On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates released an update on Jordy Mercer, who was carted off the field during Sunday's finale against the Milwaukee Brewers. Jordy Mercer Update: Jordy has been diagnosed with a lower leg contusion and a sprain of the medial collateral ligament of his left knee. — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 20, 2015 The Pirates announced that Mercer would be placed on the disabled list, but he would not require surgery at this time. The timetable for Mercer is six ... Read More
Pirates to bring up 3B Brent Morel
After losing shortstop Jordy Mercer to a left leg injury during Sunday’s loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Pittsburgh Pirates plan to purchase the contract of third baseman Brent Morel from their Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians, according to a report by Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Morel had been a late scratch from the Indianapolis lineup on Sunday night. Brent Morel is indeed joining the Pirates, according to his agent. — Bill Brink (@BrinkPG) July 20, 2015 On ... Read More
Opportunistic Pirates make Brewers pay in 4-0 win
In baseball, especially when you're struggling like the Pirates are, you have to strike when your opponent makes a mistake. Thankfully for the Pirates and their fans, that's exactly what they did. With matching scoreless frames going into the bottom of the fifth, it was an error to lead off the inning by center fielder Carlos Gomez to allow Neil Walker to reach. Now errors are costly for teams, but in no way did the Brewers, Pirates or any of the 37, 568 in attendance see it being this ... Read More