▁( al ong ▁with ▁pitch er ▁James ▁Mc Donald ) ▁to ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁for ▁rel ie ver ▁Oct av io ▁D ot el . ▁ ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁Lam bo ▁hit ▁. 2 3 6 ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 5 8 ▁R BI ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Double - A ▁Al to ona ▁Cur ve ▁and ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁Indian apolis ▁Indians . ▁He ▁missed ▁most ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁with ▁a ▁w rist ▁injury . ▁ ▁Lam bo ▁hit ▁for ▁the ▁cycle ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁cycle ▁in ▁Al to ona ▁Cur ve ▁history . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁hit ▁. 2 8 4 ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁doubles , ▁ 5 ▁tri ples , ▁ 3 1 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 9 7 ▁R BI ▁in ▁ 1 1 7 ▁games ▁split ▁between ▁Al to ona ▁and ▁Indian apolis , ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁announced ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that ▁Lam bo ▁would ▁be ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁option ed ▁back ▁to ▁Indian apolis ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁and ▁re called ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Lam bo ▁hit ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁home ▁run , ▁a ▁pin ch - hit ▁home