MLB – Page 83 – Steel City Pirates

The Pirates Are Sinking Fast, Can They Right the Ship? How?

Call up Henry Davis or you don’t care?!?! Endy should be here already, he hits everywhere! A serious team would make a trade!

Cedric Mullins Hits for Cycle as Orioles Down Pirates 6-3 (21-18)

5/12/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter A game which seemed to be very winnable throughout the night came crashing down when Mullins hit a 3-run home run in the 8th inning to finish off the cycle on the night. He had previously singled in the third, tripled in the fifth and doubled inContinue reading “Cedric Mullins Hits for Cycle as Orioles Down Pirates 6-3 (21-18)”

Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore Orioles Series Preview

The Pirates head to Baltimore to square off against the young Orioles.

Pirates Can’t Hold On To Early Lead Against Colorado: (21-17)

5/10/23 – By Craig W. Toth – @BucsBasement on Twitter April was fun. We can’t forget that. Your Pittsburgh Pirates were 20-9 headed into a matchup with the best team in baseball-the Tampa Bay Rays-to kick off the second month of the season. May…not so much. We have to remember this as well. After aContinue reading “Pirates Can’t Hold On To Early Lead Against Colorado: (21-17)”

Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: The First Week Of May

5/9/23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) As the Pirates began to struggle over the past week-aside from last night when Mitch Keller was completely awesome-fans eyes began to drift down to the Minor Leagues; looking for any player that could possibly help stop the skid the Big League Club was on. ThisContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: The First Week Of May”

Top 15 Plus 5 More Update

And we are off. A quick reminder, this week I only give the numbers to date, next week it YRD and the past week. Let’s get to it.

Keller, Castro Bust Bucs Out of Slump as Pirates Win 2-0 (21-15)

5/8/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Free from the bombardment of the AL East teams, the Pirates managed to finally find success against a familiar foe. After sweeping the Rockies a few short weeks ago, Pirates were able to break out of their slump behind a stellar start from Mitch Keller and aContinue reading “Keller, Castro Bust Bucs Out of Slump as Pirates Win 2-0 (21-15)”

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five-ish

I mean if the Pirates can take a week off offense, I can be a bit late with a weekly feature.

Pittsburgh Pirates Series Preview

The Pirates host Colorado for three before hitting the road. When & Who Colorado Rockies (14-21) at Pittsburgh Pirates (20-15) Game 1 – (5/8, 6:35 EST) Probable Pitchers: For the Pirates – Mitch Keller (3-1, 3.32 ERA) For the Rockies – Kyle Freeland (3-3, 3.76 ERA) Game 2 –(5/9, 6:35 EST) Probable Pitchers: For theContinue reading “Pittsburgh Pirates Series Preview”

Losses Keep Piling Up as Bucs Drop 7th Straight 10-1 (20-15)

5/7/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter The Pirates were swept by an AL East team in back-to-back series as they dropped the final game by a score of 10-1. Roansy Contreras was getting good movement on his slider and curve today but the Blue Jay bats were too much for him, lighting himContinue reading “Losses Keep Piling Up as Bucs Drop 7th Straight 10-1 (20-15)”