The Pittsburgh Pirates will be without one of the team's top young talents for the near future after losing him to the injured list.

The Pirates front office has to be kicking themselves. Brandon Lowe would've signed a contract extension before the season. Now, he is out of Pittsburgh's price range.

I understand why many Pittsburgh Pirates fans are worried that the front office won't do what's needed at the trade deadline to give them a chance to win at a high level. If history says anything, the Pirates typically don't do what they have to do on both sides of the baseball to give themselves a chance to win.

Call it a Texas three-step. Looking to complete a sweep and win five of seven on their homestand, the Pirates relied on three players with Texas ties during a 9-3 victory over the Twins at PNC Park, with Braxton Ashcraft,

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – The Pittsburgh Pirates placed rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list with right forearm strain. In a corresponding roster move, the team activated first-baseman Ryan O’Hearn from the injured list.

Braxton Ashcraft struck out 11 in six innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Nick Gonzales homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Minnesota Twins 9-3 to complete a three-game sweep

Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report named Marcell Ozuna as the biggest problem the Pirates are dealing with this season, and for good reason. As much of a problem as he's been, there is an answer to this problem, though it's not an ideal one.

The right-hander will rejoin the Pirates for Sunday's series finale versus the Twins as Carmen Mlodzinski (undisclosed) heads to the restricted list. Sanders has made five appearances for Pittsburgh this year and has given up six earned runs with a 7:5 K:BB across five innings.