Per a team announcement.
Per a team announcement, RHP Jake Woodford is back with the MLB squad and is set to start tonight’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals as RHP Kyle Nicolas heads to the 15-day IL. To make room for Woodford on the 40-man roster RHP Ben Heller has been placed on the 60-day IL.
We have selected the contract of RHP Jake Woodford to the Major League roster, and placed RHP Kyle Nicolas on the 15-Day Injured List (retro to 9/17).
To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP Ben Heller was transferred to the 60-Day Injured List.
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) September 18, 2024
This will be Woodford’s fourth start with the Pirates this season. In six games he has an ERA of 6.95 in 22 innings pitched.
Kyle Nicolas’s placement on the 15-day IL with a left oblique strain ends his season. Nicolas exited last night’s game with the injury after walking the first batter he faced. Struggles with consistency and command held Nicolas back in 2024, his first full season working out of the pen. In 54.2 he struck out 55 batters but walking an alarming 31 batters and giving up 51 hits made his outings often less than palatable. He finishes with a 3.95 ERA across 51 games.