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Starter Spotlight: Holler For Oller

9-10-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X With a chance to seize a series win today, the Pirates elect to throw a bullpen game against opposing starter, Adam Oller, who was initially a 20th round draft pick by Pittsburgh in 2016. Entering play today with a 4.15 ERA over 4 starts with the Marlins thisContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Holler For Oller”

Series Preview: Miami Marlins (54-89) at Pittsburgh Pirates (67-76)

9-9-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X It’s been a race to the bottom for both the Pittsburgh Pirates and visiting Miami Marlins, though both have shown up a bit more as of late with each team having won 4 of their last 7 games. Both teams have a bottom-of-the-barrel offense as the Pirates rankContinue reading “Series Preview: Miami Marlins (54-89) at Pittsburgh Pirates (67-76)”

Starter Spotlight: Ring The Bellozo

9-9-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After splitting a 4-game set with the Nationals, the Pirates will welcome the Miami Marlins to town. Their rotation has been ravaged by injuries throughout the year with rookie righty, Valente Bellozo, making his 10th start for the Fish, entering with a 3.78 ERA and 2-2 record overContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Ring The Bellozo”

Starter Spotlight: Secure The Split

9-8-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After dropping both games of a double-header yesterday, the Bucs will try to salvage a series split today against veteran lefty Patrick Corbin. Corbin has been arguably the worst pitcher in MLB over the past few years as his 5.41 ERA and 5.64 xERA are both the highestContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Secure The Split”

Starter Spotlight: Get Out Of Park-er

9-7-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Lefty number 2 on this weekend as the Pirates face off against another rookie southpaw in Mitchell Parker, who has a 4.27 ERA with 117 strikeouts and 35 walks over his 132.2 frames pitched this season. Hopefully, they fare better than game 1 today. He works with aContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Get Out Of Park-er”

Starter Spotlight: Love Herz

9-6-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Looking to build off momentum from a series-opening win last night, the Pirates will face southpaw DJ Herz tonight, who enters with a 2-7 record and 4.09 ERA through 70.1 MLB innings this season. But that is a bit deceiving as he’s improved over time and underlying numbersContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Love Herz”

Starter Spotlight: Irked By Irvin/Wake Up With Jake

9-5-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Emotions are mixed after a series win over the Cubs was overshadowed by being no-hit in the final game in Chicago. But the team heads back home to Pittsburgh and will welcome the upstart Nationals and a open up with Jake Irvin. Irvin enters tonight’s game with aContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Irked By Irvin/Wake Up With Jake”

Starter Spotlight: Shutdown Shota

9-4-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X With a potential payback sweep on the line, the Pirates send out Domingo Germán to start off against rookie Japanese southpaw, Shota Imanaga. This is Imanaga’s second game against the Pirates this season after pitching 7 shutout frames on May 18th with 4 hits and 1 walk whileContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Shutdown Shota”

Starter Spotlight: Change Up Approach Against Hendricks

9-3-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X From Whiskey to Gin, the Pirates trade out facing Jameson Taillon yesterday for Kyle Hendricks today, whom they faced last week with an offensive outburst as they notched 6 runs off 8 hits over just 1.2 innings during that previous outing. If the Pirates want to repeat thatContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Change Up Approach Against Hendricks”

Series Preview: Pirates (63-73) at Cubs (71-66)

9-2-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X August is thankfully in the rear-view mirror but an 8-19 month has wiped away any hopes of post-season baseball for the Buccos. Now, their only real role in the grand scheme is as spoiler and they have a tough opponent who has been on a HOT streak lately.Continue reading “Series Preview: Pirates (63-73) at Cubs (71-66)”