Colin Rea – Steel City Pirates

Starter Spotlight: Should We Colin The Rea-inforcements?

6-15-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Is it time for the calvary to arrive? Do we even have a calvary? After scoring just 5 runs in the first 3 games, the Pirates need to dig deep and find a way to break out some more offense with Mitch Keller on the bump opposing CubsContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Should We Colin The Rea-inforcements?”

Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (28-41) at Chicago Cubs (41-27)

6-12-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Pirates have been riding high after a 6-3 home-stand and winning 13 of their last 21 games. The Cubs, despite leading the NL Central by a sizable margin, have stumbled lately as they have lost 4 of their last 6 games and haven’t taken a series againstContinue reading “Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (28-41) at Chicago Cubs (41-27)”

Starter Spotlight: Rea Day

5-1-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X It’s the first day of May and while panic is setting in as the season continues slipping away, there’s always another day and another game to try to win. In the matinee finale of the Cubs series today, the Bucs have a chance at a series victory withContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Rea Day”

Starter Spotlight: Looking For A Rea of Hope

7-9-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Heading to Milwaukee for a potentially pivotal series this week, the Pirates will once again face off against Brewers starting pitcher Colin Rea, who enters play tonight with an 8-2 record, 3.34 ERA and 1.20 WHIP over his 94.1 innings this season. Although he’s experiencing a breakout thisContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Looking For A Rea of Hope”

Series Preview: Pirates (43-47) at Brewers (53-38)

7-9-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Brewers have been handily in control of the NL Central for the better part of the last few months but they split a series in Colorado and lost 2 of 3 to the Dodgers this past weekend. The Pirates, on the other hand, bring a hobbled rotationContinue reading “Series Preview: Pirates (43-47) at Brewers (53-38)”

Pirates Drop Rubber Match Behind Early Home Run, Late Misplays (39-44)

7/2/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter The Pirates have been in a better place lately but struggled against their division foe as they dropped the final game of the homestand 6-3. Facing Colin Rea, the Pirates appeared to be very aggressive at the plate, swinging early and often. Nick Gonzales took a firstContinue reading “Pirates Drop Rubber Match Behind Early Home Run, Late Misplays (39-44)”