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Pirates Rookie Battled Through Strong Start Despite 'Nothing' Feeling Good Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft said he didn't have his best stuff during Thursday's start against the St. Louis Cardinals.

AUGUST 29, 2025 • SPORTSNETPITTSBURGH.COM

Ashcraft making the most of audition in starting rotation ST. LOUIS -- Braxton Ashcraft had a simple answer to what felt good during his start on Thursday. “Nothing,” he said. Calling it “a grind,”...

AUGUST 28, 2025 • MLB.COM

Continues steady run Thursday Ashcraft didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Cardinals, allowing one run on four hits and one walk in 5.2 innings. He struck out five.

Impact Ashcraft turned in his third consecutive start of at least five innings while yielding one run or zero. With Andrew Heaney having been designated for assignment by the Pirates, Ashcraft has a fairly clear path to a starting role in the rotation to wrap up the season. The rookie right-hander has a promising 2.58 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 48:15 K:BB across his first 52.1 innings, though a scheduled matchup against the Dodgers next week might curb his streaming appeal a bit for his next turn.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jordan Walker homers in 3-run 7th inning to help Cardinals beat Pirates 4-1

Thomas Saggese hit a go-ahead RBI double and Jordan Walker homered in a three-run seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1

AUGUST 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft hopes to hold down slumping Cards As the St.Louis Cardinals are seeing this week, the Pittsburgh Pirates have plenty of excellent young pitching beyond Paul Skenes.The Cardin...

AUGUST 28, 2025 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Pirates play the Cardinals leading series 2-1

The Pittsburgh Pirates lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals

AUGUST 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Dazzles in combined shutout Ashcraft (4-2) picked up the win in Friday's 9-0 rout of the Rockies, allowing one hit and one walk over five scoreless innings. He struck out six.

Impact Making his third straight start, Ashcraft delivered the best performance of his young career as he combined with fellow rookie Bubba Chandler on the shutout. Ashcraft racked up 14 swinging strikes on only 65 pitches (47 total strikes) as he set a new personal best in Ks, and since moving into the rotation the 25-year-old righty has a 1.35 ERA, 0.67 WHIP and 15:2 K:BB over 13.1 innings. He'll look to keep rolling in his next outing, which is scheduled to come on the road next week in St. Louis.

AUGUST 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

100 mph heat and a historic save: Chandler dazzles in debut PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates’ bats came alive at PNC Park and Braxton Ashcraft spun five terrific innings to earn a win Friday, but Bubba Chand...

AUGUST 23, 2025 • MLB.COM

Ashcraft and rookie Chandler combine for a 3-hit shutout as Pirates rout Rockies 9-0

Braxton Ashcraft and rookie Bubba Chandler have led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies

AUGUST 23, 2025 • Associated Press

Pirates rookie Bubba Chandler makes history during electric, efficient major league debut

Bubba Chandler has made an impressive major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates

AUGUST 23, 2025 • Associated Press

Rockies visit the Pirates to open 3-game series

The Pittsburgh Pirates start a three-game series at home against the Colorado Rockies on Friday

AUGUST 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Pirates are going to call up Bubba Chandler, baseball's top pitching prospect

The Pittsburgh Pirates have decided to promote 22-year-old right-hander Bubba Chandler ahead of their game Friday against the Colorado Rockies

AUGUST 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Braxton Ashcraft might be forcing the Pirates' hand with key 2026 decision Braxton Ashcraft's case for a starting rotation spot is growing with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

AUGUST 20, 2025 • RUMBUNTER.COM

Jack Suwinski's tiebreaking homer in the 9th lifts Pirates over struggling Cubs 3-2

Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs

AUGUST 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Season-high workload Friday Ashcraft did not factor into the decision in Friday's 3-2 win over the Cubs, allowing one run on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts over five innings.

