of the inning.

Box score:

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St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Mar 31, 2022	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	11	0
Pittsburgh (1-0)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0
W: Heath Hembree (1-0) L: Giovanny Gallegos (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			STL	PIT
STL	8	Goldschmidt homers (1) to left (349 feet).	1	0
PIT	9	Smith Njigba homers (1) to right (412 feet).	1	1
PIT	9	Reynolds homers (1) to right (364 feet). Pirates win.	1	2

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Edman	3	0	0	0	1	0	.000
SS Sosa	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
3B Arenado	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
1B Goldschmidt	4	1	2	1	0	0	.500
DH Dickerson	3	0	3	0	1	0	1.000
LF O'Neill	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
C Molina	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
CF Bader	4	0	2	0	0	1	.500
RF Carlson	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
TOTALS	34	1	11	1	2	3	.324
BATTING HR: Goldschmidt (1) RBI: Goldschmidt (1) GIDP: Molina
BASERUNNING SB: Bader (1) CS: Edman (1), Molina (1)

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Flaherty	7.0	2	0	0	1	3	0.00
Cabrera (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gallegos (L, 0-1)	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	54.00
TOTALS	8.1	4	2	2	1	3	2.16
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Flaherty 90-64; Cabrera 8-5; Gallegos 8-7

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
3B Hayes	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
LF Smith Njigba	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250
CF Reynolds	3	1	2	1	1	0	.667
DH Tsutsugo	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
SS Cruz	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1B Chavis	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333
2B Castillo	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
C Perez	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
RF Swaggerty	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
TOTALS	29	2	4	2	1	3	.138
BATTING HR: Reynolds (1), Smith Njigba (1) RBI: Reynolds (1), Smith Njigba (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Thompson	6.1	9	0	0	2	1	0.00
Crowe	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	5.40
Hembree (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	11	1	1	2	3	1.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Thompson 87-58; Crowe 19-15; Hembree 8-6

Sadly, the Pirates' luck didn't continue that Saturday. The Bucs, carrying a slim, 5-4 lead into the eighth, let their slim margin slip away on the back of reliever Chris Stratton. In the ninth, the Cardinals added insult to injury, scoring three insurance runs. While the Pirates regained one run in the bottom of the ninth, there was no walk-off magic waiting for Pittsburgh fans, as the Cards sank the Pirates 9-6.

Box score:

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St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Apr 2, 2022	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis (1-1)	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	3	9	14	0
Pittsburgh (1-1)	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	6	7	0
W: Steven Matz (1-0) L: Chris Stratton (0-1) S: Giovanny Gallegos (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			STL	PIT
PIT	2	Knapp doubles (1) to center. Cruz scores.	0	1
PIT	2	Swaggerty homers (1) to right (389 feet). Knapp scores.	0	3
STL	4	Arenado doubles (1) to right. Sosa scores.	1	3
STL	6	Arenado doubles (2) to center. Sosa scores.	2	3
PIT	6	Reynolds homers (2) to right-center (412 feet).	2	4
STL	7	Carlson homers (1) to center (406 feet). O'Neill scores.	4	4
PIT	7	Swaggerty grounds into a fielder's choice (4-6 FC). Perez out. Castillo scores.	4	5
STL	8	O'Neill doubles (1) to left. Sosa scores. Nootbaar scores.	6	5
STL	9	Edman singles to center. Molina scores. Bader scores.	8	5
STL	9	DeJong doubles (1) to left. Edman scores.	9	5
PIT	9	Knapp grounds out to Edman (4-3). Newman scores.	9	6

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Edman	5	1	1	2	0	0	.125
SS Sosa	5	3	3	0	0	1	.444
3B Arenado	5	0	3	2	0	1	.444
1B Goldschmidt	4	0	1	0	0	1	.375
PR Nootbaar	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1B DeJong	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000
DH Pujols	5	0	0	0	0	1	.000
LF O'Neill	3	1	2	2	1	0	.429
RF Carlson	4	1	1	2	0	0	.125
C Molina	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250
CF Bader	4	1	1	0	0	0	.375
TOTALS	40	9	14	9	1	4	.350
BATTING 2B: O'Neill (1), Arenado 2 (1, 2), DeJong (1), Bader (1) HR: Carlson (1) RBI: Edman 2 (1, 2), O'Neill 2 (1, 2), Arenado 2 (1, 2), Carlson 2 (1, 2), DeJong (1) GIDP: Carlson
BASERUNNING SB: Edman (1)

