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Andrew McCutchen
Not starting Game 2
McCutchen isn't in the Pirates' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Washington.
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Bryan De La Cruz
Resting during nightcap
De La Cruz isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals.
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Nick Gonzales
Sitting out Game 2
Gonzales isn't in the Pirates' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals.
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Joey Bart
Sitting for nightcap
Bart isn't in the Pirates' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader versus Washington.
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Rowdy Tellez
Resting against southpaw
Tellez isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against Washington.
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Luis Ortiz
Nationals-Pirates postponed
Ortiz will not start Friday against the Nationals as the game has been postponed due to inclement weather.
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Rowdy Tellez
On bench vs. lefty
Tellez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.
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Nick Gonzales
Not in Sunday's lineup
Gonzales is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.
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Andrew McCutchen
Returning to action Friday
McCutchen (knee) is batting cleanup as the designated hitter Friday against the Nationals.
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Billy McKinney
DFA'd by Pittsburgh
The Pirates designated McKinney for assignment Friday.
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Joey Bart
Activated Friday
Bart was activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Friday's game against the Nationals.
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Bryan Reynolds
Tallies 10th stolen base
Reynolds went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base Thursday against the Nationals.
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Yasmani Grandal
Eight-game hitting streak
Grandal went 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Nationals.
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Nick Gonzales
Drives in three
Gonzales went 1-for-4 with a walk and three RBI Thursday against the Nationals.
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Aroldis Chapman
Collects sixth save
Chapman picked up the save Thursday, striking out one over 0.2 innings against the Nationals.
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Bailey Falter
Settles down for seventh win
Falter (7-7) earned the win Thursday, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks over five innings against the Nationals. He struck out three.
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Joey Wentz
Activated by Pirates
The Pirates activated Wentz on Thursday after he was claimed off waivers Tuesday from the Tigers.
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Domingo German
Cast away by Pirates again
The Pirates designated German for assignment Thursday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Bryan De La Cruz
Absent from lineup
De La Cruz is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
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Andrew McCutchen
Held out again Thursday
McCutchen (knee) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
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Domingo German
Poor showing in start
German (0-1) allowed seven runs (six earned) on nine hits and a walk while striking out three over three innings to take the loss versus the Cubs on Wednesday.
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Andrew McCutchen
Still managing knee issue
Pirates manager Derek Shelton said McCutchen was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Cubs due to the veteran's knee being "a little cranky," Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Andrew McCutchen
Scratched Wednesday
McCutchen was scratched from the Pirates' lineup ahead of Wednesday's game versus the Cubs, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Domingo German
Making start Wednesday
German is slated to start Wednesday's game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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David Bednar
Throws clean ninth inning
Bednar struck out one and didn't allow a baserunner in the ninth inning Tuesday against the Cubs.
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