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Brandon Lowe's 10th-inning hit rallies the Pirates over the Diamondbacks 3-2

Brandon Lowe singled home Billy Cook in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Escapes with second save Montgomery secured the save Sunday against the Cubs, allowing two runs on two hits and no walks in the ninth inning. He struck out two.

Impact It was interesting to see Pittsburgh deploy Montgomery in the ninth over Gregory Soto, who's been the club's primary closer this season and last worked Friday. Montgomery appears to be working his way up the bullpen ladder following the departure of Dennis Santana, but he barely survived Sunday and needed every bit of the 8-5 lead he was granted. Through 42.1 innings, Montgomery has a 4.04 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 65:19 K:BB with two saves in two chances.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Ryan O'Hearn hits a grand slam on his 33rd birthday to lead Pirates to 8-7 victory over Cubs

Ryan O’Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Chicago Cubs 8-7 to avoid being swept in the three-game series

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Triolo, Mangum lift Pirates over Yankees 5-3 in doubleheader opener after Cole strikes out 11

Jared Triolo and Jake Mangum hit run-scoring singles against Fernando Cruz in the 10th inning, Jacob Gonzalez and Nick Gonzales homered off Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates b...

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Opening nightcap Montgomery will serve as the opening pitcher in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against Cleveland, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

Impact Montgomery will receive his fifth opening assignment of the season after giving up just two earned runs over 8.1 innings across his last nine outings. The 26-year-old southpaw has never completed two full innings in an appearance this season, so he'll likely secure just the first three outs of the game before turning things over to the Pirates' bullpen.

JULY 18 • ROTOWIRE

This Bullpen Trade Target Could Bolster Guardians in Second Half Mason Montgomery won't knock your socks off. But at just 26 years old, the left-handed reliever could take that next step in his career with...

JULY 17 • SI.COM

Collects first save Montgomery walked one and struck out two across one inning to earn the save in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Brewers.

Impact Gregory Soto earned the save in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, so he was unavailable for the latter contest. Montgomery filled the void, allowing only a leadoff walk before retiring the next three batters he faced. Montgomery has had an inconsistent season, though he has turned in six straight appearances without being charged a run, also compiling an 11:2 K:BB across 5.1 innings in that span.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Esmerlyn Valdez homers again as Pirates edge Brewers, 3-2, sweep twinbill from NL Central leaders

Esmerlyn Valdez hit his third home run of the day, and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 to sweep a doubleheader

JULY 11 • Associated Press

Bart's 2-run homer helps Atlanta to 3-0 win after Braves end Pirates' combined perfect-game bid

Joey Bart hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over his former team after Pittsburgh Pirates starter J...

JULY 9 • Associated Press

NL East-leading Braves break up Pirates' combined perfect-game bid in the 7th on Albies' single

The NL East-leading Atlanta Braves broke up a combined perfect-game bid by Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers Jared Jones and Mason Montgomery in the seventh inning Wednesday night

JULY 9 • Associated Press

Valdez, Triolo and Rodriguez homer for Pirates in 11-7 win over Phillies

Esmerlyn Valdez and Jared Triolo both hit home runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates escape an early five-run deficit, and Endy Rodriguez closed the deal with a three-run homer in th...

JUNE 30 • Associated Press

Marte's tiebreaking homer in 8th after 4-run inning against Skenes helps Reds beat Pirates 6-4

Pinch-hitter Noelvi Marte hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning after Cincinnati scored four runs off Paul Skenes in the second, and the Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pi...

JUNE 27 • Associated Press

Don Kelly's Carmen Mlodzkinski usage called into question, but Pirates fans shouldn't worry The Pirates bullpen has shown some signs of life lately. Whether it be Mason Montgomery, Gregory Soto, Isaac Mattison or even Dennis Santana...

JUNE 26 • RUMBUNTER.COM

Brandon Lowe, Henry Davis each homer to lead Pirates over Mariners 5-1

Brandon Lowe hit his team-leading 19th home run of the season and Henry Davis had a two-run blast as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Tagged with loss, blown save Montgomery (2-2) was tagged with the loss and his second blown save of the season Friday against the Rockies. He allowed two runs on three hits over two-thirds of an inning, striki...

Impact Montgomery entered the game with the Pirates holding a 3-2 lead and one out in the bottom of the eighth inning. He retired TJ Rumfield with a groundout, but back-to-back singles from Tyler Freeman and Cole Carrigg set up Braxton Fulhord, who gave the Rockies the lead with the game-winning hit -- a two-run double on a line drive to center. Montgomery closed out the inning by striking out Ezequiel Tovar, but the damage was already done. The 26-year-old southpaw has been inconsistent of late. He was on a run of four consecutive scoreless outings before this game, but he's also given up multiple runs in three of his last seven appearances. He has a 7.94 ERA and 2.29 WHIP across six outings (5.2 innings) since the beginning of June.

JUNE 20 • ROTOWIRE

Fulford's pinch 2-run double in 8th lifts Rockies past Pirates 4-3, Freeland reaches 1,000 Ks

Pinch-hitter Braxton Fulford hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Lowe hits go-ahead homer, Reynolds connects twice as Pirates rally past Athletics for 6-5 victory

Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Bryan Reynolds went deep from both sides of the plate and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early four-run deficit to...

JUNE 17 • Associated Press

Spencer Horwitz hit by pitch with the bases loaded to lift the Pirates past the Marlins, 3-2

Spencer Horwitz was hit by a pitch from Anthony Bender with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to bring in the go-ahead run and give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over Miami

JUNE 13 • Associated Press

Pinch-hitter Michael Harris II delivers 3-run double to rally Braves past Pirates 3-2 for sweep

Michael Harris II hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Working as opener Sunday Montgomery is starting Sunday's matchup versus Atlanta, presumably as an opener for Bubba Chandler, Jason Mackey of MLB.com reports.

Impact This will be the fourth time this season that Montgomery has been deployed as an opener. He's been effective in that role, tossing a scoreless inning in each of his first three appearances. From a fantasy perspective, however, it means that Montgomery won't be eligible to notch a win, hold or save.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

Iván Herrera's 3-run, walk-off homer in the 10th inning lifts Cardinals past Pirates

Iván Herrera hit a three-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning — one of four homers by St. Louis — as the Cardinals rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tues...

MAY 20 • Associated Press

Kyle Schwarber is on a heater. So are the Phillies. It's not a coincidence

Kyle Schwarber is on a hot streak and so are the Philadelphia Phillies

MAY 16 • Associated Press

Schwarber hits majors-leading 19th and 20th HRs, Phillies beat Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings

Kyle Schwarber hit his majors-leading 19th and 20th home runs of the season and Philadelphia rallied past Pittsburgh 11-9 in 10 innings

MAY 16 • Associated Press

Endy Rodriguez drives in a pair of runs in his return to the majors, Pirates top Rockies 7-2

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Endy Rodriguez celebrated his return to the majors in style, driving in a pair of runs as Pittsburgh cruised past Colorado 7-2

MAY 14 • Associated Press

Opening Thursday Montgomery will work as the opening pitcher during Thursday's game against the Rockies, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Impact It will be the third time this season that Montgomery has served as an opener after delivering shutout innings in each of his first two assignments. The 25-year-old southpaw has thrown 11 consecutive shutout innings, allowing just five hits and four walks while striking out 13 batters during that stretch. Carmen Mlodzinski is expected to follow Montgomery out of the bullpen.

MAY 14 • ROTOWIRE

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