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Grandal went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 9-4 win over the Yankees. The veteran catcher got the Pirates' offense going with a solo shot off Luis Gil in the second inning, one of five long balls by Pittsburgh on the afternoon. It's Grandal's first multi-hit performance since Aug. 21, and his first three-hit effort since Aug. 4. On the season, the 35-year-old sports a .228/.304/.400 slash line with nine homers and 27 RBI in 215 plate appearances.
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Grandal will start at catcher and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Marlins. Though he's included in the starting nine Monday, Grandal is expected to move into the No. 2 role at catcher after the Pirates reinstated top backstop Joey Bart from the injured list Friday. Grandal is slashing .333/.469/.569 since the beginning of August, but his .681 OPS on the season still lags well behind Bart's mark of .848.
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Grandal went 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Nationals. Grandal has started seven of 12 games behind the plate since Joey Bart (hamstring) went down, and he's enjoyed a productive two-week stretch. He has an eight-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 9-for-24 with a pair of homers, four RBI and six runs scored.
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians. Grandal will hit the bench for a second straight day as the Pirates give youngster Henry Davis another turn behind the dish. The two will likely be deployed in a fairly even timeshare behind the plate during the final month of the season.
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Grandal isn't in Pittsburgh's lineup for Saturday's game versus Cleveland. Grandal has put together a nice six-game hitting streak, during which he's 7-for-20 with two homers, three RBI and five runs scored. However, he'll sit Saturday in favor of Henry Davis, who will bat ninth while catching for Luis Ortiz.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PIT | 72 | 215 | 26 | 49 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 46 | 1 | .227 |
| 2023 | CHW | 118 | 363 | 33 | 85 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 86 | 0 | .234 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/28 | @ |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/27 | @ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/26 | vs  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/25 | vs |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/24 | vs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/22 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Upcoming Games
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| 3/27 | @  |
3:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/28 | @ |
6:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/29 | @ |
3:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/30 | @ |
12:40 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/31 | @  |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/01 | @ |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/02 | @ |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |