4-17-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Offense broke out yesterday behind a solo shot by Henry Davis and a grand slam by Oneil Cruz, the latter of which followed a benches-clearing incident involving a certain glove-tossing pitcher, the bats are showing signs of life. Can they continue it and secure a series victory? They’llContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: The Williams To Win”
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Starter Spotlight: Try To Park-er One
4-16-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X As the offense slumped once again last night, the team will look to turn the page as they face Nationals lefty Mitchell Parker, who has had a strong start to his 2025 campaign. Parker had an inconsistent rookie season last year with a 4.29 ERA over 151 inningsContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Try To Park-er One”
Starter Spotlight: Make Or Jake Time
4-15-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After finally breaking through with a big offensive outburst yesterday, the Pirates will look to continue the hot hitting against Jake Irvin. Irvin enters with a 5.63 ERA through his first three starts, which came against some solid offensive opposition in the Phillies, Diamondbacks and Dodgers. Additionally, heContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Make Or Jake Time”
Starter Spotlight: Oh, Lord, We Need Some Runs
4-14-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Prayers from fans have gone unanswered as Pirates appear steadfast in maintaining the worst offense in MLB. With Paul Skenes on the mound, you feel like maybe there’s a chance, but you HAVE to score runs and that’s been the hang-up for this squad. Today’s matchup welcomes theContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Oh, Lord, We Need Some Runs”
Starter Spotlight: Secure The Split
9-8-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After dropping both games of a double-header yesterday, the Bucs will try to salvage a series split today against veteran lefty Patrick Corbin. Corbin has been arguably the worst pitcher in MLB over the past few years as his 5.41 ERA and 5.64 xERA are both the highestContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Secure The Split”
Starter Spotlight: Get Out Of Park-er
9-7-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Lefty number 2 on this weekend as the Pirates face off against another rookie southpaw in Mitchell Parker, who has a 4.27 ERA with 117 strikeouts and 35 walks over his 132.2 frames pitched this season. Hopefully, they fare better than game 1 today. He works with aContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Get Out Of Park-er”
Starter Spotlight: Love Herz
9-6-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Looking to build off momentum from a series-opening win last night, the Pirates will face southpaw DJ Herz tonight, who enters with a 2-7 record and 4.09 ERA through 70.1 MLB innings this season. But that is a bit deceiving as he’s improved over time and underlying numbersContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Love Herz”
Starter Spotlight: Irked By Irvin/Wake Up With Jake
9-5-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Emotions are mixed after a series win over the Cubs was overshadowed by being no-hit in the final game in Chicago. But the team heads back home to Pittsburgh and will welcome the upstart Nationals and a open up with Jake Irvin. Irvin enters tonight’s game with aContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Irked By Irvin/Wake Up With Jake”
Corbin, Abrams Lead Nationals Over Pirates 6-2 (66-78)
9/11/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Good teams find ways to win and bad teams find ways to lose. The past few years of rebuilding, the Pirates have consistently been in the latter category. But this season, we’ve seen flashes of a team that may actually be playing meaningful fall games in theContinue reading “Corbin, Abrams Lead Nationals Over Pirates 6-2 (66-78)”
Oviedo Struggles As Bucs Drop Rain-Delayed Game 7-2 (20 – 9)
4/30/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Some days, you drop 16 on a team and some days, you just flounder. Today, the team was a bit on the fishy side. Following a 2 ½ hour rain delay, Pirates were sluggish out of the gates, dropping the final game of the series 7-2 andContinue reading “Oviedo Struggles As Bucs Drop Rain-Delayed Game 7-2 (20 – 9)”
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