The Atlanta Braves took on on the Pittsburgh Pirates for the first game of their final series of the season, with hopes of finishing strong. Joey Wentz took the mound for the Braves and started out strong. He retired the first two hitters he saw. He gave up a single to Bryan Reynolds, but then … Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is already one of the best young starting pitchers Major League Baseball has ever seen, and he is very likely going to add a National League Cy Young award to his already-growing list of accomplishments in the next couple of months. As great as he is, the Pirates have mostly … Read more
The Nationals have been pretty lifeless in these unusually early games this season. They will hope to change that this afternoon. It will be an early start today as they look to win a rubber match with the Pirates and continue their strong September. There are a couple changes to the lineup. Yesterday’s bobblehead boy, … Read more
After a comeback win led by the youngsters last night, the Nats will look to secure a series win. It was very nice to see Dylan Crews and Brady House homer last night. Hopefully they can use this as a springboard for the rest of the season. The lineup will be very similar to last … Read more
The Nats got knocked back down to reality the last couple games in Miami, but they have still had a strong start to September. They will look to keep that up against a Pirates team with good pitching but an abysmal offense. After getting the day off yesterday, James Wood is back in the lineup … Read more
It’s not just a lack of spending or money that keeps the Pittsburgh Pirates at the bottom of the Major League Baseball standings every year. It’s also the fact that they are poorly run. Especially when it comes to player development throughout their own farm system. One of their newest prospects, catcher Rafael Flores, who … Read more
The Kansas City Royals captured a much-needed sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates to begin the week before the All-Star break. Going into an off day before a three-game series against the Mets, the Royals now stand at 46-48, three games back of the Mariners and Red Sox for the third and final Wild Card spot. … Read more
One day after being baptized by the Salvy Splash, second baseman Nick Loftin nearly single-handedly propeled the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 walkoff victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. I say nearly single-handedly because Loftin, who accrued three RBIs, was joined by one other RBI-ing Royal. That Royal was none other than Jac Caglianone, who … Read more
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a long, storied history. Andrew McCutchen may not have the championship success of his peers, but there’s little question that he ranks among the franchise’s all-time legends. Cutch secured that thinking on Sunday, moving into a tie with Roberto Clemente on the club’s all-time home run leaderboard. With the Pirates in … Read more
AJ Smith-Shawver is coming off of arguably the best outing of his career, certainly the deepest, as he went 8.0 innings of shutout, one-hit ball. He didn’t miss as many bats as he has generally this season and still walked 4 batters, but it was a strong outing and he continues to look the part … Read more