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
For the third time this season, the Atlanta Braves had a chance to reach .500 and for the third time this season, they failed to do so. This time, their late comeback bid fell short as the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to a 3-2 win over the Braves. Austin Riley was the second batter in … Read more
Following a subpar 12-26 start to the season that has them already sitting 10 games out of first place, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a long-overdue change in leadership. The team announced on Thursday that it had relieved manager Derek Shelton of his duties. Bench coach Don Kelly was named as Shelton’s replacement. Shelton enjoyed a … Read more
The writing was on the wall for Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton. The Pirates were an intriguing team heading into the 2025 season. A rotation led by burgeoning star Paul Skenes, an impressive crop of young pitching prospects on the cusp of reaching the majors and progression from their younger players led to the hope … Read more
With the completion of Thursday’s MLB slate, the theme of the day was much of the opposite of the previous two days. Stellar starting pitching performances were the stories of the day both Tuesday and Wednesday, but Thursday was mainly about the home run ball. Here are three stars from Thursday’s action around the diamond. … Read more
Becoming desperate for a win, Washington shut out Pittsburgh on Tuesday, 3-0, in a game where Washington dominated on the mound. Jake Irvin went deep into the game, going seven innings, giving up three hits. James Wood led the way with a solo home run, and Nasim Nunez provided two RBIs to win for Washington. … Read more
The Nationals set sail into PNC Park where they find five and eleven Pirates. Today will be the toughest tale of the four game series as they face stud pitcher Paul Skenes. For the Nationals we still see Alex Call leading off in place of the absence of injured C.J. Abrams. Dylan Crews is back … Read more
Major League Baseball is only roughly 6 percent through a 162-game regular season, but that’s not stopping Yardbarker MLB writers from delivering knee-jerk reactions about NL teams. Are the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves done? Is the Arizona Diamondbacks’ vaunted rotation a disaster? Read on. All records and statistics are through Sunday. NL East ATLANTA … Read more