If you thought the Pirates would get well going up against a lame-duck (and rather lame) A’s team in Oakland, California, this week, think again. Pittsburgh was swept by the Athletics in a three-game series at the Oakland Coliseum. The Buccos have now lost 16 of their last 21 games. Included in that stretch is… read more

The Pirates had been going through some kind of funk prior to the start of a four-game series with the Brewers, beginning Monday evening at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh was on a six-game losing streak–including back-to-back sweeps at the hands of the Mets and Red Sox–and had dropped nine of 11 after a 9-2… read more

Pirates pitchers allowed four home runs in an 8-1 loss to the visiting Red Sox at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Friday night. Quinn Priester, the Pirates’ young pitching prospect who didn’t exactly inspire hope during his rookie season a year ago, continued to not impress during his 2024 debut against Boston. Priester pitched 4.1… read more

If you’re a Pirates fan, you may have wondered when the other shoe would drop as they were on their way to a 9-2 start to the 2024 season. I can’t say that I blame you for that, and you might have had a sinking feeling when they blew a game against the Tigers at… read more

What looked to be a ho-hum 3-1 Pirates victory over Detroit at PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon turned into an ugly 5-3 loss. Veteran starter Martin Perez gave up one run in eight strong innings and wound up with a no-decision. Closer and Pittsburgh area native, David Bednar, took the loss after coming on in… read more

The headline is a bit dramatic. We are just talking about a 5-4, 11-inning victory over Baltimore at PNC Park on Saturday that improved the Pirates to 7-2 in the very early stages of the 2024 campaign. You mean to tell me that a 6-3 mark would have been that much worse? Possibly. Pittsburgh started… read more

In cold and dreary weather conditions reminiscent of the time these two teams battled it out in the 1979 World Series at old Three Rivers Stadium, the Orioles were in Pittsburgh on Friday afternoon for the Pirates 2024 home opener at PNC Park. The Pirates’ 6-1 start on the road raised the excitement level even… read more

This headline may seem like an April Fool’s joke to you if you’re not in the habit of paying attention to Pirates baseball. But while Monday was indeed April 1, it was no joke that the Pirates defeated Washington, 8-4, at Nationals Park to improve to 5-0 to start the 2024 campaign. Marco Gonzales started… read more

Back during spring training, if someone had predicted that a rookie pitcher would go on to record 10 strikeouts in his Major League debut with the Pirates in 2024, you likely would have thought of Paul Skenes, right? How could it not be Skenes, the hulking phenom who was the first pick in the 2023… read more

What a great day for a ballgame. Let’s play two! The Pirates 2024 campaign kicked off Thursday afternoon with a 6-5, 12-inning victory over the Marlins down in Miami, Florida. The Buccos won again on Friday night by a score of 7-2. Pittsburgh is now 2-0 as I write this article, but that could change… read more