Reynolds is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Reynolds had a .772 OPS over 26 games in September and will head to the bench for Pittsburgh's final game of the season. It was another strong campaign in 2023 for the 28-year-old, who inked an eight-year extension in April and delivered a .790 OPS with 24 homers, 12 steals, 84 RBI and 85 runs in 145 contests.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Belts big homer in comeback win
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Reynolds went 1-for-4 with a three-run-home run, an additional run and a walk in Saturday's 13-12 victory against Cincinnati.
The Pirates trailed 9-0 after three frames but came storming back , with Reynolds' sixth-inning, three-run blast cutting the deficit to three. That was the outfielder's lone hit of the contest, though he also scored the go-ahead run in the eighth after taking a hit-by-pitch to begin the frame. Reynolds is up to a .269/.334/.466 slash line, 23 homers, 82 RBI, 80 runs and a career-high 12 stolen bases over 610 plate appearances on the campaign.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Swats two-run homer
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Reynolds went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Yankees.
Reynolds tagged Luke Weaver for a two-run shot in the first inning to plate Ji Hwan Bae. The long ball was Reynolds 22 of the season and was his third in the past eight days. Over that stretch, Reynolds is 12-for-31 (.387) with 10 total RBI and six runs scored over eight games.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Three hits, homer in win
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Reynolds went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 7-6 win over the Nationals.
After his 12-game hitting streak ended Tuesday, Reynolds rebounded with a three-hit effort Wednesday, highlighted by a two-run homer off Jackson Rutledge in the fourth inning. Since the start of September, Reynolds is batting .340 (16-for-47) with two homers in 12 games. He's boosted his slash line to .272/.332/.473 with 21 homers, 77 runs scored, 74 RBI and 12 steals through 573 plate appearances this season.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Enjoys productive game
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Reynolds went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Saturday's 8-4 win over Atlanta.
Reynolds extended his hit streak to 10 games, though he has just two multi-hit efforts while batting .325 (13-for-40) in that span. The outfielder put the Pirates ahead 3-0 in the third inning with his blast, which earned him a third consecutive 20-homer season. He has a .268/.327/.467 slash line, 69 RBI, 74 runs scored, 11 stolen bases, 30 doubles and five triples through 127 contests in a near-everyday role.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Bows out Monday
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Reynolds is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Reynolds owns a .858 OPS in August, but he went just 6-for-31 (.194) over the last seven days, so he will get a break after starting 20 straight contests.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Drives in two in loss
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Reynolds went 2-for-5 with a two-run double and a stolen base in Saturday's 10-6 loss to the Cubs.
Reynolds has gone nine games without a home run, but he's knocked a double in five of his last seven contests. The outfielder is batting .292 (31-for-106) with 14 extra-base hits in August, a noticeable improvement on his .266 average for the year. He's added 18 home runs, 10 steals, 64 RBI, 66 runs scored, 28 doubles, four triples and a .789 OPS through 116 games this season.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Goes deep twice
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Reynolds went 2-for-5 with two solo homers in a loss to the Reds during Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader.
Reynolds went 0-for-4 in the first game of the doubleheader but made up for it with two long balls in the second. It's been a streaky year for the 28-year-old outfielder but he's been heating back up recently. Over his last 21 games, Reynolds is slashing .326/.376/.628 with eight homers. His season OPS is back up to .801 with 43 extra-base hits across 450 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Supplies pinch-hit home run
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Reynolds went 1-for-1 with a two-run homer in Sunday's win over the Brewers.
Reynolds entered as a pinch-hitter in the eighth and sent a two-run blast to right-center field in the eighth to put the Pirates up 4-0. Reynolds now has three home runs over his last seven games and is up to 14 on the year. He's found his swing again after some initial struggles coming off the injured list in early July. Reynolds is hitting .384 with seven RBI and seven runs scored over his last 10 games and is slashing .267/.329/.453 with 53 RBI and 52 runs in 417 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Gets maintenance day
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Reynolds is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Reynolds will be joined on the bench by fellow lineup regulars Andrew McCutchen and Alika Williams as the Pirates wrap up their four-game set in Milwaukee with a day game after a night game. Josh Palacios checks in for Reynolds in left field.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Belts 13th homer
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Reynolds went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's win over Milwaukee.