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Mikolas	6.0	4	4	4	1	2	6.00
Matz (W, 1-0)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
Cabrera (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Helsley	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	13.50
Gallegos (SV, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	27.00
TOTALS	9.0	7	6	6	1	5	6.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Mikolas 70-51; Matz 14-9; Cabrera 17-11; Helsley 5-5; Gallegos 4-3

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
3B Hayes	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
LF Smith-Njigba	3	0	0	0	1	1	.143
CF Reynolds	4	1	1	1	0	1	.429
DH Tsutsugo	4	0	1	0	0	1	.143
PR Newman	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
SS Cruz	4	1	1	0	0	0	.143
1B Knapp	4	1	1	2	0	0	.250
2B Castillo	4	1	1	0	0	1	.143
C Perez	3	0	1	0	0	0	.167
RF Swaggerty	3	1	1	3	0	0	.167
TOTALS	33	6	7	6	1	5	.212
BATTING 2B: Tsutsugo (1), Knapp (1), Cruz (1) HR: Reynolds (2), Swaggerty (1) RBI: Reynolds (2), Knapp 2 (1 2), Swaggerty 3 (1, 2, 3)
BASERUNNING CS: Swaggerty (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Peters	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0.00
Keller	4.0	5	4	4	1	1	9.00
Stratton (L, 0-1)	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	18.00
Underwood Jr.	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	27.00
TOTALS	9.0	14	9	9	1	4	9.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Peters 41-32; Keller 62-40; Stratton 15-12; Underwood 18-13

With the series split, the Pirates and Cards battled through nine innings on Sunday. The Pirates took an early 2-0 lead, but the Cardinals answered and, in the fourth, took a 3-2 lead over the Bucs. Pittsburgh, not to be outdone, took a lead of their own in the sixth inning, before surrendering the lead to the Cardinals on a Harrison Bader solo shot in the seventh. Then, in the eighth, Michael Chavis hit a two-run single, the last runs of the game for either team.

Box score:

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St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Apr 3, 2022	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis (1-2)	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	0
Pittsburgh (2-1)	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	X	6	11	0
W: J.T. Brubaker (1-0) L: Jake Woodford (0-1) S: David Bednar (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			STL	PIT
PIT	2	Cruz hits a book-rule double (2) to left. Tsutsugo scores.	0	1
PIT	2	Castillo doubles to center. Cruz scores. Chavis out.	0	2
STL	3	Edman grounds out to Castillo (4-3). Molina scores.	1	2
STL	4	Arenado homers (1) to center (403 feet).	2	2
STL	4	Dickerson singles to center. Goldschmidt scores.	3	2
PIT	5	Castillo singles to right. Chavis scores.	3	3
PIT	6	Cruz doubles (3) to left. Reynolds scores.	3	4
STL	7	Bader homers (1) to left (374 feet).	4	4
PIT	8	Chavis singles to center. Reynolds scores. Tsutsugo scores.	4	6

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Edman	4	0	0	1	0	0	.083
SS Sosa	4	0	0	0	0	1	.308
3B Arenado	3	1	1	1	0	0	.417
1B Goldschmidt	4	1	1	0	0	1	.333
DH Dickerson	3	0	1	1	1	0	.667
LF O'Neill	4	0	0	0	0	1	.273
C Molina	2	1	0	0	1	0	.200
CF Bader	3	1	2	1	0	0	.455
RF Carlson	3	0	1	0	0	0	.182
TOTALS	30	4	6	4	2	3	.200
BATTING 2B: Goldschmidt (1), Bader (2) HR: Arenado (1), Bader (1) RBI: Edman (3), Arenado (3), Dickerson (1), Bader (1) HBP: Arenado GIDP: Edman, O'Neill, Molina

