12-19-23 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Pirates added another piece to their rotation as they signed southpaw Martín Pérez to a 1-year, $8M contract pending physical. After spending most of his career with the Texas Rangers over two separate stints, Pérez will look to rebound from a mediocre 2023 season after an All-Star year inContinue reading “Bucs Add to Rotation with World Series Winning Southpaw”
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Keuchel Silences Bucs Bats As Twins Win 2-0 (55-69)
8/20/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Bats quiet on both sides early on as Ryan Borucki pitched 2 perfect innings for the Bucs in an opener role for Osvaldo Bido. History almost made for the second game in a row as both teams vying to win the rubber-match. Twins got on the boardContinue reading “Keuchel Silences Bucs Bats As Twins Win 2-0 (55-69)”
Pirates (11-11) Take Series from Twins with a 6-2 Victory
Starter gets through 4 or 5, bullpen keeps it close, hitting takes advantage of the opposition bullpen. This is the Pirates recipe for success, and today it was the recipe for fully coming back from a 1-6 start to an 11-11, .500 record.
Happ, Brubaker Shine, Pirates (9-11) Fall 2-0 to Twins in Series Opener
If you love pitching and defense, with a hint of attention seeking umpiring, man, what a game this was for you.
Yinzer Reactions: The Good And The Bad Of The Pirates Series Versus The Twins
As the series with the Cubs ended and the one against the Twins began there wasn’t much to be positive about. The Pirates pitchers were dropping left and right to injuries and the bats were silent, except for some late inning heroics that ultimately fell short. The negatives were abundantly clear and every Yinzer withContinue reading “Yinzer Reactions: The Good And The Bad Of The Pirates Series Versus The Twins”
Walk Off Win. Pirates Fight Their Way To Victory.
Entering the day, the Pirates found themselves in danger of being swept by the Twins in a 4 game home-and-home series and extending their current losing streak to 8 games. During their current skid the Pirates have utilized any method you can think of to lose games and possibly even invented some new ways inContinue reading “Walk Off Win. Pirates Fight Their Way To Victory.”
Musgrove Gets Touched Up Early and The Pirates Fail To Rebound
On Monday night, up until the bottom of the 6th inning the Pirates seemed to have everything firing exactly the way they wanted it to; Cole Tucker homered to lead off the game, base knocks were bringing in runners and Derek Holland had it in cruise control. Then everything began to fail and what lookedContinue reading “Musgrove Gets Touched Up Early and The Pirates Fail To Rebound”
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