Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Arizona Diamondbacks - News - August 11, 2022 | FOX Sports

Lolo Sánchez - Activated from injured list Sanchez (undisclosed) was activated from Double-A Altoona's 7-day injured list Friday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Sanchez landed on the injured list in late June and has been cleared to rejoin Altoona's roster after a five-game rehab assignment with Pittsburgh's rookie-level affiliate in the Florida Complex League. The 23-year-old has a .252/.364/.368 slash line with four home runs, 19 RBI and six stolen bases in 47 games at Double-A this year.

AUGUST 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Gonzales - Reinstated from injured list Gonzales (heel) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Friday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Gonzales was on the injured list with plantar fasciitis since the end of May, but he recently began a rehab assignment and went 3-for-10 with a triple, a double, four RBI, a run and a steal over three games. He's now been cleared to rejoin Double-A Altoona.

AUGUST 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

How Diamondbacks pitcher Mark Melancon's mechanical changes helped regain his effectiveness After Mark Melancon was bumped from the closer role for the Arizona Diamondbacks earlier this month, he's had three effective outings.

AUGUST 12, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Carson Kelly - Not in Friday's lineup Kelly isn't in the lineup Friday against the Rockies.

Impact Kelly is getting a breather after he went 1-for-13 with an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts over the last four games. Cooper Hummel will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

AUGUST 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ke'Bryan Hayes - Swipes 13th bag Hayes went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Hayes reached base on an infield single to begin the fourth inning and proceeded to steal third base before coming around to score. He has at least one hit in each of his last eight starts, maintaining a .324 average with six RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases in that span. For the season, Hayes is hitting .251/.323/.358 to go along with six homers and 13 stolen bases across 434 plate appearances.

AUGUST 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ian Kennedy - Not quite full-time closer Arizona manager Torey Lovullo stopped short of labeling Kennedy the team's closer, but he'll be a "starting point" for the manager when considering which reliever gets a save oppor...

Impact Lovullo didn't mention Mark Melancon, but he remains in the mix on days when Kennedy isn't available and right-handed hitters are due up. Against lefties, the manager said he would consider Joe Mantiply to close.

AUGUST 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Four Pirates analytics trends to watch in August With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror, now is a good time for a monthly check-in on some of the Pirates’ most interesting analytics...

AUGUST 12, 2022 • POST-GAZETTE.COM