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Wainwright	5.1	7	4	4	3	2	6.75
Woodford (L, 0-1)	2.1	4	2	2	1	2	7.71
Wittgren	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	11	6	6	4	4	6.75
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Wainwright 88-50; Woodford 29-22; Wittgren 1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
3B Hayes	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
LF Smith Njigba	4	0	1	0	0	0	.182
CF Reynolds	4	2	2	0	0	0	.455
DH Tsutsugo	4	2	2	0	0	1	.273
SS Cruz	3	1	2	2	1	1	.300
1B Chavis	3	1	2	2	1	1	.500
2B Castillo	4	0	2	2	0	0	.273
C Perez	3	0	0	0	0	0	.11
RF Swaggerty	1	0	0	0	2	0	.143
TOTALS	30	6	11	6	4	4	.367
BATTING 2B: Tsutsugo 2 (2, 3), Castillo (1), Chavis (1), Cruz 2 (2, 3) RBI: Castillo 2 (1, 2), Chavis 2 (1, 2), Cruz (1, 2) GIDP: Perez
BASERUNNING CS: Smith Njigba (1), Swaggerty (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Crowe	2.1	1	1	1	2	1	4.50
Brubaker (W, 1-0)	5.2	5	3	3	0	1	4.76
Bednar (SV, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	6	4	4	2	3	4.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Crowe 33-21; Brubaker 60-46; Bednar 9-7 WP: Brubaker (1) HBP: Brubaker

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Pirates take two straight series from division rivals

From a 1-0 pitcher's duel to a 6-3 no-doubter, the Pirates' second series of the year, in Cincinnati against the Reds, featured all types of baseball.

In game one, the Bucs got out to an early three-run lead, but Bryse Wilson, coming in during the top of the fourth as a follower, immediately surrendered the lead to the Reds on a single and a three-run blast. The Pirates didn't retake the lead the rest of the game, and couldn't even get their offense moving, striking 0 extra base hits.

Box score:

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Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
Apr 4, 2022	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (2-2)	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
Cincinnati (4-0)	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	X	6	11	0
W: Nick Lodolo (1-0) L: Bryse Wilson (0-1) S: Lucas Sims (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	CIN
PIT	3	Reynolds singles to center. Castillo scores.	1	0
PIT	4	Swaggerty singles to center. Perez scores.	2	0
PIT	4	Hayes singles to center. Castillo scores.	3	0
CIN	4	Farmer singles to right. Solano scores.	3	1
CIN	4	Senzel homers (2) to right (389 feet). Moustakas scores. Farmer scores.	3	4
CIN	8	Votto homers (1) to right (353 feet).	3	5
CIN	8	Moustakas homers (1) to right (402 feet).	3	6

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
3B Hayes	4	0	2	1	0	0	.125
LF Smith Njigba	4	0	1	0	0	0	.200
CF Reynolds	4	0	1	1	0	0	.400
1B Chavis	4	0	1	0	0	2	.400
C Perez	3	1	0	0	1	0	.083
DH Gamel	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
PH Tsutsugo	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
SS Cruz	4	0	0	0	0	1	.214
2B Castillo	3	2	1	0	0	1	.286
RF Swaggerty	3	0	1	1	0	0	.200
TOTALS	33	3	7	3	1	6	.212
BATTING RBI: Reynolds (3), Hayes (1), Swaggerty (4) HBP: Castillo
BASERUNNING CS: Chavis (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Banda	3.0	3	0	0	0	4	0.00
Wilson (L, 0-1)	4.0	6	4	4	0	1	9.00
Hembree	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	9.00
TOTALS	8.0	11	6	6	0	5	6.75
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Banda 29-21; Wilson 60-46; Hembree 27-19

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
LF Pham	4	0	1	0	0	0	.278
DH India	4	0	1	0	0	1	.267
2B Solano	4	1	1	0	0	1	.333
1B Votto	4	1	1	1	0	1	.364
C Stephenson	4	0	1	0	0	0	.286
3B Moustakas	4	2	3	1	0	0	.563
SS Farmer	4	1	2	1	0	1	.286
CF Senzel	3	1	1	3	0	1	.231
RF Naquin	3	0	0	0	0	0	.077
TOTALS	34	6	11	6	0	5	.324
BATTING 2B: India (1), Stephenson (1), Moustakas (3) HR: Votto (1), Senzel (2), Moustakas (1) RBI: Votto (1), Senzel 3 (6, 7, 8), Farmer (2), Moustakas (5)
BASERUNNING CS: Pham (1)

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Lodolo (W, 1-0)	5.0	6	3	3	1	5	5.40
Santillan (H, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Strickland (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sims (SV, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	7	3	3	1	6	3.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Lodolo 86-55; Santillan 15-10; Strickland 12-9; Sims 11-6

Game two was much, much different. Over the first three innings, the Pirates and Reds twice swapped leads, going into the fourth inning tied at 4-4. For the next three innings, neither side could get their side of the seesaw higher. In the seventh, though, Ke'Bryan Hayes came through clutch, driving in Travis Swaggerty on a single down the left field line to give the Bucs a 5-4 lead, which Pittsburgh held on to until the end.

