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Starter Spotlight: Rookie Rumble

9-28-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Showdown today between front-runners for Rookie of the Year in both leagues as Paul Skenes and the Pirates face the Yankees and their rookie starter, Luis Gil. Gil has posted a strong first full season in the big leagues with a 15-6 record and 3.27 ERA over 146Continue reading “Starter Spotlight: Rookie Rumble”

Starter Spotlight: Almost Ro-Done

9-27-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Pirates head into the final series of the year taking on the Yankees and veteran southpaw, Carlos Rodón – who is having a bounce-back sophomore season in pinstripes after his lackluster first-year foray in New York. Following a 6.85 ERA over 64.1 innings of an oft-injured 2023, RodonContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Almost Ro-Done”

Starter Spotlight: Ambush Aaron

9-26-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Final home game of the season today with the Bucs sparring once more with Aaron Civale. The Pirates have faced Civale twice this season – once while he was still with the Rays on June 23rd and once only a few weeks later on July 11th, following aContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Ambush Aaron”

Starter Spotlight: Get Ready For Freddy

9-25-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Facing off against Freddy Peralta today, older brother of one-time Pirates prospect, Luis Peralta, and perennial tormenter of Bucs bats. Peralta has appeared in 21 games against the Pirates in his career and holds a 2-1 record with a 3.56 ERA over 78.1 innings, striking out 91 andContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Get Ready For Freddy”

Starter Spotlight: Return of Myers

9-24-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Pirates open up their final home series of the season as the NL Central division-winning Milwaukee Brewers come to town with Tobias Myers on the bump for game 1. Myers previously faced the Pirates twice this year: once on April 23rd where he pitched 5 frames ofContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Return of Myers”

Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (89-67) at Pittsburgh Pirates (73-83)

9-24-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After clinching the NL Central for a second straight year, the Brewers are hyper-focused on post-season but will need to finish up the season against the Pirates, who have nothing to lose at this stage in the year. That doesn’t mean the Brewers will necessarily let up againstContinue reading “Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (89-67) at Pittsburgh Pirates (73-83)”

Starter Spotlight: Greene Means Go!

9-22-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X For the sixth time this month, the Pirates failed in scoring more than 1 run in a game; and for the 11th time, they failed to do this against the opposing starter on the day. Can they find a way to break through today? They’ll have to doContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Greene Means Go!”

Starter Spotlight: A Little Bit Lowder Now

9-21-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The losses are getting heavy. The silence from the front office is getting louder making fans want to SHOUT! – but there are still games remaining to be played with a different sort of Lowder on the bump tonight – 2023 first rounder Rhett Lowder, to be precise.Continue reading “Starter Spotlight: A Little Bit Lowder Now”

Starter Spotlight: Shaken Martinez

9-20-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Heading into the weekend series in Cincinnati, the Pirates will face Nick Martinez again, who started against the Bucs in their August 25th matchup, pitching 3 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) off 5 hits with no walks and one strikeout. This was a spot-start for Martinez,Continue reading “Starter Spotlight: Shaken Martinez”

Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (72-81) at Cincinnati Reds (74-80)

9-20-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Two teams with post-season ambitions in the spring are now locked in the race to the bottom of the NL Central division this week with the Cincinnati Reds hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates for a weekend series. Both teams are coming off rough series losses, with the Pirates droppingContinue reading “Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (72-81) at Cincinnati Reds (74-80)”