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You’ve watched Carlos Santana play an excellent first base all year. You’ve watched him bat cleanup all season long. You’ve heard Derek Shelton as recently as last week talk about how very important it has been and is to have someone like Carlos Santana in the locker room and dugout.
Then you watch him traded for an 18 year old kid named Jhonny Severino.
7/24/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter The Pirates haven’t won a series in over 3 weeks. In fact, the last series they won was against these San Diego Padres at home, a sweep from June 27-29. After tonight, they have two more shots at securing a series victory as Quinn Priester earned hisContinue reading “Santana Homers Twice As Pirates Defeat Padres 8-4 (44-56)”
7/9/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on TwitterBreaking out a bullpen game ahead of a 4-day break, Pirates managed to end the first half of the season on a high note, netting a 4-2 victory over the NL West leading Arizona Diamondbacks. Pittsburgh led off with Carmen Mlodzinski – who made his first start with theContinue reading “Early Fireworks, Solid Bullpen Salvage Win Ahead of All Star Break (41-49)”
6/18/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter A common thing happened today as the Pirates lost again, by a score of 5-2, their 6th straight and 2nd consecutive series being swept. A rare thing will happen tomorrow, however, as the Pirates 2021 first overall pick, Henry Davis, is expected to make his major leagueContinue reading “Prospect Promotion News Overshadowed by Another Bucs Bullpen Blow-up (34-36)”
5/22/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Luis Ortiz was locked in, pumping high-90s and hitting all of his spots as he worked efficiently and mixed speeds working all of his pitches in what was his longest and most successful start of his young career as he earned his first professional win. Bucs gotContinue reading “Ortiz, Marcano Power Pirates to a 6-4 Victory Over the Rangers (26-22)”
5/21/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Messy game on both sides of the ball as wild pitches and errant throws contributed to runs on both sides, however, more prominent for the Pirates side. Additionally, another late-game pitching decision by Shelton likely will be pointed to as a potential lynchpin for the Dbacks victory. Continue reading “Errors and Misplays Abound As Bucs Drop Rubber Match 8-3 (24-22)”
5/14/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Mitch Keller Day is becoming a National Holiday in Pittsburgh as he once again plays stopper for the Pirates, turning in another fantastic start following his complete game shutout last Monday. The Pirates managed to get on the board early as Carlos Santana hit a slow groundContinue reading “Keller Ks Os, Pirates Win 4-0 (22-19)”
4/23/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Coming off a series in Colorado where the bats posted 33 runs, the offense has been notably quieter during the home series versus Cincinnati. In its place, the pitching has been ELITE! Following the 11 game quality start stretch ending yesterday, Vince Velasquez posted his best startContinue reading “Back-to-Back Sweeps Behind Velasquez Gem, Bucs Win 2-0 (16-7)”
4/17/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Pirates came out swinging against the Rockies, jumping all over the former NL ERA leader Kyle Freeland for 9 runs (7 earned) over his 2.2 innings of work. Rich Hill had some hard contact early but managed to keep the Rockies in check, posting another quality startContinue reading “Pirates Pummel Slumping Rockies 14-3 (10-7)”
4/16/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Pirates led 3-1 going to the bottom of the 6th inning with just 12 outs remaining between them and a rare series victory over the rival Cardinals but they just couldn’t hold it, falling to St. Louis in 10 innings. The Bucs notched 7 hits and 2Continue reading “Cards Salvage Series Split as Bucs Lose 5-4 (9-7)”
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