Starter Spotlight: Five Nights At Freddy Peralta’s

6-24-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After claiming victory yesterday, the Pirates will shift their focus to a very familiar face in today’s game as they will take on Freddy Peralta in his 24th game against the Bucs – the most of any opponent for the veteran righty. Peralta has been a picture ofContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Five Nights At Freddy Peralta’s”

Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (31-48) at Milwaukee Brewers (43-35)

6-23-2025 – By Drew Cagle – @_dcagle on X I’m back on for an NL Central preview, and apparently so are the Buccos’ bats. After a resounding 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday at PNC Park, the team hits the road to do battle with the wild-card Milwaukee Brewers. Pittsburgh is looking for aContinue reading “Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (31-48) at Milwaukee Brewers (43-35)”

Starter Spotlight: Peralta La Vista

5-23-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After finally breaking the 5 run mark, the Pirates will look to continue pushing the offense forward today but they’ll face a much tougher challenge today with Freddy Peralta on the bump, entering the day with a 2.59 ERA through his first 10 starts on the season. TheContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Peralta La Vista”

Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (24-26) at Pittsburgh Pirates (17-33)

5-22-2025 – By Josh Booth – @bridge2buctober on X Milwaukee comes to town after winning a series against the struggling Baltimore Orioles. The Brewers had a good enough April, going 16-11. But so far in May, they are 8-11. They also dropped their 4 games in March. They have not been more than 2 games over .500Continue reading “Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (24-26) at Pittsburgh Pirates (17-33)”

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”

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)”