Chandler led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night, pitching four scoreless innings of relief in his second major league game. The 6-foot-3 right-hander allowed one hit, struck out three and walked one.

It’s been a long summer. With each level of the Minor Leagues only weeks away from the end of its regular season, pitchers may be losing steam as they close in on innings limits or face general late-year fatigue.

To stream starting pitching, we want to target pitchers going against the Guardians, Rays, Nationals, Cardinals, and Rockies/Reds on the road only. Think of these as HIGHWAY OFFENSES - not stopping at all.

Pirates manager Don Kelly announced post game that right-handed pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski will start the next game on Aug. 27 and then rookie right-handed pitcher Braxton Ashcraft will start the series finale vs. the Cardinals on Aug. 28.

Scott White has 10 recommendations for the upcoming scoring period, all rostered in less than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues. All information is up to date as of Sunday afternoon. Cameron Schlittler is a little too fastball-reliant at this stage of his career,

MLB Pro Spirit, lets baseball fans vote for the player they think will shine the most on the field from a selection of 10 top stars. There is a new stat theme featured every month, which for September is saves.

The Baseball Writers Assn. of America will honor an often overlooked position with its relief pitcher of the year award beginning in 2026.

The Royals evened up the series at one apiece after winning 5-4 on Tuesday. Kansas City moved to 8-4 on the season versus Chicago and 8-4 over the last 12 games overall, so they are clearly the warmer team. Chicago had its three-game winning streak snapped with the loss yesterday, but 4-4 in the previous eight contests.