Halo Headlines: Scioscia's pitchout success, Reyes let go to sign in Korea
The January 17th, 2013 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including Scioscia's pitchout success, Reyes let go to sign in Korea and much more...
The Story: A look at called pitchouts, their frequency and success rate.
The Monkey Says: This is great because it validates my gut feeling from watching games that Scioscia both calls a lot of pitchouts...
Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Minor League Free Agents
The following players have elected minor league free agency, per Baseball America.
RHP: Mike Crotta (AAA), Jose Diaz (AAA), Kris Harvey (AA), Logan Kensing (AAA), Daniel McCutchen (AAA), Doug Salinas (HiA), Tim Wood (AAA)
LHP: Jo-Jo Reyes (AAA)
C: Jose Morales (AAA), Miguel Perez (AAA)
1B: Jeff Clement (AAA), Nick Evans (AAA), Jeff Larish (AAA), Christian Marrero (AAA), Gerlis...
9th Inning Rally Falls Short, And Indians Are Done For 2012
Charlotte Knights 6, Indianapolis Indians 4
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Kris Johnson started but pitched only one inning.
The Indianapolis Indians’ 2012 season has come to an end, as they lost to the Charlotte Knights at Knights’ Stadium tonight. The Knights won this best-of-five playoff series, 3 games to 1, and they will move on to face the Pawtucket Red Sox in the Governor’s Cup series...
Toledo Beats Indians With Walk-Off Homer
Toledo Mud Hens 5, Indianapolis Indians 4
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Brock Holt had 3 hits again today.
Audy Ciriaco’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th broke a 4-4 tie and gave the game to the Mud Hens tonight at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio. The Indianapolis Indians have a 2 games to one lead in this 5-game home-and-home series, which will resume at Victory Field tomorrow...
Tuesday 8/28 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 5 Toledo 0 Another night, another dominating performance by Indianapolis' pitching and offense combined. Today, it was Phil Irwin and Brock Holt (again) leading the charge. Irwin pitched six shutout innings and gave up three hits, walked two and struck out seven. Irwin lowered his ERA to 1.69 with his third high-quality Triple-A start. Duke Welker...
Sunday 8/19 Minor League Roundup
Abbreviated roundup today... AAA Indianapolis | Syracuse 5 Indianapolis 3 Jeff Locke went six innings and allowed just two runs on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts, but Jo-Jo Reyes blew the lead by giving up three runs in two-thirds of an inning for the loss. New McEffect favorite Dallas McPherson went 2-for-4 with his first home run in the Pirates organization and 13th...
Pirates Trade Daniel Cabrera, Sign Dallas McPherson
The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded Daniel Cabrera to the Arizona Diamondbacks and have signed Dallas McPherson, per an Indianapolis press release.
McPherson hit for a .253/.335/.463 line in 229 at-bats in Triple-A for the Chicago White Sox earlier in the year. He was likely signed to help Indianapolis in the playoffs, especially after the Pirates call up players for September.
No...
Leroux Shines In Spot Start, Reyes Back On The Mound
Indianapolis Indians 5, Pawtucket Red Sox 1
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Chris Leroux chats with Matt Hague while they wait out a Pawtucket injury delay.
Indians’ pitcher Chris Leroux found himself on the mound to start a game for the first time this season, taking the place of Rudy Owens, who was traded to Houston this week. Leroux pitched 5 scoreless innings to get the Indians off to a solid...
Saturday 5/12 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 5 Norfolk 4It took 14 innings, but the Indians were able to pull away with a win last night at Victory Field. Matt Hague had a great night, going 4-6 and knocking in two runs. Jordy Mercer also had a productive night, going 2-4 and drawing two walks. Brian Friday was the other big bat in the lineup, going 4-6 with two RBIs. Jo-Jo Reyes took the mound...
Monday 5/7 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 4 Lehigh Valley 0Jo-Jo Reyes had a phenomenal start on the mound today, as he cruised through a complete game shutout on three hits. Reyes struck out eight and walked one in his terrific start as he now boasts a 2.03 ERA on the season. On the offensive side, Jake Fox and Matt Hague both had nice nights, collecting three hits a piece. Jordy Mercer...
Wednesday 5/2 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 3 Norfolk 1Jo-Jo Reyes took the hill for the indians today and had a strong start. Reyes allowed nine hits across five innings, but came out with only one run to his name. He struck out five. Bryan Morris and Doug Slaten both threw scoreless outings. On the offensive side of the ball, Jake Fox had a two hit night. RBIs came off the bats of Matt Hague...
Saturday 4/21 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 9 Louisville 1Matt Hague lead the team in a huge offensive night for the Indians. The "Hit Collector" went three for five with a double and two RBIs. Starling Marte also had two hits, a double, and two RBIs. Jo-Jo Reyes started the game for Indy, pitching five shutout innings on only three hits. He struck out three batters and walked two...
Sunday 4/15 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Game 1 - Indianapolis 9 Toledo 2The Indians won game one of their doubleheader today with Toledo and had a pretty big offensive game. Brandon Boggs and Eric Fryer both had two hit nights. Jaramey Farrell had a three RBIs on a double and two walks. Starling Marte also joined Farrell with a double. On the mound, Jo-Jo Reyes allowed two runs on seven hits across 5...
