Miguel Andújar had thee hits and drove in three runs, Joshua Palacios hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off a late rally by the slumping Chicago Cubs to win 8-6 on Thursday night. The loss was the 10th in the last 13 games for the Cubs, who fell into a tie with Miami for the final NL wild-card spot. “We didn’t play our style of baseball,” Cubs manager David Ross said.
Every time Ji Hwan Bae makes contact with a baseball, he's thinking triple. Bae caught teammate Jason Delay chugging toward home and third base coach Mike Rabello’s right arm windmilling. By the time Bae slid safely into third for his first career triple off Elvis Peguero (4-5), the Pirates were on their way to their seventh victory in nine games.
As rosters expand by two for the month of September, the Pittsburgh Pirates have selected outfielder/first baseman Miguel Andújar and have reinstated relief pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski from the 15-day injured list.
Former New York Yankees outfielder Miguel Andújar is happy about his new opportunity, already taking advantage of playing time with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Former New York Yankees outfielder Miguel Andújar was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates after he was designated for assignment by the Yankees