Indy Star (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
Matt Kata, Nyjer Morgan and Michel Hernandez combined to go 8-for-15 with eight RBIs on Saturday night to lead the Indianapolis Indians to an 11-3 win over the Toledo Mud Hens before a crowd of 13,010 at Victory Field.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Matt Kata and Steve Pearce each had two RBIs on Saturday night to lead the Indianapolis Indians to a 5-3 win over the Rochester Red Wings before a crowd of 12,189 at Victory Field.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Right-hander Ty Taubenheim pitched seven strong innings and Matt Kata had four RBIs to lead the Indianapolis Indians to a 5-1 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees at Victory Field on Saturday night.
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
There are a bunch of minor roster moves , which I completely missed because I was flying across the country. My bad. But better late than never: -P- The Bucs have re-acquired Matt Kata from the Rockies for future considerations. Kata, of course, is a familiar face; he hit .250/.258/.386 for the Pirates last year. The team needs some infield insurance now that Jack Wilson is hurt. Wilson hasn't been...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
The Pittsburgh Pirates reacquired utilityman Matt Kata on Sunday in a deal with the Colorado Rockies and signed right-hander Jason Davis to be a starting pitcher at Triple-A Indianapolis.
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008
Once the box score goes live, I should be able to work out the Gameday address. Update [2008-2-29 15:10:50 by Russ]: Gameday link . Renck says the lineup should look like this : CF Fowler, DH Ryan Spilborghs, 3B Matt Kata, 1B Jeff Baker, RF Sean Barker, SS Clint Barmes, LF Cory Sullivan, 2B Jayson Nix, C Michael McKenry.
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 01/14/2008
Bob Smizik does this thing sometimes where he figures out that something's amiss, then goes horribly wrong when he tries to figure out what it is. Like in this column , in which he blamed the problems the Pirates were having finding a second baseman (before Freddy Sanchez was installed there) on the Bucs' 1999 decision to trade away the execrable Tony Womack . (I know I've mentioned that column before,...
SportsBlogs Nation (Free subscription) | 10/16/2007
The Pirates have designated Matt Kata for assignment and claimed outfielder Kevin Thompson from the A's. If you remember Thompson, it's probably because he had a couple cups of coffee with the Yankees. I'm not really sure what he brings you that Adam Boeve doesn't, so I don't know why the Bucs just added Thompson to their 40-man roster. He's 28, so there's no upside there, and he hasn't even been especially...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 09/30/2007
Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson was released from a hospital Sunday after being observed overnight for a concussion sustained during a head-on collision with teammate Matt Kata.
Babes Love Baseball (Free subscription) | 09/30/2007
Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson was hospitalized overnight after a head-to-head collision with second baseman Matt Kata dropped him to the ground in the sixth inning of the Bucs' 7-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals . Both infielders were trying to field So Taguchi 's RBI grounder up the middle when they banged heads. Wilson fell motionless to the ground after banging the left side of his...
Bucco Blog (Free subscription) | 09/21/2007
Carlos Maldanado instead of Ronny Paulino (.886 OPS last 7 games), who Jim Tracy said would start every game in the Pads series? Matt Kata (.167 BA in September) instead of Jose Bautista (.254 BA in September)? Nate McLouth...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 08/20/2007
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pinch-hitter Matt Kata's three-run double highlighted the Pirates' second rally from a four-run deficit against the Phillies in as many days, and Freddy Sanchez hit a go-ahead RBI double during the seven-run seventh inning that carried Pittsburgh to an oft-delayed 8-4 victory Sunday.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 08/20/2007
Sunday's NL roundup: Pinch-hitter Matt Kata's three-run double highlighted the Pirates' second rally from a four-run deficit against the Phillies in as many days, and Freddy Sanchez hit a go-ahead RBI double during the seven-run seventh inning that carried Pittsburgh to an oft-delayed 8-4 victory.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 08/20/2007
Pinch-hitter Matt Kata's three-run double highlighted the Pirates' second rally from a four-run deficit against the Phillies in as many days, and Freddy Sanchez hit a go-ahead RBI double during the seven-run seventh inning that carried Pittsburgh to an oft-delayed 8-4 victory Sunday.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 08/20/2007
Pinch-hitter Matt Kata's three-run double highlighted the Pirates' second rally from a four-run deficit against the Phillies in as many days, and Freddy Sanchez hit a go-ahead RBI double during the seven-run seventh inning that carried Pittsburgh to an oft-delayed 8-4 victory Sunday.
