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Starter Spotlight: Cease’s Pieces

5-31-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Despite a rough month where the Pirates have won just 9 of 27 games, the team will look to end May on a high note against the struggling former Cy Young-winner, Dylan Cease. Cease enters play today with a 1-3 record and 4.58 ERA through 11 games, strikingContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Cease’s Pieces”

Starter Spotlight: Learning To Pivot-ta

5-30-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X We finally saw what happens when everything is clicking for this Pirates offense as they scored 19 runs over the final 13 innings of the series against the Diamondbacks. If they can get even close to that level of production, with this pitching, they’ll have a chance inContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Learning To Pivot-ta”

Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (21-36) at San Diego Padres (31-23)

5-30-2025 – By Josh Poe – @DaRealHanYolo on X The Pirates travel to San Diego this weekend to take on the Padres. The Padres have been on an interesting run as of late. They are winners of 4 out of their last 6. Pretty good, right? However, they lost all of the previous 6 games to thisContinue reading “Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (21-36) at San Diego Padres (31-23)”

Starter Spotlight: Attack Zac Where He’s At!

5-28-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After an improbable comeback victory last night, the Pirates will look to keep the good vibes rolling today as they send Paul Skenes to the mound to face Zac Gallen. Just two years removed from being a Cy Young finalist, Gallen has tumbled quite a bit statistically, enteringContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Attack Zac Where He’s At!”

Starter Spotlight: Feel The Burnes

5-27-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After being shutout for the MLB-worst ninth time yesterday, the Bucs look colder than cold and have a tough task ahead of them as they face former Cy Young winner, Corbin Burnes. Burnes is in his first season with the Diamondbacks after signing a 6-year, $210M deal thisContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Feel The Burnes”

Gary’s Five Pirates Thoughts – Memorial Day Edition

The Pirates have shown improvement recently, with Oneil Cruz thriving. However, uncertainty surrounds the team’s management and potential coaching changes. Endy Rodriguez’s future remains unclear as well.

Starter Spotlight: Logan’s Run

5-25-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Heading into the final game of the homestead with a shot at taking 3 of 4 from the rival Brewers, the Pirates have been riding high on some late-game heroics. While they need to find a way to break-through against starting pitchers, runs may be tough to findContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Logan’s Run”

Starter Spotlight: Welcome Back, Priester

5-24-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Game 3 of the weekend series with the Brewers and the Pirates will see the return of former Bucco, Quinn Priester – who was dealt at last year’s deadline to the Boston Red Sox before being flipped to the Brewers last month. Drafted in the 1st round ofContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Welcome Back, Priester”

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”