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Rattled Luis Ortiz, Pirates Lose to Tigers 4-0: (22-20)

05/16/2023 – By Ethan Smith – @mvp_Ethan on Twitter I don’t know what to say or how to think, so here goes. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the month of May are like oil and water, they don’t mix, at all. Since the turn of the calendar to a new month, the Pirates went from theContinue reading “Rattled Luis Ortiz, Pirates Lose to Tigers 4-0: (22-20)”

Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers Series Preview

It’s pretty funny seeing Detroit being three games under .500, yet just four games out of first place in the AL Central Division. Then again, it’s hard to believe that the Pirates are only a game outside of the NL Central despite the slide they’ve been on.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five

Well, fans who enjoyed the shelter of watching their team stink and still being able to say “hey, they’re in first place”, just lost their woobie.

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!

Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore Orioles Series Preview

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

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.

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.

Series Preview – Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates

Both these teams are reeling a bit and looking for a recovery series. Each team is 5-5 in their last ten. The Blue Jays coming off 5 straight losses, including a 4 game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox, the Pirates on a 4 game losing streak and suffered their own sweep to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Pirates Swept for First Time This Season in Loss to Rays: (20-12)

Pittsburgh heads home to PNC Park tomorrow to start a three game set with the Toronto Blue Jays as Chris Bassitt will face off with Rich Hill.

Hump Day Pirates Q&A

We’re in the midst of a real measuring stick week. The Pirates are facing the Rays and Blue Jays in back to back 3 game sets and while it won’t tell us how far this team could go, it might show us and them, they still have work to do.