JAL’s Bridge Over Troubled Water Morning Link

Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_a46WJ1viA

1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates: Team Stat Rankings Update 2

https://rumbunter.com/2018/04/23/pittsburgh-pirates-team-stat-rankings-update-2/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

The PDPD (Paul DeJong Plate Discipline) Report: 22 April

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/4/23/17265436/the-pdpd-paul-dejong-plate-discipline-report-22-april

7 Green Weenie

4/23 From the 30s Forward: Happy Jack, Rube HoF; Babe Sold; Fast Starts, Game Stories; HBD Blackie

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/04/423-from-30s-forward-happy-jack-rube.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

2018 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 19

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/4/23/17270114/2018-cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-19

9 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates second basemen not getting the job done

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/04/23/pittsburgh-pirates-second-basemen/

10 The Point of Pittsburgh

The Pirates Are Catching Up In The Fly Ball Revolution

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/04/22/detroit-tigers-pittsburgh-pirates-bench/540206002/

11 LA Times</b>

Former Padre Xavier Nady puts mountain home up for sale

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-xavier-nady-20180423-story.html

12 Detroit Free Press

Francisco Liriano helping Detroit Tigers win now, and maybe later

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2018/04/23/francisco-liriano-helping-detroit-tigers-trade/540430002/

13 MLB

Here are the longest MLB at-bats on record

https://www.mlb.com/news/longest-mlb-at-bats-on-record/c-273475240

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cardinals chat with Derrick Goold

http://sports.live.stltoday.com/Event/Cardinals_chat_with_Derrick_Goold_5471136c8db7?Page=0

15 SB Nation

There was a no-hitter, a triple play, and a 21-pitch danged at-bat this week

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/4/23/17261908/mlb-sean-manaea-no-hitter-evan-gattis-triple-play-brandon-belt-21-pitch-at-bat-shohei-ohtani

16 CBS Sports

MLB Monday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: Astros, Angels meet for first time in 2018

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-monday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-astros-angels-meet-for-first-time-in-2018/

17 Fangraphs

Travis Sawchik FanGraphs Chat

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/travis-sawchik-fangraphs-chat-58/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

The Year of the Pitcher: Baseball 50 Years Ago (April 22, 1968)

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/39442/year-pitcher-baseball-50-years-ago-april-22-1968/

19 National Pastime Museum

TED WILLIAMS AND THE 1941 ALL-STAR GAME

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/ted-williams-and-1941-all-star-game

20 Blog Predictions

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html

JAL’s Seven Bridges Road Morning Links

Seven Bridges Road Ian Matthews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt2IFaCwTKk

1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates Top Prospects: Number Two Austin Meadows

https://rumbunter.com/2018/04/21/pittsburgh-pirates-top-prospects-number-two-austin-meadows/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Cards Sweep the Reds Again 4.22.18

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/4/22/17083646/cards-sweep-the-reds-again-4-22-18-miles-mikolas-lobster-buffet-but-thats-ok

7 Green Weenie

4/22 From the 40s Forward: Mace Gone, Turner Inked; New Park; 10-In-A-Row; Game Stories; RIP Steve

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/04/422-from-40s-forward-mace-gone-turner.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

2018 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/4/22/17267716/2018-cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-18

9 Pirates Breakdown

The Pittsburgh Pirates have depth in the high minors that can help in 2018

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/04/22/pittsburgh-pirates-prospect-depth/

10 Detroit Free Press

Detroit Tigers, with limited bench, to be disadvantaged at Pittsburgh

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/04/22/detroit-tigers-pittsburgh-pirates-bench/540206002/

11 Philadelphia Inquirer</b>

Phillies sweep Pirates on Aaron Altherr's walk-off single in 11th inning

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/phillies-pirates-recap-score-aaron-altherr-andrew-knapp-walkoff-extra-innings-20180422.html

12 NY Post

Matt Harvey’s dramatic rise and fall nothing new for NYC fans

https://nypost.com/2018/04/21/matt-harveys-dramatic-rise-and-fall-nothing-new-for-nyc-fans/

13 MLB

These were our ten favorite ballpark foods from MLB FoodFest

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/these-were-our-ten-favorite-ballpark-foods-from-mlb-foodfest/c-272784852

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cardinals put Wainwright on disabled list, call up Brebbia

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/cardinals-put-wainwright-on-disabled-list-call-up-brebbia/article_66a0289d-19cd-5112-93fd-dd8cdb80d41d.html

15 SB Nation

Sean Manaea’s no-hitter silenced the bats of baseball’s best team

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/4/22/17267686/sean-manaeas-no-hitter-silenced-the-bats-of-baseballs-best-team-red-sox-athletics

16 CBS Sports

MLB Saturday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: No-hitter ends Red Sox win streak

