The Pirates gave out false information in regard to shortstop Pedro Ciriaco, according to a report. Ciriaco was recalled from Class AAA Indianapolis to the Pirates before the Saturday night game against the Tigers. He was scratched from the Indianapolis lineup shortly before the game Friday and reporters who inquired were told by a baseball official that, "Ciriaco had been slacking in drills and that a ball was hit toward him to catch his attention." The ball, as the story went, struck Ciriaco and he tweaked something in his leg. Ciriaco backed up the story, and the injury was discussed at length by Indianapolis' two broadcasters during the game." Ciriaco, however, was en route to Pittsburgh Saturday morning, and he did not make the trip with Indianapolis to Scranton because of his impending recall. The report from MLB.com went on to say, "And that injury from Friday night, well there never was one. The truth -- which was that Ciriaco was held out in case he was needed in Pittsburgh -- slipped out on Saturday morning, much to the surprise of all sorts of folks who had believed the injury story." Pirates general manager Neal Huntington issued a statement saying: "We are looking into the situation in Indianapolis in great detail. If accurately represented, this behavior is not something we condone. We believe it to be an It not always able to provide full detail, we will not tolerate blatant dishonesty."