Making his first start against a righty in four weeks, Connor Joe went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two walks Wednesday against the Cubs.
The Pirates used him in right field to give Bryan De La Cruz a day off today. Joe played regularly for a time after getting off to a hot start in April, but as his numbers fell off, he went back to starting only against southpaws. The team might be open to expanding his role again, but it probably won’t lead to mixed-league value.