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| Projections | | Timeframe | AB | HR | AVG | RBI | R | SB | | 2013 Season (CBSSports.com) | 410.00 | 15.00 | .249 | 46.00 | 56.00 | 6.00 |
| Key Stats |
| AB | HR | AVG | RBI | R | SB |
| 122 | 6 | .262 | 12 | 14 | 1 |
| Games Played By Position | | Year | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP | | 2013 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2012 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Situational Stats | | Situation | AB | H | HR | OBP | SLG | AVG | | vs Milwaukee | 20 | 7 | 1 | .409 | .650 | .350 | | vs Estrada (Career) | 8 | 4 | 1 | .875 | .500 | .500 | | vs RHP | 96 | 26 | 5 | .340 | .510 | .271 |
| Recent Trades | | Date | Traded | Traded For | | 05/22/2013 | Russell Martin, C PIT Heath Bell, RP ARI Will Venable, RF SD Juan Duran, LF CIN
| Jeff Locke, SP PIT Travis d'Arnaud, C NYM Collin Cowgill, CF NYM Gerald Laird, C ATL
| | 05/22/2013 | Jason Heyward, RF ATL Russell Martin, C PIT Brandon Phillips, 2B CIN Travis Snider, RF PIT
| Martin Prado, 3B ARI Rob Brantly, C MIA Shin-Soo Choo, CF CIN
| | 05/22/2013 | Russell Martin, C PIT Julio Teheran, SP ATL Dayan Viciedo, LF CHW Barry Zito, SP SF
| Gerardo Parra, RF ARI Hector Santiago, RP CHW Rafael Soriano, RP WAS Brian McCann, C ATL
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| Last 10 Games | | Date | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SB | | 5/5 | WAS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 5/9 | @NYM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/14 | MIL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 5/15 | MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 5/16 | MIL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/17 | HOU | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/18 | HOU | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/21 | CHC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 5/22 | CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/24 | @MIL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Latest News
| All systems go for Russell Martin |
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com (5/16/13) Pirates catcher Russell Martin is slated to start his third-straight game Thursday against the Brewers.
Martin missed time with a neck injury but did not have to go on the disabled list. He's been able to assume a normal workload since he returned. Martin will bat sixth. After starting three-straight games, Martin may get a day off Friday.
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| Russell Martin doubles twice in return |
by Ed Gauna | CBSSports.com (5/14/13) Pirates catcher Russell Martin was back behind the plate Tuesday night against the Brewers after missing time due to a neck issue. He went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a walk in a 4-3 win.
The 30-year-old doubled in the sixth inning before plating Neil Walker with another two-bagger in the eighth.
Martin is 4 for 15 (.267) in May with two RBI.
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| Russell Martin returns to lineup |
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com (5/14/13) Pirates catcher Russell Martin has returned to the starting lineup Tuesday.
Martin hasn't played since May 9 with neck soreness. Martin will bat seventh, and face Brewers starter Kyle Lohse. Martin is hitting .263/.358/.526 in 95 at-bats this season.
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| Russell Martin not in lineup Monday |
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com (5/13/13) Pirates catcher Russell Martin remains sidelined, and is not in the team's starting lineup Monday against the Brewers.
Martin has missed time with neck soreness recently, but said he was available to pinch hit Sunday. The team demoted emergency catcher Tony Sanchez Sunday, leading to speculation that Martin would be all right. Martin may be available off the bench again Monday.
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| Russell Martin could be close to return |
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com (5/13/13) Pirates catcher Russell Martin has not played since May 9, but could be nearing a return.
Martin was available off the bench Sunday, and manager Clint Hurdle said the team would have been able to get by had starter Michael McHenry been hurt during the game. Tony Sanchez, who was called up as the team's replacement for Martin, has been sent down, meaning Martin will probably not hit the disabled list.
Martin is hitting .263/.358/.526 in 95 at-bats this season. The Pirates will play the Brewers Monday night. If Martin isn't in the team's starting lineup, he should again be available off the bench.
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05/17/2013 23:14
Astros flub bases-loaded fly in 9th, handing Pirates a win
Jimmy Paredes dropped Russell Martin's bases-loaded fly ball when he collided with second baseman Jake Elmore with two outs in the ninth inning, the second missed catch by a Houston right fielder, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Astros 5-4 Friday night.
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05/17/2013 23:05
GIFs: How the Astros lost on Friday night
Watch on in mounting sympathy as the Astros suffer a walk-off loss to the Pirates in a very 2013 Astros sort of way.
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05/17/2013 14:40
Hit Parade for Week 8
Some heavy hitters are finally starting to return to form and good health, leaving owners with many tough decisions. Our Scott White looks at all of the streaks and matchups in his latest Hit Parade.
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05/16/2013 22:44
Pirates blow past reeling Brewers behind Snider
Travis Snider homered for the first time in nine months and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the reeling Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Thursday night.
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05/16/2013 15:30
All systems go for Russell Martin
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| Russell Martin remains a matter of taste. If you like your catchers to have a lot of power, mix in a few steal, and toe the line of possibly hurting your batting average, then Martin is your man. He set a career high for home runs in 2012, with 21, while simultaneously managing a career-low in batting average, with .211. And as a Pirate, Martin no longer has the cozy confines of hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium (where he hit 13 home runs last year) to call home. Martin has the ability to hit for average; as an All-Star in 2007 and 2008, he hit .286 over the two-year span, but it seems that, in his 2012 contract year, he was willing to sacrifice the average for power, bringing a bunch of strikeouts (career high 95) along for the ride. He should be drafted toward the end of the middle rounds in most drafts. (Updated 12/5/12) |
| Upcoming 7 Games | | Date | Opp | Time | Scheduled Starter | | 5/25/13 | @ MIL | 4:10 pm | Mike Fiers | | 5/26/13 | @ MIL | 2:10 pm | Yovani Gallardo | | 5/27/13 | @ DET | 1:08 pm | Justin Verlander | | 5/28/13 | @ DET | 7:08 pm | Rick Porcello | | 5/29/13 | DET | 7:05 pm | Anibal Sanchez | | 5/30/13 | DET | 7:05 pm | Doug Fister | | 5/31/13 | CIN | 7:05 pm | Johnny Cueto |
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