9/24/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter The late night excitement from the comeback win was still palpable early on in the game today as Quinn Priester looked to keep the momentum going against southpaw Brandon Williamson. It was a bit of a pitching duel early on today as these two combined to allowContinue reading “Priester Posts Quality Start But Pirates Drop Finale 4-2 (74-82)”
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Early Pitchers Duel Negated By Bullpen Blow-Up, Bucs Drop Finale 5-2 (66-77)
9/10/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Wrapping up the series in Atlanta with Luis Ortiz of the Pirates taking on Allan Winans of the Braves, turning out a surprising pitchers duel between one of the best offenses in baseball and one of the worst. After combining for 24 hits and 12 runs overContinue reading “Early Pitchers Duel Negated By Bullpen Blow-Up, Bucs Drop Finale 5-2 (66-77)”
Ortiz Posts Quality Start, Jack and Ke Provide Some Power Behind Pirates 4-2 Win (64-74)
9/4/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Coming home after a 5-1 road trip in Missouri, the team was looking for some bouncebacks. Pirates looking to rebound after dropping the final game to the Cardinals. Starting pitcher Luis Ortiz looking to put together a better outing after a troubling season and rough game lastContinue reading “Ortiz Posts Quality Start, Jack and Ke Provide Some Power Behind Pirates 4-2 Win (64-74)”
Oviedo, Hayes Lead Pirates To Victory (59-73)
8/28/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Leaving Pittsburgh following a lackluster loss to division-rival Cubs yesterday, Pirates likely felt that they were better than they showed. Today, they proved it against basement-dwelling Kansas City Royals as offense, defense and pitching all clicked as the Bucs won the opener 5-0. Alfonso Rivas got theContinue reading “Oviedo, Hayes Lead Pirates To Victory (59-73)”
Big Seventh Inning Powers Pirates Win Over Mets, 7-4 (55-66)
8/15/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Pirates bats struggled to get much going against the Mets bullpen in the first game of this series. In game 2, they made sure to capitalize. Mets got on the board first tonight after a Brandon Nimmo lead-off homer, his second long-ball in as many days, givingContinue reading “Big Seventh Inning Powers Pirates Win Over Mets, 7-4 (55-66)”
Strider Struggles and Pirates Pounce (51-61)
8/7/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Coming home after a solid trip to Milwaukee to face the NL favorite Atlanta Braves is not ideal. Having to face the MLB leader in strikeouts – Spencer Strider – takes that to a whole other level but, somehow, in the face of adversity, this team risesContinue reading “Strider Struggles and Pirates Pounce (51-61)”
Santana Homers Twice As Pirates Defeat Padres 8-4 (44-56)
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)”
Cutch Hits 2K and Keller has 7 Ks as Bucs Best Mets 2-1 (34-30)
6/11/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter 14 years and 7 days. Five different teams. Overcoming injuries and moving primarily into a DH-role. Now, Andrew McCutchen joins the 2,000 hit club as its 290th member. McCutchen notched his 1,999th hit on Friday night on a third inning, infield-single to shortstop. He wasn’t able toContinue reading “Cutch Hits 2K and Keller has 7 Ks as Bucs Best Mets 2-1 (34-30)”
Pirates Walk While A’s Can’t Run, Win Nail-Bitter 5-4 (32-27)
6/5/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter There are no givens in baseball. You can be the 1927 Yankees and still lose to the 103 loss Boston Red Sox 4 times. Heck, the Pirates last year proved any team can be any other team at any time when they swept the Dodgers in LA.Continue reading “Pirates Walk While A’s Can’t Run, Win Nail-Bitter 5-4 (32-27)”
Hill Dominates Cards as Bucs Complete Series Sweep (31-27)
6/4/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Following two games where the bullpen had to cover 12 innings of work, Rich Hill decided to give them as much of a break as possible, lasting 6.2 innings, allowing only 1 run off 4 hits with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts in his performance. Bucs gotContinue reading “Hill Dominates Cards as Bucs Complete Series Sweep (31-27)”
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