Monday 4/9 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Columbus 4 Indianapolis 3Charlie Morton made a rehab start for the Indians and looked great. Ground Chuck went 7.2 innings striking out eight batters. He gave up a single run on six hits. Starling Marte led off the game with a home run and finished the game with two hits, he's hitting .353 early on. Eric Fryer also added two hits. Jo-Jo Reyes and Tim Wood combined...
Yankees 10, Pirates 3
The Bucs jumped out to an early lead but ended up losing big to the Yankees on Tuesday night.
At the plate:
Andrew McCutchen had two hits, including a homer.
Jose Tabata and Neil Walker also had two hits apiece.
Pedro Alvarez was 0-for-3 (swinging strikeout, sharp groundout to first, flyout to CF warning track).
On the mound:
Erik Bedard went 3.2 innings before coming out once...
Pirates 17, Twins 6
Yep, 17. The Bucs scored TEN in the first inning.
At the plate:
Alex Presley, Garrett Jones, and Matt Hague had three hits each. They all homered.
Josh Harrison and Casey McGehee had two hits each, including a double apiece.
The Bucs pounded out 10 hits for 10 runs in the top of the first inning, which lasted 34 minutes.
On the mound:
Jo-Jo Reyes got the easy win with the enormous...
Spring Training Gameday: Pirates at Twins
Pirates (4-7) at Twins (7-6)
1:05 PM EST–Hammond Stadium, Ft Myers
Audio: MLB.com
Here is the MLB.com Gameday
Bucs and Twins today from Fort Myers. No radio or TV, but MLB.com has free audio.
Catch Episode 7 of the Pirates Rountable Podcast here if you didn’t see it posted last night.
Pirates pitchers: Jo-Jo Reyes, Chris Leroux, Juan Cruz, Daniel Cabrera, Shairon Martis and...
Casey McGehee’s big day not enough to beat Twins
Final: Twins 4, Pirates 2
WP: Jared Burton (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
LP: Jo-Jo Reyes (1-1, 7.71 ERA)
SV: P.J. Walters (1, 0.00 ERA)
Casey McGehee went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and an RBI [video of 2nd double]. McGehee was 1 for 8 going into today’s game, so this is a good thing to see.
Erik Bedard started and pitched 3 scoreless innings. He struck out 3 and gave up just 1 hit. Jason Grilli...
Valencia hits three-run homer for Twins in win
Danny Valencia hit a three-run homer among his two hits Saturday as the Minnesota Twins broke out of a hitting funk and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2.
Valencia doubled in the fifth inning and homered in the sixth. It was Twins' first extra-base hit in six games.
The Twins did all their scoring off reliever Jo-Jo Reyes, who allowed four hits and a walk in two innings.
Twins...
Twins 4, Pirates 2: Valencia goes deep
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- Danny Valencia hit a three-run homer among his two hits Saturday as the Minnesota Twins broke out of a hitting funk and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2.
Valencia doubled in the fifth inning and homered in the sixth. It was Twins' first extra-base hit in six games.
The Twins did all their scoring off reliever Jo-Jo Reyes, who allowed four hits and a walk...
Twins vs. Pirates, Spring Training Game 8
Minnesota Twinsvs.Pittsburgh Pirates1:05Lineup1. Alex Presley, LF2. Nate McLouth, RF3. Yamaico Navarro, ss4. Rod Barajas, C5. Casey McGehee, 3B6. Jake Fox, 1B7. Gorkys Hernandez, CF8. Chase d’Arnaud, DH9. Erik Bedard, SPPitchersErik BedardJo-Jo ReyesJoel HanrahanJason GrilliJuan CruzGame NotesThis is the Pirates first game that's televised on ROOT Sports, and it's kind...
The Pirates played a game tonight and I kind of watched it
I don't really like writing about spring training games, especially when I can't watch them. There's so much that happens that just doesn't mean anything that writing blog posts feels like an exercise in futility to me. I don't mean anything against the guys that recap spring training games; it's just not something that I like to do.THAT SAID, the Pirates...
Pirates crush O’s
Final: Pirates 10, Orioles 3
WP: Jo-Jo Reyes (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
LP: Brian Matusz (0-1, 13.50 ERA)
A lot of good things happening in this one.
Matt Hague, who Clint Hurdle has aptly named “The Hit Collector,” went 3 for 4 with a 2-run homer off Kevin Gregg in the 3rd inning.
Alex Presley went 3 for 3 with a triple, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored. Looked pretty good. He hit everything pretty...
Pirates 10, Orioles 3
Bucs win! Bucs win!
On the mound:
Jo-Jo Reyes got the start. He looked OK, but couldn’t quite finish his second inning (because of pitch count). He struck out two and gave up three hits.
Michael Dubee, Jared Hughes, Justin Wilson, Bryan Morris, Michael Crotta, and Tim Wood all had scoreless outings. Wilson and Hughes looked particularly impressive.
At the plate:
Matt Hague...
Spring Training Gameday: Pirates at Orioles
Pirates (0-2) at Orioles (1-0)
7:05 PM EST–Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota
TV: MASN, MLB.TV
Audio: MLB.com
Here is the MLB.com Gameday
The Bucs are under the lights tonight as they take on the Orioles for the first time this spring.
If you subscribe to MLB.TV or if you live in the Baltimore/DC area and get MASN, you can watch the Pirates tonight. The audio on MLB.com should be free...
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