Pirates Director of Sports Medicine Todd Tomczak offered some clarity of why Bryan Reynolds is not in Wednesday's line-up vs. the Reds which seemed odd since Reynolds is 4-for-8 with 2 home runs against today's Cincinnati starter, Sonny Gray.
Tomczyk says it's a manager's decision; that Reynolds is resting the "lower body soreness" that had cropped up a few days ago, in part because it's a day game following a night game. Reynolds is available to come off the bench.
Otherwise, here is Tomczyk's weekly update.
LHP Steven Brault Still in Bradenton "making nice strides," almost through one-arm plyometrics and will begin playing catch in a few days
RHP Kyle Crick Just placed on IL with triceps discomfort, currently in pause, hopes to resume throwing this weekend
RHP Chad Kuhl Scheduled to throw live batting practice/simulated games in the coming days
RHP Blake Cederlind Brace removed 2 weeks post-Tommy John surgery
LHP Austin Davis Reported no problems after a 2-inning rehab stint for Bradenton – 1 run, 1 hit, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Jose Soriano Scheduled to begin a rehab stint next week; coming off Tommy John surgery 15 months ago
1B Colin Moran (groin) Resumed light baseball activities Wednesday morning
3B Ke'Bryan Hayes (wrist) Building up swing volume in cage work; not eligible to come off DL until early June
