The Pirates dropped their fourth straight game in a 4-0 loss to the Padres. Andrew Heaney was forced from the game after throwing 100 pitches in 3 2/3 innings and giving up four runs. Dejan Kovacevic and I will have updates from the clubhouse here:
• DK: Mother of God, what a mortuary in there. I lasted five minutes. Talked to a couple guys I value, turned around left. No thanks
• Derek Shelton said Heaney was just missing today and a few other factors played into him lasting as long as he did. He mentioned the passed ball and a ball skipping under Ke’Bryan Hayes’ glove.
• Shelton added that they’ve tried several things behind the scenes to get things going. Didn’t go into detail: "We're mixing things up, trying different things. Right now we don't have a formula, and we've got to figure it out."
• Shelton on going 1-5 on this home stand: "Winning at home is important and this homestand was tough."
• DK: A question I just asked Shelton that he didn’t seem wild about:
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Greg Macafee
8:18 pm - 05.04.2025North ShoreFinal: Right from the room
The Pirates dropped their fourth straight game in a 4-0 loss to the Padres. Andrew Heaney was forced from the game after throwing 100 pitches in 3 2/3 innings and giving up four runs. Dejan Kovacevic and I will have updates from the clubhouse here:
• DK: Mother of God, what a mortuary in there. I lasted five minutes. Talked to a couple guys I value, turned around left. No thanks
• Derek Shelton said Heaney was just missing today and a few other factors played into him lasting as long as he did. He mentioned the passed ball and a ball skipping under Ke’Bryan Hayes’ glove.
• Shelton added that they’ve tried several things behind the scenes to get things going. Didn’t go into detail: "We're mixing things up, trying different things. Right now we don't have a formula, and we've got to figure it out."
• Shelton on going 1-5 on this home stand: "Winning at home is important and this homestand was tough."
• DK: A question I just asked Shelton that he didn’t seem wild about:
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