6-25-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Another day, another repeated Reds matchup as Pirates send out Mitch Keller to once again face off against Cincinnati flamethrower in Hunter Greene. Last week, Greene tossed 6.1 scoreless innings of 2-hit ball against the Bucs with zero walks and 9 strikeouts over his 106 pitches thrown. ItContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Hunting Heat With Greene”
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Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Déjà vu All Over Again? Let’s Try it with Scoring This Time!
In the past week, the Pirates won a low-scoring series against the Reds, positioning themselves a game ahead. The urgency for mid-season deals is growing, with potential benefits and risks to acquiring rentals. The Pirates face challenges with injuries and lineup optimization. David Bednar’s absence presents a critical bullpen challenge. Exit velocity statistics provide predictive insight, and Ke’Bryan Hayes’s intermittent back issues raise questions about the team’s long-term third base strategy.
Starter Spotlight: Feeling In-Spiers-ed Again
6-24-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X A week after his first start of the season, Carson Spiers and the Reds will run it back against the Bucs – this time on their home turf. After the Pirates hitters were able to get to him for 4 runs off 7 hits in 6 innings lastContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Feeling In-Spiers-ed Again”
Series Preview: Pirates (37-40) at Reds (36-41)
6-24-24 – By Gary Morgan – @garymo2007 on Twitter Hey, didn’t we just do this dance? Yeah, we just saw these guys and they just saw us. Neither team scored, both teams pitched and as the week shook out, the Pirates are exactly 1 game better than the Reds in the standings. The Pirates pitching is kindaContinue reading “Series Preview: Pirates (37-40) at Reds (36-41)”
Pirates Bullpen Finally Starting to play Up to Potential
The Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen faced high expectations but struggled due to injuries. Recently, key players have shown improvement, offering hope for a stronger performance in crucial games.
Starter Spotlight: Aaron Civale
6-23-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Deciding game of the Rays series will come down to Paul Skenes against Aaron Civale, a trade acquisition by Tampa from the Cleveland Guardians last year, who enters with a 5.42 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 14 home runs allowed in just 76.1 innings pitched. Overall, he’s been aContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Aaron Civale”
Starter Spotlight: Zap Zach Eflin
6-22-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After a sub-par showing last night, the Pirates will look to regroup against veteran Zach Eflin, who enters today with a record of 3-4, 4.12 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP in 74.1 innings pitched. In his career against the Pirates, Eflin is 2-1 with a 1.35 ERA inContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Zap Zach Eflin”
Impactful Players Lead The Greensboro Grasshoppers to the First Half SAL Title
The Greensboro Grasshoppers, Pittsburgh Pirates’ High-A affiliate, clinched a playoff spot with impactful players like Termarr Johnson, Charles McAdoo, Lonnie White Jr., Jack Brannigan, and Hunter Barco making notable contributions. Despite their distance from the big league roster, their progress is worth following.
Starter Spotlight: Pop Off Against Pepiot
6-21-2024 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Tampa Bay Rays come to town and, although they are currently near the bottom of their division, they are never to be taken lightly. Toeing the rubber tonight will be young righty Ryan Pepiot, who was acquired from the Dodgers this offseason as part of the TylerContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Pop Off Against Pepiot”
Series Preview: Rays (35-39) at Pirates (36-38)
6-21-24 – By Ethan Smith – @mvp_EtHaN The Pittsburgh Pirates, coming off of four series victories in their past five series, welcome the Tampa Bay Rays to PNC for City Connect Weekend. Pittsburgh got a massive series victory over the Cincinnati Reds to kick off their week, a series that featured a ton of greatContinue reading “Series Preview: Rays (35-39) at Pirates (36-38)”
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