Abreu went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored during Sunday's 6-1 victory over the Pirates
#1 LF
Tyler O'Neill: Likely to return Tuesday
Apr 21st
O'Neill (concussion) is expected to be activated from the 7-day injured list ahead of Tuesday's game at Cleveland, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Grissom (hamstring) played second base for the first time Friday while on his rehab assignment, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports. He went 1-for-3 with a double and made a nice backhand play on a ball hit up the middle.
Dalbec started at third base and then moved to first base after Triston Casas (rib) was removed from Saturday's 4-2 win over the Pirates.
#1 DH
Masataka Yoshida: Slugs second homer
Apr 20th
Yoshida went 3-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Pirates.
#1 CL
Kenley Jansen: Collects fifth save
Apr 20th
Jansen struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his fifth save of the season in a 4-2 win over the Pirates.
#4 P
Kutter Crawford: Sharp in first win
Apr 20th
Crawford (1-0) picked up the win Saturday, allowing one run on seven hits and three walks over six innings in a 4-2 victory over the Pirates. He struck out six.
#2 DH
Rob Refsnyder: Belts first homer
Apr 20th
Refsnyder went 2-for-5 with a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 8-1 win over the Pirates.
#1 SS
Ceddanne Rafaela: Productive in Friday's win
Apr 20th
Rafaela went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 8-1 win over the Pirates.
#1 P
Brayan Bello: Nabs win in first quality start
Apr 20th
Bello (3-1) picked up the win Friday, scattering one hit and two walks over six scoreless innings in an 8-1 rout of the Pirates. He struck out seven.
Wong went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Guardians.
#2 P
Tanner Houck: Twirls complete-game shutout
Apr 17th
Houck improved to 3-1 in Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Guardians, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out nine over nine shutout innings.
#4 BP
Brennan Bernardino: Opening Thursday
Apr 17th
Bernardino will serve as Boston's opening pitcher for Thursday's game against the Guardians, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
#1 BP
Chris Martin: Collects hold Tuesday
Apr 17th
Martin (shoulder) tossed a perfect eighth inning en route to earning his third hold of the season in Tuesday's 10-7 loss to the Guardians in 11 innings.
#2 PROS
Marcelo Mayer: Raking in Double-A
Apr 15th
Mayer has hit safely in the first seven games for Double-A Portland. He's slashing .357/.387/.500 with one home run, five RBI, two steals and seven runs scored.
Slaten earned his third hold of the season, allowing one run on two hits while striking out one over 2.2 innings in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Angels.
#2 SS
David Hamilton: Absent from Monday's lineup
Apr 15th
Hamilton is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Guardians.
#1 PROS
Roman Anthony: Rolling at Double-A Portland
Apr 14th
Anthony went 3-for-7 with a walk, a double, two home runs and two additional runs scored across both ends of Saturday's doubleheader for Double-A Portland.
Weissert (0-1) was charged with the loss against the Angels on Saturday. He allowed two unearned runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one over 1.1 innings.
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#1 CL
David Bednar: Tosses clean inning
Apr 21st
Bednar tossed one clean inning, striking out one during Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Red Sox.
#4 P
Martin Perez: Labors through first loss
Apr 21st
Perez (1-1) picked up the loss Sunday against the Red Sox, allowing four runs on six hits over four innings. He walked four and struck out seven.
#2 CF
Michael Taylor: Won't start Sunday
Apr 21st
Taylor is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
#1 RF
Connor Joe: Starting Sunday
Apr 21st
Joe is starting in right field and batting in the leadoff spot for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
#1 1B
Rowdy Tellez: Providing minimal power
Apr 20th
Tellez went 0-for-3 Saturday against the Red Sox.
#1 SS
Oneil Cruz: Slips down order
Apr 20th
Cruz went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base Saturday against the Red Sox.
#3 P
Mitch Keller: Tagged with second loss
Apr 20th
Keller (2-2) took the loss Saturday, giving up four runs on five hits and four walks over six innings as the Pirates fell 4-2 to the Red Sox. He struck out four.
#3 C
Henry Davis: Takes seat Saturday
Apr 20th
Davis is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
#2 C
Joey Bart: Returns to lineup Saturday
Apr 20th
Bart (head) is starting at catcher and batting fifth in Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
#6 P
Quinn Priester: Hit hard in season debut
Apr 20th
Priester (0-1) took the loss Friday, giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits - including three home runs - and a walk over 4.1 innings as the Pirates were routed 8-1 by the Red Sox. He struck out two.
#1 C
Yasmani Grandal: Back behind plate
Apr 19th
Grandal (foot) has started two games at catcher during his current rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis, MLB.com reports.
#10 BP
Ryan Borucki: Suffers setback
Apr 19th
Borucki (triceps) felt soreness after playing catch last week but hopes to resume throwing in the next few days, MLB.com reports.
#7 P
Marco Gonzales: Shut down for two more weeks
Apr 19th
Gonzales (forearm) will remain shut down from throwing for at least the next couple of weeks, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
Skenes allowed one hit and two walks while striking out eight across 3.1 scoreless innings in a start with Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.
#5 P
Bailey Falter: Outdueled in Wednesday's loss
Apr 17th
Falter (1-1) took the loss Wednesday, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk over five innings as the Pirates fell 9-1 to the Mets. He struck out four.
#1 DH
Andrew McCutchen: Receives rest day
Apr 17th
McCutchen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
#4 BP
Luis Ortiz: Poor outing in loss
Apr 17th
Ortiz (1-1) allowed three earned runs on two hits and a walk while striking out none across 1.2 innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Mets.
#1 P
Jared Jones: Throws five scoreless
Apr 16th
Jones threw five scoreless innings during Tuesday's loss against the Mets while allowing one hit and striking out seven batters. He did not factor into the decision.
#1 CF
Ji Hwan Bae: Activated and optioned
Apr 15th
Bae (hip) was activated from the 10-day injured list by the Pirates on Sunday and optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
#2 2B
Jared Triolo: Swipes second bag
Apr 14th
Triolo went 1-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base Sunday against the Phillies.
#3 CF
Jack Suwinski: Slugs key homer
Apr 14th
Suwinski went 2-for-4 with a walk and a grand slam Sunday against the Phillies.
Reynolds went 1-for-1 with three walks, a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Phillies.
#11 PROS
Anthony Solometo: Recovered from illness
Apr 13th
Solometo (illness) returned to the mound April 7 after missing portions of spring training due to an illness.
#2 BP
Colin Holderman: Makes season debut
Apr 11th
Holderman allowed two runs (one earned) on one hit across two-thirds of an inning Thursday against the Phillies.
#6 BP
Carmen Mlodzinski: Activated, optioned to Triple-A
Apr 10th
The Pirates reinstated Mlodzinski (elbow) from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
#13 PROS
Jun-Seok Shim: Out with shoulder injury
Apr 9th
The Pirates' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate placed Shim on its 60-day injured list March 21 due to a right shoulder injury, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.
#4 C
Endy Rodriguez: To begin swinging bat next week
Apr 9th
Rodriguez (elbow) will begin a swinging progression from the left side next week, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.