Box score:

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Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
Apr 5, 2022	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (3-2)	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	9	0
Cincinnati (4-1)	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	0
W: Max Kranick (1-0) L: Vladimir Gutierrez (0-1) S: David Bednar (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	CIN
PIT	1	Cruz doubles (4) to center. Smith Njigba scores. Reynolds scores.	2	0
CIN	2	Moustakas homers (2) to right (348 feet).	2	1
CIN	2	Naquin doubles (1) to left. Farmer scores.	2	2
CIN	2	India singles to right. Naquin scores.	2	3
PIT	3	Cruz homers (1) to right (341 feet). Smith Njigba scores.	4	3
CIN	3	Farmer singles to center. Stephenson scores.	4	4
PIT	7	Hayes singles to left. Swaggerty scores.	5	4

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
3B Hayes	4	0	3	1	0	0	.250
LF Smith Njigba	3	2	1	0	1	0	.222
CF Reynolds	3	1	0	0	0	0	.333
DH Tsutsugo	4	0	0	0	0	2	.187
SS Cruz	4	1	2	4	0	0	.278
1B Chavis	3	0	1	0	1	1	.385
2B Castillo	4	0	0	0	0	3	.222
C Perez	4	0	0	0	0	1	.062
RF Swaggerty	4	1	2	0	0	1	.286
TOTALS	33	5	9	5	2	8	.273
BATTING 2B: Cruz (4), Swaggerty (1) HR: Cruz (1) RBI: Hayes (2), Cruz 4 (3, 4, 5, 6) HBP: Reynolds
BASERUNNING CS: Hayes (1), Swaggerty (3)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Banda	1.2	6	3	3	1	0	5.79
Kranick (W, 1-0)	4.2	5	1	1	0	4	1.93
Peralta (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Stratton (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	9.00
Bednar (SV, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	12	4	4	1	8	4.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Banda 41-26; Kranick 83-60; Peralta 4-3; Stratton 16-13; Bednar 8-7

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
LF Pham	4	0	0	0	1	1	.227
DH India	5	0	2	1	0	0	.300
2B Solano	5	0	2	0	0	2	.348
1B Votto	4	0	0	0	0	1	.267
C Stephenson	4	1	1	0	0	0	.278
3B Moustakas	4	1	1	1	0	2	.500
SS Farmer	4	1	3	1	0	0	.389
CF Senzel	4	0	2	0	0	1	.294
RF Naquin	4	1	1	1	0	1	.118
TOTALS	38	4	12	4	1	8	.316
BATTING 2B: Naquin (1), Farmer (1) HR: Moustakas (2) RBI: India (3), Naquin (5), Farmer (3), Moustakas (6)
BASERUNNING SB: India (1), Stephenson (1)

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Greene	5.0	6	4	4	2	4	7.20
Gutierrez (L, 0-1)	4.0	3	1	1	0	4	2.25
TOTALS	9.0	9	5	5	2	8	5.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Greene 95-58; Gutierrez 38-33

The rubber match of the three-game series on Sunday was a true pitcher's duel. Bryan Reynolds hit his third home run of the season, a 384-foot wall-scraper to right, in the first inning. That was it. The Bucs and Reds combined for eight additional hits, but neither side could string together enough knocks to score another run.

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Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
Apr 6, 2022	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (4-2)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Cincinnati (4-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
W: Zach Thompson (2-0) L: Luis Castillo (0-1) S: David Bednar (3)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	CIN
PIT	1	Reynolds homers (3) to right (384 feet).	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
3B Hayes	2	0	0	0	2	0	.227
LF Smith Njigba	4	0	0	0	0	0	.182
CF Reynolds	3	1	1	1	1	1	.333
DH Tsutsugo	4	0	1	0	0	0	.200
SS Cruz	4	0	1	0	0	1	.273
1B Chavis	3	0	1	0	1	0	.375
2B Castillo	4	0	0	0	0	2	.182
C Knapp	3	0	0	0	1	0	.143
RF Swaggerty	3	0	1	0	0	1	.294
TOTALS	30	1	5	1	5	5	.167
BATTING 2B: Swaggerty (2) HR: Reynolds (3) RBI: Reynolds (4) GIDP: Tsutsugo
BASERUNNING CS: Chavis (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Thompson (W, 1-0)	7.1	4	0	0	1	5	0.00
Stratton (H, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	6.75
Bednar (SV, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	4	0	0	1	6	0.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Thompson 82-65; Stratton 3-3; Bednar 10-8 WP: Thompson (1)

