After starting the second half of the season on a seven-game losing streak, the Pirates took down the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, Tuesday night at PNC Park.
Joe Block has the recap.
The Pirates and Brewers return to action tonight at PNC Park. RHP Freddy Peralta (3-2, 4.42 ERA) will start for the Brewers, while the Pirates will go with a bullpen game. RHP Tyler Beede (1-1, 3.12 ERA) will open the game for the Bucs. Airtime is 6:40 p.m. on WCCS 101.1 FM and AM 1160
The Pirates were relatively silent leading up to yesterday’s trade deadline but they broke the silence shortly after 6 p.m. as they acquired RHP Jeremy Beasley from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations.
Several roster moves were also made prior to last night’s game. The Pirates activated RHP Chase De Jong from the 15-day injured list and recalled RHP Colin Holderman from Triple-A Indianapolis.
Holderman entered the game in the sixth inning last night and picked up the win after throwing a scoreless frame.
MLB
Speaking of the trade deadline, one blockbuster deal headlined the final day of trades across MLB.
The San Diego Padres acquired star outfielder Juan Soto and former Pirates first baseman Josh Bell from the Washington Natoinals in exchange for a pool of prospects, including top prospect C.J. Abrams. The deal initially included first baseman Eric Hosmer; however, he ended up staying in San Diego after he followed through on a no-trade clause in his contract, which stated that Hosmer could reject being traded to one of 10 teams, which included the Nationals.
In other MLB news, heartbreak struck the baseball world last night.
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced during their game that legendary broadcaster Vin Scully passed away at the age of 94.
Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten issued a statement moments after news broke and said Scully was “a giant of a man, not only as a broadcaster, but as a humanitarian.”
Scully started broadcasting Dodger baseball during the 1950s and is famously known for his calls of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run in 1974 and Bill Buckner’s infamous error in the 1986 World Series.
A cause of death has not been announced yet.
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