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Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler is Taking His Game to the Next Level

You don't have to squint hard to see that Bubba Chandler is taking his game to the next level. On Thursday night, Chandler put...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Carlson Reed Looks Ready to Move Up to High-A

Carlson Reed has consistently been the best pitcher in Single-A Bradenton this season. The 2023 fourth rounder completed an impressive month of June on...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Throws Five Shutout in Triple-A

Braxton Ashcraft has allowed one run in 15.1 innings of work across his first three Triple-A starts. The performance continued on Tuesday night, when...

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Playoff Race Update: Reds and Pirates Now Tied For the Top Wild Card Spot

Analysis
The National League playoff race is tight. The NL Central has three teams separated by two games. The division leaders in the National League...

Reds Stun Pirates in 6-5 Comeback Victory

Analysis
It's difficult to put into words what happened at PNC Park Friday night. Long story short, the Pirates held a 5-2 lead heading into...

Pirates Notebook: The Most Important Game All Season

News
Today, separated each by a single game, the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Cincinnati Reds. Each team holds  a wild card spot and if the...

Five Players Who Could Help the Pirates Win the NL Central

Analysis
The MLB regular season is designed for the best teams to come out ahead over a 162 game schedule. It's hard to luck into...

First Pitch: Gerrit Cole Starting to Look Like an Ace When it Counts

First Pitch
Gerrit Cole has always projected as the future ace of the Pittsburgh Pirates. That future could be sooner than expected. Tonight Cole had another dominant...

Pirates Plow Padres, 10-1

Analysis
Pirates’ manager Clint Hurdle said after last night’s 3-2 loss that the Pirates “gotta keep plowin’” following their third straight loss to the San...

Pirates Notebook: Attitude Equals Results

News
'The worst loss of the season.' Apparently, that's what some Pirates fans are calling last night's 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres. You know, not...

Pirates Playoff Odds: Bucs Close to Clinching, But Division Underdogs

Analysis
The Pirates are making the playoffs, barring an unprecedented disaster. Pittsburgh's postseason odds are at 99.6 percent, meaning there is a 1-in-250-chance the Bucs...

A Realistic View of Mark Melancon’s “Struggles” as the Closer

Analysis
The playoff race brings out strange emotions. One of those emotions is the tendency to magnify a bad outing into something more than just...

First Pitch: Why Do the Pirates Lose to Bad Teams Right Before Playing Good Teams?

First Pitch
The Pittsburgh Pirates have lost three in a row to the San Diego Padres, which means you're going to hear a lot of questions...

Morton Electric, McCutchen ‘Clutch’, Pirates Lose 3-2

Analysis
For an inning, it seemed the ship would be righted. Andrew McCutchen hit a 93 mph get-me-over fastball in a 3-0 count off San...

Pirates Notebook: A Man with a Plan for Martin

News
Today, this 18th day of September in 2013, Russell Martin gets an off-day. Normally, Martin would see a day off on day-game following a...
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