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
LF Pham	4	0	1	0	0	1	.231
2B India	4	0	0	0	0	0	.250
DH Solano	4	0	0	0	0	0	.296
3B Moustakas	3	0	0	0	1	2	.435
RF Naquin	3	0	0	0	0	1	.100
1B Votto	3	0	1	0	0	1	.278
C Stephenson	3	0	0	0	0	0	.238
CF Fraley	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500
PH-CF Schrock	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
SS Farmer	3	0	1	0	0	1	.381
PR-SS Senzel	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294
TOTALS	30	0	4	0	1	6	.133
BATTING 2B: Pham (1) GIDP: Pham

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Castillo (L, 0-1)	5.0	4	1	1	2	2	3.27
Santilan	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Warren	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	3.86
Cessa	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00
Strickland	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	5	1	1	5	5	1.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Castillo 82-46; Santilan 12-6; Warren 16-8; Cessa 18-10; Strickland 16-12

[goosedennis]

Bucs sign 2, claim 2

ST. LOUIS — As the Pirates' charter plane was about to depart from Cincinnati, general manager Ben Cherington hung up his cell phone and sighed, having completed four transactions shortly before takeoff.

The Pirates claimed from waivers Wandy Peralta, a 30-year-old southpaw reliever, from the New York Yankees, and enigmatic 29-year-old first baseman/catcher Yermin Mercedes from the Chicago White Sox. Both Peralta and Mercedes are expected to join the Pirates in St. Louis, although Mercedes will likely not be in the starting lineup.

Peralta, who was sent from San Francisco to New York as part of the Michael Tauchman trade last July, threw two sub-4.00 ERA seasons in San Francisco and New York in the pandemic-afflicted seasons, including a 8.23 K/9 in San Francisco in 2020. He features a changeup, a slider and two fastballs in his repertoire. Mercedes is a right-handed batter who started the 2021 season with eight hits in eight at-bats before being demoted by the White Sox in July. Although he announced his retirement on July 21, he returned the very next day. He will likely take some platoon starts at first base and fill in at catcher on occasion.

The Bucs also signed two players, again a reliever and a first baseman. Luis Escobar, a 23-year-old reliever whom the Pirates released in 2020, will return to Pittsburgh on a one-year, league minimum contract. First baseman Bobby Bradley, whom the Cleveland Baseball Team released following a disappointing Spring Training, will join the Indianapolis Indians on a minor-league contract.

To make room on the MLB roster, the Pirates outrighted pitcher Aaron Fletcher to AAA and optioned outfielder Greg Allen to the Indians. Shortstop Cole Tucker was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.

[goosedennis]

Cubs trade Suzuki for Detroit's Torkelson

In a strange trade, the Chicago Cubs dealt outfielder Seiya Suzuki to the Detroit Tigers for the fourth best prospect in MLB, infielder Spencer Torkelson.

Suzuki, 27, signed a five-year, $85 million contract with the Cubs in March, but evidently did not impress Chicago's front office enough to remain with the club longer than a month. Torkelson, 22, was the Tigers' top prospect and was ranked #4 by MLB Pipeline ahead of the season.

[goosedennis]

Sleepless in St. Louis

Bryan Reynolds absolutely torched the St. Louis Cardinals over a four-game set as the Pirates took three from their division rivals, extending their series-winning streak to three.

Reynolds went 10-for-18 (.556) during the series, hitting two doubles, one triple and a homer, as the Bucs scored 21 runs to the Cardinals' 12.

In the first game, Reynolds went 2-for-4 with a double, but was ultimately not responsible for driving in either of the Pirates' two runs. Yoshi Tsutsugo got his first RBI of the year on an infield single that drove Reynolds in; Tsutsugo was later driven in on a Michael Chavis single. Those two runs were all she wrote, as the Bucs defeated their St. Louis rivals, 2-0.

