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Yankees trade for Pirates reliever Holmes The Yankees bolstered their bullpen on Monday, acquiring right-hander Clay Holmes from the Pirates in exchange for infielders Diego Castillo...

JULY 26, 2021 • MLB.COM

Yankees get Clay Holmes in trade with Pirates for prospects Hoy Park and Diego Castillo With the MLB trade deadline approaching, the Yankees have acquired pitcher Clay Holmes from the Pirates for Hoy Park and Diego Castillo.

JULY 26, 2021 • NORTHJERSEY.COM

Rob Biertempfel: Pirates trade Clay Holmes to Yankees for... - The Athletic Pirates trade Clay Holmes to Yankees for infielders Hoy Jun Park and Diego Castillo. Park leads Triple-A East League in batting (.327), OBP...

JULY 26, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Heading to Big Apple Holmes was sent from the Pirates to the Yankees on Monday in exchange for Diego Castillo and Hoy Park, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Impact This won't be anywhere near the biggest deal this deadline season, but Holmes should at least be a useful piece for the Yankees. His 4.93 ERA in 42 innings of relief this season isn't particularly encouraging, but it comes with a much better 4.06 FIP and 3.81 xFIP. While he walks too many batters (13.2 percent), his 72.8 percent groundball rate leads all pitchers who have thrown at least 30 innings this season. When combined with a roughly average 23.3 percent strikeout rate, that should make Holmes at least a serviceable middle reliever.

JULY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Yankees star Aaron Judge takes BP, nearing return from COVID

New York Yankees All-Star outfielder Aaron Judge and catcher Kyle Higashioka took another step in returning from the COVID-19 injured list by taking batting practice at Steinbrenne...

JULY 26, 2021 • Associated Press

D'backs win 3rd straight, score 8 in 7th to top Pirates 11-6

The Arizona Diamondbacks have their first three-game winning streak since late April

JULY 21, 2021 • Associated Press

Brubaker expected to start as Pirates host the Mets

The Pirates will roll out JT Brubaker to the mound Sunday and the Mets will give Taijuan Walker the start

JULY 18, 2021 • Associated Press

Stallings slam in 9th off Díaz rallies Pirates past Mets 9-7

Jacob Stallings’ grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning off closer Edwin Díaz rallied the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-7 victory over the stunned New York Mets

JULY 18, 2021 • Associated Press

Almonte fuels rally as Braves surge past Pirates 14-3

Pinch-hitter Abraham Almonte had a go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning and added a two-run home run as the Atlanta Braves avoided a sweep by surging past the Pittsburgh Pi...

JULY 7, 2021 • Associated Press

Pittsburgh Pirates: Clay Holmes has a Milwaukee Brewers Problem While, overall, Clay Holmes has pitched well this season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he has struggled against the Milwaukee Brewers Entering...

JULY 3, 2021 • RUMBUNTER.COM

Burnes cruises, Brewers top Bucs for 9th straight win

Corbin Burnes went beyond seven innings for the first time in the majors, helping the Milwaukee Brewers match their longest winning streak in seven years with a 7-2 victory over th...

JULY 2, 2021 • Associated Press

Crowe gets 1st win, Pirates send Cards to 18th loss in 24

Wil Crowe gave up four runs over five innings for his first major league win, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 for their fifth victory in seven games fol...

JUNE 26, 2021 • Associated Press

Takes loss against Nats Holmes (1-2) allowed one run on one hit in Monday's 3-2 loss to Washington. He struck out two batters.

Impact The right-hander served up an eighth-inning, solo homer to Kyle Schwarber that proved to be the difference in a one-run game. It's encouraging that Holmes is being used in more high-leverage situations, but he's given up at least one earned run in each of his last three outings.

JUNE 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Pittsburgh's Hayes puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Nationals

JUNE 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Schwarber goes deep again for Nats in 3-2 win over Pirates

Kyle Schwarber homered again to snap a seventh-inning tie and drove in two runs for the Washington Nationals in their 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates

JUNE 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Brewers win 7-4 by capitalizing on Pirates' control problems

Christian Yelich hit a bases-loaded double and Pittsburgh relievers issued three consecutive bases-loaded walks in a five-run seventh inning that helped the Milwaukee Brewers beat...

JUNE 12, 2021 • Associated Press

Pittsburgh Pirates: Breaking Down Clay Holmes Breakout Season Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed reliever Clay Holmes looks like he's finally turned a corner, let's take a look at what could be his breakou...

JUNE 9, 2021 • RUMBUNTER.COM

Pirates reliever Clay Holmes finds confidence in pitch repertoire, scoreless streak When Garth Brooks spent two weeks in spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2019, Jameson Taillon teased the country music star for...

JUNE 8, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM

Earns win in relief Holmes (2-0) earned the win in relief Saturday against the Marlins after tossing a scoreless inning.

Impact Holmes tossed 10 of his 16 pitches for strikes and kept the Marlins off the board in the top of the 12th inning -- that was enough to grant him his second win of the campaign. The 28-year-old right-hander has been pitching well of late, though, and he's gone 13 straight outings (12 innings) without allowing a run, posting an 11:4 K:BB in that span.

JUNE 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Marlins look to break 8-game losing streak against Pirates

Miami is looking to break its eight-game losing streak with a win over Pittsburgh

JUNE 6, 2021 • Associated Press

Stallings' hit lifts Pirates, Marlins' 8th loss in row

Jacob Stallings hit a game-ending single in the 12th inning that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over Miami 8-7 and extended the Marlins’ longest losing streak in six years to eight...

JUNE 6, 2021 • Associated Press

Another fine outing Holmes pitched a scoreless inning Sunday in a 4-3 loss to Colorado, giving up one hit and a walk while striking out two.

Impact Holmes collected his second hold of the season Sunday and first since Opening Day. The 28-year-old has not allowed a run in his last 14 outings covering 14.1 innings, lowering his earned run average to below 3.00 (2.96) for the first time since his April 6 blow-up (five runs in one-third inning). The righty entered 2021 with a career 5.91 ERA and 1.75 WHIP (in 77.2 innings) but has posted a 2.96 ERA and 1.11 WHIP (in 24.1 innings). He could move into a more high-leverage role if the team trades Richard Rodriguez and Kyle Crick at the trade deadline.

MAY 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

As scoreless streak continues, Clay Holmes' confidence and comfort grows For the 10th straight time, Pirates right-hander Clay Holmes entered a game and threw a shutout outing on Wednesday night. It was against th...

MAY 27, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Pitching well out of pen Holmes threw two scoreless innings in a 4-1 loss to the Giants on Sunday, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one.

Impact The right-hander's 3.66 ERA in 19.2 innings includes a five-run outing in which he recorded only one out on April 6. Otherwise, he's allowed just one earned run in 18 appearances. Holmes has walked only six batters, posting a 1.22 WHIP. Prior to 2021, he'd walked 59 batters en route to a career 1.75 WHIP in 77.2 innings. The team has yet to deploy him in many high leverage spots -- he has zero holds or saves -- but the 28-year-old has taken positive strides following his offseason non-tender.

MAY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Wood improves to 5-0, Yastrzemski HR as Giants beat Pirates

Alex Wood pitched six innings while keeping his perfect record intact and Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing home run as the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1

MAY 16, 2021 • Associated Press

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