The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are true rivals. The teams don’t like each other. The fans are enemies. While it doesn’t garner the national attention of the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry in Texas it is big. And we all know everything is bigger in Texas. They have already met for 7 contests in 2024 and… read more

Paul Skenes was drafted number one overall by the Pirates less than a year ago and has made just 11 starts in the Majors and he is already shattering MLB records left and right. On Thursday afternoon, Paul Skenes tossed seven no-hit innings while striking out 11 in Pittsburgh’s 1-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers…. read more

Catcher Austin Hedges pitched two innings, so you know it wasn’t a good afternoon for the Cleveland Guardians. The Detroit Tigers routed the Guardians 10-1 on Thursday afternoon for their third win in the four-game series. Spencer Howard (1-2) made his debut in the Cleveland starting rotation. In three innings, he gave up seven hits… read more

If there’s one thing the Pirates know how to do, it’s make martyrs out of pitchers who don’t throw no-hitters in Milwaukee. That’s right, 65 years after Harvey Haddix retired 36 straight Braves hitters before losing in 13 innings by a score of 1-0 at old County Stadium, rookie pitcher Paul Skenes no-hit the Brewers… read more

With just four days until the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby, we still don’t know two of the participants. Many of baseball’s biggest superstars won’t be partaking in the event. Elite power hitters such as Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, and Yordan Alvarez have announced they won’t be in the derby but there is still plenty… read more

Just moments after perhaps the most depressing loss of the 2024 season at PNC Park on Sunday afternoon, two Pittsburgh Pirates found out they were named to the National League All-Star Team and will participate in the midsummer classic on July 16 in Arlington, Texas. Veteran outfielder Bryan Reynolds, who is currently batting .281 with… read more

Logan Allen hasn’t had the best year, but he usually does enough to help the Cleveland Guardians win. Allen didn’t even get the win on Saturday, but he struck out nine San Francisco Giants in less than five innings as Cleveland prevailed 5-4. The Giants surged back from a 4-0 deficit before the Cleveland bullpen… read more

The Pirates kicked off their Luau Weekend by kicking the stuffing out of the Mets by a score of 14-2 in the first of a four-game series at PNC Park on Friday night. The second sell-out crowd of the 2024 campaign was on hand to witness Pittsburgh’s roasting of the Metroplitans that included 16 hits… read more

If you’ve been waiting for the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates to get on a roll, you might have to wait a little longer. How much longer? It’s hard to say, but it may never happen. Independence Day at PNC Park was the latest example of the Buccos’ inability to take a step and gain some momentum–both… read more

Do you know how you can tell that the Bryan Reynolds hitting streak wasn’t all that historic? It came to an end during the Pirates’ 4-2 victory over the Braves at Truist Park on Sunday afternoon, and I said to myself, “Did Reynolds get a hit?” Obviously, Reynolds did not get a hit, and his… read more