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Swats fifth homer Horwitz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk Sunday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Horwitz went yard on the first pitch of the game, tallying his fifth homer of the season. He served as Pittsburgh's leadoff hitter for the second time this season, displacing Oneil Cruz. Horwitz has been solid in May, tallying two home runs, 13 RBI and seven runs scored while hitting .306 across 19 games.

MAY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Esmerlyn Valdez hits first career home run as Pirates beat Blue Jays 4-1 to avoid sweep

Esmerlyn Valdez homered for his first career hit, Spencer Horwitz and Oneil Cruz also connected and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 to avoid a three-game swee...

MAY 24 • Associated Press

'Happy to get a chance': Inside Spencer Horwitz's unlikely path to becoming an elite hitter ST. LOUIS – Spencer Horwitz leaned against a wall outside of the visitors’ clubhouse at Busch Stadium and couldn’t help but chuckle at the p...

MAY 22 • MLB.COM

Lowe homers, Griffin extends hitting streak and Pirates beat Cardinals 6-2

Brandon Lowe homered, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2

MAY 21 • Associated Press

Last Night In Baseball: Dodgers Superstar Shohei Ohtani Dazzles Against Padres

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani shined, the Brewers swept the Cubs, the Pirates destroyed the Cardinals, multiple late comebacks and more fr...

MAY 21 • FOX SPORTS

Last Night In Baseball: Dodgers Superstar Shohei Ohtani Dazzles Against Padres

Opens scoring with homer Horwitz went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Cardinals.

Impact Horwitz ended a 15-game homer drought when he went deep in the second inning. While he didn't find much power during that stretch, he batted .313 with 11 RBI and a 9:7 BB:K. Horwitz is now batting .276 with an .814 OPS, four long balls, 21 RBI, 16 runs scored, one stolen base, seven doubles and a triple through 44 contests this season. He continues to handle a strong-side platoon role at first base.

MAY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Spencer Horwitz homers, Konnor Griffin has four hits to help Pirates blank Cardinals 7-0

Spencer Horwitz homered, Konnor Griffin had four singles, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 to snap a four-game losing streak

MAY 21 • Associated Press

Pirates aim to break slide in matchup with the Cardinals

The Pittsburgh Pirates aim to break their three-game skid with a win against the St. Louis Cardinals

MAY 19 • Associated Press

Harper leads Phillies against the Pirates after 4-hit game

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Pittsburgh Pirates after Bryce Harper had four hits on Friday in an 11-9 win over the Pirates

MAY 16 • Associated Press

Idle against southpaw Horwitz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

Impact As is usually the case, the left-handed-hitting Horwitz will be left out of the starting nine while the Pirates face a lefty starter (Jose Quintana). Jared Triolo will step in at first base in place of Horwitz, who has gone 3-for-13 (.231 average) with four walks against lefties this season.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Two more hits Tuesday Horwitz went 2-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Rockies.

Impact With a second straight two-hit game, Horwitz now has his average up to a season-high .272, and he's currently riding a six-game hitting streak. In nine games this month, Horwitz is 10-for-30 (.333) with four doubles, one triple, nine RBI, two runs scored and an 8:3 BB:K. On the year, Horwitz has an impressive .393 on-base percentage and has walked more times (23) than he's struck out (18) across 140 trips to the plate.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Jesús Rodríguez's RBI single helps the Giants rally to beat the Pirates 7-6 in 12 innings

Jesús Rodríguez hit an RBI single in the 12th inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a pair of two-run deficits to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6

MAY 11 • Associated Press

Lowe clubs 1st-inning homer on 2nd straight day in Bucs' comeback win PHOENIX – The Pirates won their second straight series with a 4-2 comeback victory over the Diamondbacks on Thursday, and they built their w...

MAY 7 • MLB.COM

Lowe goes deep again, Keller solid as Pirates take series with 4-2 victory over Diamondbacks

Brandon Lowe had three hits, including his 10th homer, and Joey Bart also went deep to back Mitch Keller, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2

MAY 7 • Associated Press

Mlodzinski has 10 Ks, Pirates draw 7 consecutive walks in 5-run 2nd inning in 17-7 win over Reds

Carmen Mlodzinski had a career-high 10 strikeouts, Pittsburgh tied the MLB record for consecutive walks in an inning, and the Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 17-7

MAY 2 • Associated Press

Church robs Gonzales of what would have been walk-off homer, preserves Cards' 5-4 win over Pirates

Rookie Nathan Church ended the game by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a walk-off, two-run homer by making a leaping catch at the left-field wall, giving the St. Loui...

APRIL 30 • Associated Press

Reynolds, Gonzales help the Pirates outlast the Brewers, 6-3 in 10 innings

Bryan Reynolds had a go-ahead single in the 10th, Nick Gonzales followed with a two-run single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Saturday night

APRIL 26 • Associated Press

Skenes perfect into 7th, Griffin hits first 1st career homer in Pirates' 6-0 win over Brewers

Paul Skenes had a perfect game into the seventh inning, Konnor Griffin hit his first career home run on his 20th birthday and drove in three runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates bea...

APRIL 25 • Associated Press

Returning to action Wednesday Horwitz (neck) is in Pittsburgh's starting lineup against Texas on Wednesday.

Impact Horwitz was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to neck discomfort, but he has been cleared to return for Wednesday's bout. The 28-year-old first baseman is slashing .255/.382/.400 with two home runs and five RBI over 68 plate appearances this season.

APRIL 22 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers host the Pirates on 4-game home win streak

The Texas Rangers, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Pittsburgh Pirates

APRIL 22 • Associated Press

Pirates Make Lineup Change After Spencer Horwitz Neck Issue PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are close to first pitch in their next game, but made a change concerning their first baseman Spencer Ho...

APRIL 21 • SI.COM

Scratched with neck discomfort Horwitz was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers due to neck discomfort.

Impact Horwitz will take a seat to give his neck a chance to recover and can be considered day-to-day for now. Ryan O'Hearn will move to first base to cover for Horwitz, opening up right field for Jake Mangum.

APRIL 21 • ROTOWIRE

Slugs pinch-hit homer Horwitz went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Sunday against the Rays.

Impact Horwitz began the game on the bench with a lefty on the mound, though he entered the game as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning. He slugged his second homer of the season in his first plate appearance, both of which have come in his last seven appearances. He's gone 6-for-18 with three RBI and four runs scored in that span.

APRIL 20 • ROTOWIRE

Reynolds, Keller lift Pirates to 6-3 win over Rays

Bryan Reynolds drove in three runs, Mitch Keller pitched seven strong innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3

APRIL 19 • Associated Press

Multi-hit showing Horwitz went 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a walk Friday against the Rays.

Impact Horwitz opened up the scoring with an RBI double in the second inning and proceeded to get on base three additional times. He has started every game against right-handed pitchers this season, and he's gone 9-for-26 with one home run, two RBI and five runs scored across his last 10 games.

APRIL 18 • ROTOWIRE

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