
Fried gave up a homer to Bryan Reynolds in the third, but he had little issue otherwise. He got an assist in the fifth when his HBP of Ke'Bryan Hayes went uncalled, and he then picked off Isiah Kiner-Falefa with a move that could have been called a balk. Fried has a 2.61 ERA after two starts and will get the Tigers in Detroit next time out.
Right field, specifically. Because Reynolds is trying to play through the injury, McCutchen, who is quite the liability in the outfield these days, was out of the lineup for Pittsburgh's previous three games. It might be best for everyone if Reynolds just took a seat and tried to heal up, since he hasn't helped while slugging .226 in 33 plate appearances.
Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds was limited to designated hitter duties for the third consecutive game Wednesday because of right arm discomfort.
Tomczyk notes that the soreness has affected Reynolds' ability to throw, which is why he's been at the designated hitter position for the past few games. The 30-year-old has at least been in the lineup, but fantasy managers will want to keep an eye and make sure that he's playing until the soreness subsides.
Pirates senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Reynolds has been dealing with right triceps soreness that has impacting his throwing, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.