Pittsburgh Pirates Lose Another Key Starter to Injured List with Back Problems

The Pittsburgh Pirates are about to get Bryan Reynolds back from the injured list, but have now lost Ke'Bryan Hayes.

Earlier on Wednesday, things were looking up for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

We found out that the team was set to get back Bryan Reynolds this weekend - maybe even as early as Friday.

But then later on Wednesday, the team announced that starting third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes was put on the injured list.

The following update comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal:

Pittsburgh placed Hayes on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, retroactive to June 25, with lower back stiffness.

ANALYSIS
Jared Triolo has been brought up in a corresponding roster move to help out at third base. This doesn't seem like an overly serious injury for Hayes, who had been held out of the Pirates' lineup since Saturday but will be eligible to return to action as early as next Tuesday.

Lower back problems are the same thing that caused Reynolds to miss time. 

The 26-year-old Hayes was a first-round pick of the Pirates in 2015 and made his debut in 2020. He's hitting .254 this year with five homers and 32 RBI. Lifetime, he's a .259 hitter.

He finished sixth in National League Rookie of the Year voting back in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

At the time of this posting, the Pirates are 36-42 and 5.0 games back in the National League Central. They trail the third-place Cubs by 1.5 games, the second-place Brewers by 4.5 games and the first-place Reds by 5.0.

The Pirates will host the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. First pitch from PNC Park is set for 7:05 p.m. ET.

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