Garrett Jones hit a two-run homer in Pittsburgh's win over the Reds on Friday. He took Edinson Volquez deep in the second inning. The homer was his 16th of the season, putting him five shy of the career-high 21 he slugged each of the past two years.

Garrett Jones provided the Pirates with a walk-off win Tuesday, launching a mammoth blast off the Cardinals' Arthur Rhodes in the 10th inning that landed in the Allegheny River. He also singled on the night. Jones is swinging a hot bat in August, hitting .333 with four homers over 54 at-bats, so the Pirates haven't really suffered much from Derrek Lee's absence.

Garrett Jones went 4-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Pittsburgh's 5-0 win over the Giants on Monday. The four-hit night was Jones' first of the season, though the multi-hit effort was his fourth in seven August starts after he hit just .183 in July. For the year, he's now hitting .249/.332/.451.

Garrett Jones homered twice and drove in four runs in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs. Jones batted a meager .183/.256/.352 in July but has picked up three hits in his first six August at-bats. Despite tonight's heroics, he still sports an ugly .236/.319/.428 line for the season and will be out of a starting job when Jose Tabata returns from the DL.

Garrett Jones doubled and singled in two runs in Friday's loss to the Cardinals. His two-RBI single was pretty lucky, as he got jammed but blooped one in front of left fielder Matt Holliday. The two base knocks are Jones' first two in a starting role since back on July 4. If the Pirates have their druthers, he won't be their right field after the trade deadline.

Garrett Jones went hitless Wednesday and is 0-for-13 during the second half. Jones was almost traded to the Angels for Jeff Mathis earlier this month and now there's talk that he might go to the A's in a Josh Willingham deal, so maybe he's a little distracted. His average is down to .234.

According to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com, the Angels were engaged in "serious talks" with the Pirates earlier this season about a trade that would have sent outfielder-first baseman Garrett Jones to Anaheim and catcher Jeff Mathis to Pittsburgh. The discussions ultimately fell apart after Pirates' officials decided they couldn't part with Jones' power bat. However, the failed deal does shine a light on each team's area of need. The Pirates are currently relying on a tandem of Michael McKenry and Eric Fryer behind the plate while the Angels are on the market for a left-handed bat to complement rookie slugger Mark Trumbo.

Garrett Jones and Andrew McCutchen hit back-to-back solo homers in the eighth inning to lead the Pirates to a 5-3 win over the Nationals in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday. Jones took Sean Burnett deep for his first home run off a left-handed pitcher since August 7 of last season. He finished the day 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored. He's now hitting .319 since the start of June, pulling his batting average up to .255 for the year.

Garrett Jones hit a three-run homer Thursday as the Pirates beat the Astros 5-4 to extend their winning streak to four games. The Pirates are now 35-33 on the season. Jones homered off Jordan Lyles in the first and was at the plate when the Pirates went ahead for good in the sixth, hitting a fly to center that resulted in an error for Michael Bourn and one run scoring. Jones, who has seen his role reduced as of late, is 10-for-25 with seven RBI this month. He'll probably get more playing time with the Pirates having the DH available in Cleveland this weekend.