Box score:

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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
Apr 7, 2022	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (5-2)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	1
St. Louis (2-4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
W: Mitch Keller (1-0) L: Jack Flaherty (0-1) S: David Bednar (4)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	STL
PIT	1	Tsutsugo hits an infield single. Reynolds scores.	1	0
PIT	1	Chavis singles to center. Tsutsugo scores.	2	0

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
3B Hayes	4	0	2	0	0	0	.269
RF Swaggerty	3	0	1	0	1	0	.300
CF Reynolds	4	1	2	0	0	2	.360
DH Tsutsugo	4	1	2	1	0	2	.250
SS Cruz	4	0	3	0	0	1	.346
1B Chavis	4	0	1	1	0	2	.350
2B Newman	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
C Perez	3	0	1	0	0	1	.105
LF Allen	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
TOTALS	33	2	12	2	1	10	.364
BATTING 2B: Reynolds (1), Cruz (5) RBI: Tsutsugo (1), Chavis (3)
BASERUNNING CS: Chavis (3), Swaggerty (4)
FIELDING E: Cruz (1) PB: Perez (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Crowe	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	3.00
Keller (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	0	0	0	2	3.60
Bednar (SV, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	4	0	0	2	5	0.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Crowe 30-19; Keller 66-46; Bednar 7-5

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Edman	3	0	0	0	1	1	.167
SS Sosa	3	0	0	0	1	0	.269
3B Arenado	4	0	2	0	0	0	.304
1B Goldschmidt	3	0	0	0	0	2	.250
DH Dickerson	3	0	0	0	0	0	.333
LF O'Neill	3	0	0	0	0	1	.190
C Molina	3	0	0	0	0	0	.190
CF Bader	3	0	1	0	0	0	.381
RF Carlson	3	0	1	0	0	1	.238
TOTALS	28	0	4	0	2	5	.143
BATTING 2B: Arenado (3) GIDP: Arenado, Sosa
BASERUNNING CS: Bader (1)

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Flaherty (L, 0-1)	5.0	4	2	2	1	6	1.50
Matz	2.1	7	0	0	0	1	2.00
Helsley	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	3.86
TOTALS	9.0	12	2	2	1	10	2.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Flaherty 88-52; Matz 34-23; Helsley 17-12

The Pirates' center fielder was kept relatively quiet in the second game of the series, going 1-for-4 and scoring on an Oneil Cruz single in the first inning. That one run was all the Pirates could muster until the ninth, while the Cards put a three spot on the scoreboard in the fifth and seventh innings.

Box score:

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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
Apr 9, 2022	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (5-3)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	1
St. Louis (3-4)	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	X	6	13	0
W: Miles Mikolas (1-0) L: J.T. Brubaker (1-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	STL
PIT	1	Cruz singles to left. Reynolds scores.	1	0
STL	5	Molina doubles (1) to right. Carlson scores.	1	1
STL	5	Bader triples (1) to center. Molina scores.	1	2
STL	5	Edman singles to center. Bader scores.	1	3
STL	7	Edman singles to left. Bader scores. Edman to 2nd.	1	4
STL	7	Sosa singles to right. Edman scores.	1	5
STL	7	Pujols singles to right. Sosa scores.	1	6
PIT	9	Cruz homers (2) to right (380 feet).	2	6

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
3B Hayes	4	0	1	0	0	0	.267
RF Swaggerty	4	0	0	0	0	2	.250
CF Reynolds	4	1	1	0	0	0	.345
DH Tsutsugo	3	0	1	0	1	1	.259
SS Cruz	4	1	3	2	0	0	.400
1B Chavis	4	0	1	0	0	1	.333
2B Castillo	4	0	0	0	0	0	.154
C Perez	3	0	0	0	1	0	.091
LF Smith Njigba	2	0	0	0	1	0	.167
TOTALS	32	2	7	2	3	4	.219
BATTING 3B: Cruz (1) HR: Cruz (2) RBI: Cruz 2 (7,8) GIDP: Castillo, Smith Njigba
FIELDING E: Castillo (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Banda	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	3.52
Brubaker (L, 1-1)	3.1	9	6	6	0	2	9.00
Escobar	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	13	6	6	0	5	6.75
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Banda 34-22; Brubaker 50-40; Escobar 23-19