Reynolds doubled in a run during the second inning and later hammered a solo shot in the sixth. It's been an up-and-down year for the 28-year-old outfielder but he's starting to heat up, Over his last eight games, Reynolds has gone 14-for-34 (.412) with three homers and seven runs scored. His slash line has improved to .268/.328/.449 with 38 extra-base hits through 411 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Having poor month of July
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Reynolds went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Padres.
Reynolds took Seth Lugo deep in the fourth inning for his 11th home run of the season. It was his second homer in his last four games and fourth in his last 22 starts. That provides some hope that his power is bouncing back, though he is hitting only .193 with nine RBI and eight runs scored in that same 22-game span. Reynolds has taken a step back in nearly every offensive metric and has managed only a 103 wRC+ across 380 plate appearances on the campaign.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Smacks ninth homer
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Reynolds went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Dodgers.
Reynolds went 0-for-8 in his first two games back from the injured list, but he's gone 3-for-9 over his last two contests. The outfielder missed just under two weeks with a back injury. He's up to a .273/.345/.465 slash line with nine homers, 42 RBI, 39 runs scored and eight stolen bases through 72 games this season.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Returns from injured list
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Reynolds (back) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Sunday.
The 28-year-old was previously expected to rejoin the active roster Friday, and he's now officially been activated two days later. It was a relatively brief absence for Reynolds, who has been sidelined since June 19 due to lower-back inflammation. He had a .268/.406/.393 slash line and one home run, four RBI and seven runs through 16 games in June prior to the injury.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Still day-to-day
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Reynolds (back) is not in Friday's lineup against the Brewers.
Danny Demilio of Pittsburgh Baseball Now reports that Reynolds hit on the field Friday but is still in the day-to-day phase. Manager Derek Shelton said Saturday will be an important day to see how Reynolds feels, and the team will proceed from there.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Takes on-field batting practice
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Reynolds (back) took on-field batting practice Thursday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Reynolds has also been making throws from the outfield without issue and looks to be on track to return from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Friday versus the Brewers. The 28-year-old had slashed .279/.350/.472 with eight homers, 40 RBI, eight steals and 38 runs scored through 68 games when he landed on the IL last week with lower-back inflammation.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Aiming for Friday return
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Reynolds (back) said he's aiming to be activated from the injured list Friday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
That is the first day that Reynolds is eligible to be brought off the 10-day IL. Nearing the end of his recovery from a bout of lower-back inflammation, he swung the bat Tuesday without issue and is going to throw on the field Wednesday. The 28-year-old outfielder should be ready to rock for the Pirates ahead of their weekend series against the Brewers.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Lands on IL
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The Pirates placed Reynolds on the 10-day injured list Thursday with lower back inflammation, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
Manager Derek Shelton said Tuesday that Reynolds wouldn't need to be placed on the injured list, but that has apparently changed over the last 48 hours. Reynolds is slashing .279/.350/.473 through 294 plate appearances this season and will now sit out until at least the beginning of July.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Sitting out with injury
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Reynolds (back) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
Though manager Derek Shelton expressed optimism Tuesday that Reynolds will avoid a stint on the 10-day injured list due to his tight lower back, the outfielder will be relegated to the bench for the second day in a row. Josh Palacios will spell Reynolds in left field once again.
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Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Not going on IL
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Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Tuesday that Reynolds (back) is not going on the injured list, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Reynolds is not in the Pirates' starting lineup Tuesday night against the Cubs because of lower back tightness, but it's apparently relatively minor. "That was news to me," Shelton said of the chatter that Reynolds would require an IL stint for an oblique injury. Consider the 28-year-old outfielder day-to-day.
