Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Starting, but likely to lose work
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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.
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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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Taking seat Sunday
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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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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Resting Saturday
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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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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Launches walk-off homer
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Grandal went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 4-3 win over the Reds.
Grandal came up to the plate with one out and a runner on first during the bottom of the ninth after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout to start the day. He delivered a two-run home run off Alexis Diaz to walk it off for the Pirates. The long ball was Grandal's third in his last five games, a stretch during which he's 6-for-19 with three runs and four RBI.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Collects three hits
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Grandal went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored during Sunday's 6-5 loss to Arizona.
Grandal delivered his first three-hit game of the season Sunday, and despite holding a poor .573 OPS through 154 plate appearances, the catcher has shown signs of improvement at the plate recently. Since the All-Star break, Grandal is 5-for-16 with two doubles, a home run and as many walks as he has strikeouts (two).
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Pops fourth homer
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Grandal went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-3 win over the Astros.
Grandal got the Pirates on the board with a sixth-inning solo shot. He's hit two of his four homers in July, going 6-for-29 (.207) over 10 contests this month. The catcher has a poor .184/.221/.319 slash line with 18 RBI, 12 runs scored and one stolen base over 150 plate appearances. Barring a drastic improvement in performance, Grandal figures to remain in the backup catcher role behind Joey Bart.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Delivers clutch double
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Grandal went 1-for-4 with an RBI double during Thursday's 1-0 win over the Brewers.
Grandal broke the stalemate in the seventh inning, tagging Aaron Civale for a one-out double to score Jack Suwinski from first base. Grandal started Thursday's contest behind the dish after yielding to Joey Bart in each of the Pirates' previous three games. In 132 plate appearances, Grandal is slashing .184/.214/.304 with 22 strikeouts and only five walks.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Out again Monday
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Grandal is absent from the lineup for Monday's game versus the Mets.
Grandal has now taken a seat for three straight contests while Joey Bart has handled the catching duties. His first two absences from the lineup came against left-handers, but Grandal will hit the bench Monday against right-hander Christian Scott. Since coming off the injured list May 3 after missing the first month of the season while recovering from plantar fasciitis, Grandal has slashed just .182/.213/.298 over 128 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Sitting in second straight game
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Grandal will take a seat for the second day in a row while Joey Bart garners another start behind the dish. Though Grandal has been the Pirates' nominal No. 1 catcher when available this season, he's slashed a lowly .182/.213/.298 over 128 plate appearances on the campaign. In light of his struggles, Grandal could be falling into more of a timeshare with Bart.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Snaps homerless skid
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Grandal went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two runs scored Friday against the Mets.
Grandal has provided very little offensive punch this season, and his solo home run in the eighth inning was his first long ball since May 13. It was also just his fourth multi-hit performance of the campaign. Despite his struggles, Grandal remains a fixture in the lineup, having started five of Pittsburgh's last seven games.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Taking seat Wednesday
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Grandal will yield to Joey Bart behind the dish Wednesday. Grandal has logged merely three hits in his last 23 at-bats with two RBI and no runs.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Receiving rest day
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
After starting behind the plate in five of the past six games, Grandal will get a breather in the series finale in Atlanta. The Pirates brought back Joey Bart (thumb) from the 10-day injured list Sunday and will put him to work right away, as he'll fill in at catcher while Grandal rests.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Getting rest day
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Grandal will get a breather for the day game Wednesday after he started behind the dish in each of the Pirates' last three contests. Jason Delay will spell Grandal, forming a battery with starting pitcher Luis Ortiz.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Not starting Saturday
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Grandal isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays.
Grandal will take a seat Saturday after going 0-for-1 and drawing two walks during Friday's loss in the series opener. Jason Delay will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Absent from lineup
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Grandal is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds.
Grandal has now started every other game across the last nine contests. It was initially Henry Davis (concussion) receiving the other starts, but with Davis sidelined, Jason Delay is doing the catching Tuesday.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Getting breather Sunday
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Grandal will rest for the Sunday afternoon game after he went 2-for-4 with an RBI while catching eight innings of Saturday's 16-4 loss. Jason Delay will step in for Grandal behind the plate.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Riding pine Friday
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.
For the third time in the last five games, Grandal will give way to Henry Davis behind the dish. Grandal is 2-for-21 (.095) in June, though Davis hasn't been much better this month, going 2-for-15 (.133) with nine strikeouts.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Hitting bench Wednesday
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Grandal will give way to Henry Davis behind the plate after catching in three of the Pirates' previous four games. Since returning to action May 3 after a season-opening stint on the injured list while he recovered from plantar fasciitis, Grandal has hit just .163 with two home runs, one stolen base, 12 RBI and six runs through his first 25 games with Pittsburgh.
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Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Receiving Sunday off
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Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Grandal started the first two games of the series but will sit for the finale after going 0-for-6 with a walk and a strikeout. Henry Davis will take over behind the plate to catch for Jared Jones.