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Edman	5	1	2	2	0	1	.207
SS Sosa	4	1	1	1	0	0	.267
3B Arenado	4	0	1	0	0	0	.296
1B Goldschmidt	4	0	2	0	0	0	.292
DH Pujols	4	0	1	1	0	1	.286
LF O'Neill	4	0	0	0	0	1	.160
RF Carlson	4	1	1	0	0	0	.240
C Molina	4	1	2	1	0	1	.240
CF Bader	4	2	3	1	0	1	.440
TOTALS	37	6	13	6	0	5	.351
BATTING 2B: Molina (1), Bader (3) 3B: Bader (1) RBI: Edman 2 (5,6), Molina (3), Bader (4), Pujols (4), Sosa (1) GIDP: Pujols

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Mikolas (W, 1-0)	6.0	6	1	1	3	2	3.46
Helsley	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	2.70
Wittgren	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	6.75
TOTALS	9.0	7	2	2	3	4	2.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: MIkolas 83-55; Helsley 19-13; Wittgren 8-6

Bryan came back with a vengeance in the third game of the set, however, batting 3-for-5 and going just a homer shy of the cycle. Reynolds' sole RBI was not responsible for the Bucs' win, with that run belonging to Travis Swaggerty, who grounded into a fielder's choice which allowed Diego Castillo to score in the fifth. While the Cards tried mounting a comeback, with a two-run double in the eighth to bring the score from 5-2 to 5-4, David Bednar shut it down for his fifth save of the year.

Box score:

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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
Apr 10, 2022	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (6-3)	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	11	1
St. Louis (3-5)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	12	1
W: Bryse Wilson (1-1) L: Adam Wainwright (0-1) S: David Bednar (5)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	STL
PIT	1	Reynolds triples (1) to center. Hayes scores.	1	0
PIT	1	Cruz hits an automatic double (6) to right-center. Reynolds scores.	2	0
STL	2	Molina singles to right. O'Neill scores.	2	1
STL	2	Sosa hits a sacrifice fly to Reynolds (SF8). Molina scores.	2	2
PIT	3	Tsutsugo hits a sacrifice fly to O'Neill (SF7). Reynolds scores.	3	2
PIT	5	Perez singles to left. Tsutsugo scores. Castillo to 3rd.	4	2
PIT	5	Swaggerty hits into a fielder's choise (3U). Castillo scores.	5	2
STL	8	Edman doubles (2) to left. O'Neill scores. Molina scores.	5	4

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Swaggerty	3	0	0	1	1	0	.222
3B Hayes	4	1	0	0	1	0	.235
CF Reynolds	5	2	3	1	0	0	.382
SS Cruz	3	0	2	1	1	0	.424
1B Chavis	4	0	1	0	1	0	.321
DH Tsutsugo	4	1	2	1	0	0	.290
2B Castillo	3	1	1	0	2	0	.172
C Perez	5	0	2	1	0	1	.148
LF Smith Njigba	4	0	0	0	0	1	.143
TOTALS	35	5	11	5	6	2	.314
BATTING 2B: Reynolds (2), Chavis (2), Cruz (6) 3B: Reynolds (1) RBI: Reynolds (5), Tsutsugo (2), Perez (1), Cruz (9), Swaggerty (5) HBP: Cruz, Swaggerty SF: Tsutsugo GIDP: Hayes
BASERUNNING SB: Chavis (1), Cruz (1)
FIELDING E: Swaggerty (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Banda	1.2	5	2	2	2	1	4.82
Wilson (W, 1-1)	6.0	7	2	2	1	2	5.40
Stratton (H, 3)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	6.00
Bednar (SV, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	12	4	4	3	4	4.00
PITCHING WP: Stratton (1) Pitches-Strikes: Banda 36-24; Wilson 84-58; Stratton 4-3; Bednar 10-8

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Edman	5	0	4	2	0	0	.294
SS Sosa	4	0	1	1	0	2	.265
3B Arenado	3	0	0	0	2	0	.267
1B Goldschmidt	4	0	0	0	0	1	.250
DH Pujols	5	0	1	0	0	1	.263
LF O'Neill	4	2	2	0	0	1	.207
RF Carlson	4	0	0	0	0	0	.207
C Molina	4	2	2	1	0	0	.276
CF Bader	3	0	2	0	0	0	.464
PH-CF Dickerson	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308
TOTALS	37	4	12	4	3	4	.324
BATTING 2B: Edman (2), O'Neill (2), Bader (4) RBI: Edman 2 (7,8), Molina (4), Sosa (2) SF: Sosa GIDP: O'Neill
BASERUNNING SB: Edman (3)
FIELDING E: Sosa (1)

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Wainwright (L, 0-1)	4.0	8	5	5	6	1	8.68
Woodford	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	2.45
Whitley	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	11	5	5	6	2	5.00
PITCHING WP: Wainwright (1) Pitches-Strikes: Wainwright 101-53; Woodford 34-21; Whitley 25-17

Reynolds — and the rest of the Bucs' offense — pushed Jordan Hicks from the game in the fifth inning after scoring three earned runs in the first four innings. The rest of the Cardinals' pitching staff didn't fare any better, allowing nine more runs as the Bucs routed the Cardinals, 12-2.

Box score:

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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
Apr 11, 2022	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (7-3)	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	1	3	12	12	1
St. Louis (3-6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	1
W: Max Kranick (2-0) L: Jordan Hicks (

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	STL
PIT	1	Reynolds hits a home run (4) to right (366 feet). Hayes scores.	2	0
PIT	3	Hayes singles to center. Smith Njigba scores.	3	0
PIT	5	Cruz singles to left. Swaggerty scores.	4	0
PIT	7	Hayes singles to center. Swaggerty scores.	5	0
PIT	7	Cruz homers (3) to right (377 feet). Hayes scores. Reynolds scores.	8	0
PIT	8	Smith Njigba hits a home run (2) to right (371 feet).	9	0
PIT	9	Chavis homers (1) to left (383 feet). Hayes scores. Cruz scores.	12	0
STL	9	Carlson doubles (1) to right. Pujols scores. O'Neill scores.	12	2

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Swaggerty	5	2	2	0	0	0	.250
DH Hayes	3	3	3	2	1	0	.297
CF Reynolds	5	2	2	2	0	0	.385
SS Cruz	5	2	3	4	0	0	.447
1B Tsutsugo	5	0	0	0	0	1	.250
3B Chavis	4	1	1	3	1	1	.313
2B Castillo	5	0	0	0	0	2	.147
C Perez	4	0	0	0	0	1	.129
LF Smith Njigba	2	2	1	1	1	0	.167
TOTALS	38	12	12	12	3	5	.316
BATTING 2B: Swaggerty (3) HR: Reynolds (4), Chavis (1), Smith Njigba (2), Cruz (3) RBI: Reynolds 2 (6,7), Hayes 2 (3,4), Chavis 3 (4,5,6), Smith Njigba (2), Cruz 4 (10,11,12,13) HBP: Hayes, Smith Njigba GIDP: Perez
FIELDING E: Chavis (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Peters	3.0	1	0	0	1	2	0.00
Kranick (W, 2-0)	5.1	4	2	2	4	2	2.70
Underwood Jr.	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	16.20
TOTALS	9.0	5	2	2	5	5	2.00
PITCHING Pitches-Strikes: Peters 45-32; Kranick 76-46; Underwood Jr. 10-5

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Edman	4	0	0	0	0	1	.263
SS Sosa	3	0	0	0	1	1	.243
3B Arenado	4	0	2	0	0	0	.294
1B Goldschmidt	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
DH Pujols	3	1	0	0	1	1	.227
LF O'Neill	3	1	1	0	1	0	.219
RF Carlson	3	0	1	2	1	1	.219
C Molina	4	0	0	0	0	0	.242
CF Bader	3	0	0	0	1	1	.419
TOTALS	31	2	5	2	5	5	.161
BATTING 2B: Arenado (4), Carlson (1) RBI: Carlson 2 (3,4) GIDP: Edman
FIELDING E: Arenado (1)

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Hicks (L, 0-2)	4.0	3	3	3	2	3	11.37
Matz	2.1	5	4	3	0	0	3.97
Woodford	1.1	2	2	2	0	2	4.15
Helsley	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2.45
Gallegos	0.2	2	3	3	1	0	19.29
Wittgren	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	5.40
TOTALS	9.0	12	12	11	3	5	11.00
PITCHING WP: Hicks (1) Pitches-Strikes: Hicks 77-45; Matz 36-24; Woodford 17-14; Helsley 3-2; Gallegos 16-8; Wittgren 2-2