Carlos Santana
1B/DH MIN
Sat 7/1/23 9:34 AM

Santana went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and a walk-off two-run home run in Friday's 8-7 win over the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
The 37-year-old capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning by taking Matt Bush deep down the right-field line. Santana has caught fire at the end of June, reeling off four straight multi-hit games and going 10-for-18 (.556) with three doubles, three homers, five runs and six RBI. The surge has pushed his slash line on the year up to .247/.326/.421, giving him his highest OPS since 2019.

Carlos Santana
1B/DH MIN
Thu 6/29/23 9:29 AM

Santana went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Santana got the Pittsburgh offense off to a hot start with a two-run blast in the first inning. It was his second home run in as many games, and he now has five long balls in his last 17 starts. Despite that hot stretch, Santana has only a .156 ISO across 298 plate appearances on the campaign.

Carlos Santana
1B/DH MIN
Wed 6/28/23 1:51 AM

Santana went 3-for-5 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over San Diego.
EDGE Analysis
Santana put the Pirates ahead 4-3 with a home run off Reiss Knehr to lead off the third inning, his seventh of the season. Santana would drive in a second run with an RBI single in the sixth. It's the first multi-hit game since June 17 for the veteran first baseman -- he'd gone 4-for-27 (.148) over his previous seven contests. Overall, Santana is slashing .233/.316/.380 with 39 RBI, 32 runs scored and six stolen bases through 294 plate appearances this season.

Carlos Santana
1B/DH MIN
Wed 6/21/23 11:04 AM

Santana is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
EDGE Analysis
With the Pirates wrapping up their series with the Cubs with a day game, manager Derek Shelton likely viewed it as an ideal time to give Santana a breather. The 37-year-old had started in each of Pittsburgh's last 12 games, producing a .680 OPS during that stretch. Connor Joe will fill in for Santana at first base and serve as Pittsburgh's cleanup hitter.

Carlos Santana
1B/DH MIN
Sat 6/17/23 11:56 AM

Santana went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Friday against the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
Santana took Julio Teheran deep in the second inning to tally his sixth homer of the season. Three of those long balls have come in his last seven starts, during which he's also driven in seven and scored six runs. Santana has maintained an everyday role at first base and primarily hits fourth in the Pirates' order.

Carlos Santana
1B/DH MIN
Thu 6/15/23 10:12 AM

Santana went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 10-6 loss to the Cubs.
EDGE Analysis
Santana extended Pittsburgh's lead to 3-0 in the first inning with a two-run shot off Drew Smyly. It's Santana's fifth homer of the year and his second in five games. The 37-year-old first baseman had cooled off after a quick start to the year -- he's batting just .188 (22-for-117) in 33 games since the beginning of May. Overall, Santana is slashing .228/.319/.367 with 32 RBI, 26 runs scored and five stolen bases.

Carlos Santana
1B/DH MIN
Sat 6/10/23 6:59 AM

Santana went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and three total runs scored in Friday's victory over the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
Santana launched a 409-foot blast in the eighth inning for his fourth home run of the season. The long ball was just the second for the 37-year-old veteran since April 7. He finally looks as though he's over a lingering back injury that had bothered him for the past two weeks.

Carlos Santana
1B/DH MIN
Sat 6/3/23 9:19 AM

Santana went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Friday's 7-5 win over the Cardinals.
EDGE Analysis
The veteran switch hitter missed the Pirates' last three games due to back trouble, but he seemed 100 percent healthy in Friday's comeback victory. Santana hadn't had a multi-hit performance since May 4, however, so it's possible his back was an issue longer than he'd been letting on. Since the beginning of May, the 37-year-old is slashing just .193/.299/.301.

Carlos Santana
1B/DH MIN
Fri 6/2/23 3:33 PM

Santana (back) is starting at first base Friday against the Cardinals, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Santana was forced to miss three games after exiting Sunday's game against Seattle with back tightness, but the 37-year-old first baseman will return to action Friday. Santana has been struggling at the plate as of late, slashing .176/.288/.294 over the past three weeks.

Carlos Santana
1B/DH MIN
Wed 5/31/23 1:54 PM

Santana (back) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
EDGE Analysis
He'll get a third consecutive game off while he contends with lumbar spine muscular tightness. Santana said earlier in the week that he expects to avoid a stint on the injured list, but the Pirates will likely wait until after Thursday's team off day before making a decision on his status one way or another.