It has been a rough week for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates entered Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers as losers of six games in a row. Prior to the start of the game, the bad week continued.
Starting pitcher Chris Archer was placed on the 10-day injured list with thumb inflammation. Archer became the 15th Pirate to spend time on the IL this season. Some teams may go an entire season without 15 players spending time on the IL, let alone having that happen in the first month of the season. In addition to Archer, outfielders Corey Dickerson and Lonnie Chisenhall had their rehab stints ended on Saturday due to further injury concerns.