Impact Ashcraft was highly efficient, needing just 61 pitches to get through five innings while generating nine swinging strikes. It was the 25-year-old's longest outing of the season, and he's now given up only two earned runs over 8.1 frames in back-to-back starts after spending most of the year in the bullpen. He owns a 3.02 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 37:13 K:BB across 41.2 innings and could get another turn in the Pirates' rotation, tentatively lining up for a home start against the Blue Jays next week.

AUGUST 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pirates look to stop slide in matchup with the Cubs

The Pittsburgh Pirates enter the matchup with the Chicago Cubs as losers of five games in a row

AUGUST 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Drawing another start Ashcraft is slated to start Friday's game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.

Impact After making his previous nine appearances out of the bullpen, Ashcraft picked up his second MLB start this past weekend against the Reds as a replacement in the rotation for Johan Oviedo, who was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Though he was limited to 56 pitches in his outing versus Cincinnnati, Ashcraft was effective during his time on the mound, striking out five while allowing five baserunners over 3.1 innings. He'll be rewarded with a second turn through the rotation this weekend, and Ashcraft could push his pitch count up to the 65-to-80 range now that he's on a starter's schedule. Whether Ashcraft will be stick around in the rotation for the rest of the season is still unclear; Friday marks the first day that prospects who are called up for the first time in 2025 won't be able to exceed 45 days of service time, which will keep them eligible for 2026 Rookie of the Year Award consideration. With that in mind, prized pitching prospect Bubba Chandler could soon get called up from Triple-A to make his MLB debut, and Ashcraft may move back to the bullpen to accommodate him.

AUGUST 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Strikes out five in no-decision Ashcraft did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Reds, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with five strikeouts over 3.1 innings.

Impact Ashcraft opened with three scoreless frames before allowing a run and recording just one out in the fourth. The 25-year-old generated eight whiffs on 56 pitches in what proved to be his longest outing of the season. He owns a 3.19 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 33:13 K:BB across 36.2 innings and tentatively lines up for a tough road matchup with the Cubs next weekend.

AUGUST 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Strikes out five in no-decision Ashcraft did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Reds, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with five strikeouts over 3.1 innings.

Impact Ashcraft opened with three scoreless frames before allowing a run and recording just one out in the fourth. The 25-year-old generated eight whiffs on 56 pitches in what was his longest outing of the season. He owns a 3.19 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 33:13 K:BB across 36.2 innings and tentatively lines up for a tough road matchup with the Cubs next weekend.

AUGUST 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Reds take on the Pirates looking to stop road losing streak

The Cincinnati Reds travel to the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to end a three-game road losing streak

AUGUST 9, 2025 • Associated Press

Starting Saturday Ashcraft will start Saturday's game against the Reds, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.

Impact Ashcraft will be making his second start of the season after posting a 3.24 ERA and 1.38 WHIP across 33.1 innings while primarily serving as a middle reliever. The 25-year-old righty has reached the three-inning mark three times this year, so he may remain in the game for multiple frames before turning the game over to the Pirates' bullpen.

AUGUST 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Beck's 3-run homer lifts Rockies to 8-5 win over over Pirates, Skenes

Jordan Beck ended Paul Skenes’ scoreless streak with a three-run homer in Colorado’s six-run sixth inning, and the Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5

AUGUST 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Verlander gets no-decision as Pirates top reeling Giants 3-1 for 4th straight win

Liover Peguero homered for the first time in nearly two years, Joey Bart singled in the go-ahead run against his former team and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their fourth straight ga...

JULY 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Nelson, 2 relievers combine for 11-inning 1-hitter in Diamondbacks' 1-0 victory over Pirates

Ryne Nelson and two relievers combined for a one-hitter, Eugenio Suarez had a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0...

JULY 26, 2025 • Associated Press

Paul Skenes is fine with the Pirates monitoring his workload, as long as they give him the ball

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes says he's OK with the team monitoring his workload

JULY 22, 2025 • Associated Press

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