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/4/22/17267686/sean-manaeas-no-hitter-silenced-the-bats-of-baseballs-best-team-red-sox-athletics

17 Fangraphs

Sunday Notes: Trey Mancini Kept His Kick

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sunday-notes-trey-mancini-kept-his-kick/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

The 2018 Baseball Prospectus Ballpark Events Are Here

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/39317/the-2018-baseball-prospectus-ballpark-events-are-here/

19 National Pastime Museum

MATTY ALOU AND MANNY MOTA: THE GREATEST PLATOON

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/matty-alou-and-manny-mota-greatest-platoon

20 Blog Predictions

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html

Pirates at Phillies April 22, 2018

Pirates

1. Sean Rodriguez (R) 2B

2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

5. David Freese (R) 1B

6. Colin Moran (L) 3B

7. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

8. Elias Diaz (R) C

9. Trevor Williams (R) P

Phillies

1. Cesar Hernandez (S) 2B

2. Carlos Santana (S) 1B

3. Odubel Herrera (L) CF

4. Rhys Hoskins (R) LF

5. Nick Williams (L) RF

6. Scott Kingery (R) 3B

7. Andrew Knapp (S) C

8. Nick Pivetta (R) P

9. J.P. Crawford (L) SS

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Final-11 3 4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 R H E Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 Philadelphia 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 2

3

  W: Y. Ríos (3-0)   L: R. Rodríguez (0-1)

1:35 PM ET, April 22, 2018 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Attendance: 29,199

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Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG S. Rodríguez, 2B-SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 .306 .484 G. Polanco, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 .311 .461 S. Marte, CF 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 .274 .365 .476 C. Dickerson, LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .303 .333 .461 D. Freese, 1B 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 .226 .294 .452 C. Moran, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 .329 .381 J. Mercer, SS 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 .239 .308 .343   R. Rodríguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - E. Díaz, C 5 1 2 2 5 0 1 .409 .435 .682 T. Williams, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111   M. Feliz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   A. Frazier, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .255 .306   G. Kontos, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   E. Santana, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Bell, PH 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .253 .315 .373   K. Crick, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   M. Moroff, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 Totals 40 2 7 2 13 4 11 - - -

Philadelphia Phillies Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG C. Hernández, 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .280 .409 .400 C. Santana, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .151 .301 .288 O. Herrera, CF 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 .329 .369 .456 R. Hoskins, LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .323 .483 .615 N. Williams, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .294 .326   E. Ramos, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   T. Hunter, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   P. Florimón, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .308 .273   V. Arano, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   M. Franco, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .292 .414   Y. Ríos, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - S. Kingery, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 .295 .414 A. Knapp, C 4 2 1 0 3 1 3 .216 .310 .270 N. Pivetta, P 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .273 .273 .364   A. Altherr, RF 3 0 3 1 5 0 0 .157 .283 .333 J. Crawford, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185 .241 .333 Totals 38 3 8 3 13 5 12 - - -

2B: Pit 1, J. Mercer (7). Phi 1, N. Pivetta (1).

3B: Pit 1, J. Bell (1). Phi 2, A. Knapp (1), A. Altherr (1).

HR: Pit 1, E. Díaz (2).

HR Detail: Pit, E. Díaz (Inning: 5 , 1 Out, 1 on) off N. Pivetta.

Scoring Position: Pit - 1 for 10.Phi - 1 for 6.

SF: Pit 0,  Phi 1, C. Hernández (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA T. Williams 6.0 1 2 2 5 7 0 23 92 43 - 49 2.15 .190 M. Feliz 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 20 7 - 13 5.00 .222 G. Kontos 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 4 - 10 4.50 .325 E. Santana 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 3 - 10 5.63 .194 K. Crick 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 19 4 - 15 0.00 .118 R. Rodríguez, (L 0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 9 2 - 7 2.25 .313

Philadelphia Phillies Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA N. Pivetta 6.1 5 2 2 2 7 1 24 93 28 - 65 2.57 .238 E. Ramos 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 4 - 6 0.96 .161 T. Hunter 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 3 - 5 0.00 .000 V. Arano 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 10 30 12 - 18 0.00 .030 Y. Ríos, (W 3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 16 4 - 12 1.29 .267

Errors: Pit 2, K. Crick (1), T. Williams (1). Phi 2, J. Crawford (3), S. Kingery (2).

Double Plays: Pit 1, (El.Díaz to Mercer). Phi 2, (Knapp to C.Hernández; C.Hernández to C.Santana).

Stolen Bases: Pit 1, S. Marte (7).

Caught Stealing: Phi 1, R. Hoskins (2).

Wild Pitches: Pit 1, T. Williams.

Umpires: HP--Lentz, 1B--Welke, 2B--Randazzo, 3B--Barrett.

Time: 3:35

Attendance - 29,199