Henry

Davis

Davis’s two balls in play today were hit 103.3 and 108.0 mph. The first was a 373-foot flyout, but his double in the eighth barely missed being a homer. He came around to score on a fielder’s choice afterwards to break a scoreless tie. He later walked in the 10th, when the Pirates scored the go-ahead run on a double-play ball from Oneil Cruz. Joey Bart is nearly ready to return from a concussion, so Davis is set to return to a backup role within the next couple of days.

Bart has been on the concussion IL since May 28. Since then, Henry Davis has become the starting catcher and is hitting .222 with three home runs, six RBI, five runs scored and an 11/1 K/BB ratio. He will likely shift to a backup role when Bart comes back.

After knocking a base hit in the second inning, Davis broke a 1-1 tie with a solo homer off Ranger Suárez in the seventh for what would be the game-winning run. It was his second straight day with a homer. The 25-year-old backstop is hitting .216/.284/.405 with four homers and 10 RBI across 84 plate appearances.

Bart had missed five games with a back injury, which allowed Henry Davis to make four starts behind the plate. Bart will now return to a near-everyday role and a .275/.370/.425 slash line. Davis will go back to being a backup.

Bart will miss his fifth straight contest on Wednesday night due to an ongoing back issue. It’ll be Henry Davis handling the catching duties again in his absence.

It’ll be Henry Davis handling the catching duties with Bart out of the lineup for the fourth-straight game with back discomfort.

Rodríguez suffered a finger laceration Monday night. The Pirates have been going with an extra position player since Joey Bart hurt his back, so Shugart’s addition will put them back up to 13 pitchers. If Rodríguez hadn’t gotten hurt, Henry Davis probably would have returned to Triple-A within the next couple of days.

Bart will sit out his second straight contest on Sunday afternoon following his removal from Friday’s game with lower back discomfort. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. It’ll be Henry Davis behind the plate for Sunday’s series finale in Cincinnati.

Bart won’t be hitting the injured list yet, but he’s going to sit out Saturday’s contest after making an early exit from Friday’s game with lower back discomfort. It’ll be Henry Davis handling the catching duties on Saturday night in his place. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

The interesting wrinkle here is that Bart hasn’t been placed on the injured list after leaving Friday’s contest with lower back discomfort. Davis gets the call to fortify Pittsburgh’s catching situation ahead of Saturday’s contest against the Reds after hitting .286 with two steals in eight games this season at the Triple-A level. The former top-overall pick from the 2021 MLB Draft will continue to get chances at the highest level, but he hasn’t blossomed into an everyday regular yet.