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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals: Lake Bachar vs. Kyle Leahy
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals, August 29, 2026, 2:15 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are hoping to bounce back after dropping the opener in their three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The Pirates are turning to the bullpen for this game, as Lake Bachar (1-3, 3.70 ERA) opens the matchup. […]
Pirates need to make some moves with pitching rotation in the offseason
The Pirates pitching staff carried the team last year. They had a team ERA of 3.76 and 1,314 team strikeouts. The rotation was strong and consistent while the offense absolutely struggled. Paul Skenes won the NL Cy young award last year with just 10 wins. The pitching staff this year has been not as consistent […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals: Jared Jones vs. Quinn Mathews
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals, August 28, 2026, 8:15 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first matchup of a three-game set this weekend at Busch Stadium. The Pirates are handing the ball to Jared Jones (2-5, 4.76 ERA) for the first matchup of the series. Jones […]
Pirates need to bring back Brandon Lowe
The Pittsburgh Pirates offense has cooled off severely after the All Star break but in the first half of the season they were red hot ranked as one of the top offenses in the league. A lot of that is because of veteran second baseman Brandon Lowe. The Pirates traded for Lowe from the Tampa […]
Oneil Cruz has been incredible for Pirates since return
The Pittsburgh Pirates went two months without their budding star center fielder, Oneil Cruz, as he was rehabbing a left hand fracture. Despite the extended time off, Cruz has been dynamic in his return to the lineup. Cruz would make his first appearance back from the IL against Detroit on August, 18. In that first […]
Pirates pitcher Khristian Curtis deserves more outings
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a handful of young pitchers with a lot of potential, and Khristian Curtis is one of them. The 24-year-old has only pitched in two games so far but both outings were very impressive. His first outing was on July 18 against the Cleveland Guardians, where he threw for five innings. The […]
Mason Montgomery emerging into closer Pirates desperately need
The Pirates bullpen is one of the main reasons why a once promising season turned on a dime and became the most disappointing in a decade. It’s improved since the All-Star break and especially the trade deadline, but a combination of relievers sank the Pirates’ ship. Dennis Santana opened the season as the Pirates’ primary […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres: Bubba Chandler vs. Randy Vasquez
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres, August 26, 2026, 4:10 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are eyeing a sweep as they take on the San Diego Padres in the series finale on a Wednesday afternoon inside Petco Park. The Pirates have had a flair for the dramatics in the first two games of the series. […]
Paul Skenes finally gets a bounce back night for Pirates vs. Padres
We’ve been super ciritical of Paul Skenes lately, and rightfuly so. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace had been going through the worst stretch of his career. But we post when we need to ask: What’s wrong with Paul Skenes? So it only seems right to post when he bounces back a little. And he indeed did. […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres: Paul Skenes vs. Michael King
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres, August 25, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for a chance to win their series against the San Diego Padres in the second game of the three-game set at Petco Park. The Pirates won 3-2 in 12 innings late last night, and they used seven pitchers. […]
VOTE: Do you think Termarr Johnson is going to be a bust?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Welcome back to Reacts. This week’s question is about Termarr Johnson, who we’ve covered here a couple times over the last two weeks. The Bucs drafted […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres: Braxton Ashcraft vs. Robbie Ray
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres, August 24, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are continuing their nine-game road trip, as they travel to San Diego to take on the Padres in a three-game series. The Pirates were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, so they are hoping Braxton Ashcraft can […]
Will former Pirates top prospect Termarr Johnson ever put it all together?
The Pirates hit multiple home runs in the first round of the MLB draft over the past four years, beginning with Paul Skenes in 2023. Skenes, Konnor Griffin, and Seth Hernandez possess some of the best young talent in all of baseball and were selected in three consecutive drafts from 2023 to 2025. The Pirates’ […]
Pirates prospect update: Third baseman Murf Gray
The Pittsburgh Pirates may have found a diamond in the rough with Murf Gray, who very well could be the third baseman of the future for the Buccos. Gray was drafted 73rd overall just a year ago out of Fresno State and has quickly shot up through the Minor League ranks. In his first season […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: Lake Bachar vs. Blake Snell
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, August 23, 2026, 4:10 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are facing off against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the finale of a three-game weekend set at Dodger Stadium. The Pirates have held the lead in each of the first two games, but they have been unable to […]
MLB.com believes Pirates Henry Davis is a Gold Glove candidate
Pirates catcher Henry Davis hasn’t quite lived up to the expectations you get when you are selected with the first overall pick. Davis has a batting average of .170 with just eight home runs and 32 RBIs. However, MLB.com believes Henry Davis is a top Gold Glove candidate and should be in that conversation. Going […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: Jared Jones vs. Tarik Skubal
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, August 22, 2026, 7:15 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are back on the national stage, the Pirates take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second match of a three-game set. Getting the ball for the Pirates is Jared Jones, who is making his 15th start of the season. […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: Bubba Chandler vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, August 21, 2026, 10:10 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are heading out to the West Coast to start their nine-game road trip to close out the month of August. They start with the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game weekend set. Bubba Chandler is taking the mound […]
SB Nation Reacts results: Are the Pirates a Wild Card team if they were mostly healthy?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. This week’s question dealt with Pittsburgh Pirates injuries. The Bucs have a lot of them. Oneil Cruz, Konnor Griffin, Ryan O’Hearn, Endy Rodriguez, Spencer Horwitz, Jered […]
Pirates acquire catcher from Yankees
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a minor move yesterday, acquiring catcher Christian Bethancourt from the New York Yankees for the ever nebulous cash considerations. The 34-year-old Bethancourt was playing in the Minors for the Yankees organization, and while he will be a Minor League player for the Bucs, officially to be assigned to Triple-A Indianpolis, he […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Jackson Jobe vs. Paul Skenes
Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, August 19, 2026, 12:35 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are finishing off their home stand with a Wednesday matinee contest against the Detroit Tigers at PNC Park. Paul Skenes is getting the ball for the Pirates after the team scratched him from his start on Sunday against the Boston Red […]
Three things that will keep the Pirates from the playoffs
The Pittsburgh Pirates currently sit 6.5 games back from the third Wild Card spot in the postseason, and are running out of time to steer the ship towards the playoffs. There’s still some time to get back on track, but there are three factors that will leave the Pirates on the outside looking in. Pitching […]
VOTE: Are the Pirates a Wild Card team if they were mostly healthy?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. We’re back again with another edition of Reacts, and this week’s question wants to know if you think the Pittsburgh Pirates are a Wild Card team […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Keider Montero vs. Braxton Ashcraft
Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, August 18, 2026, 6:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are back in action tonight as they take on the Detroit Tigers for the second contest in a three-game series. The Pirates will hand the ball to All-Star Braxton Ashcraft, who is coming off arguably the best start of his career, […]
Pirates Konnor Griffin to return this season
The Pittsburgh Pirates are finally getting healthy, though it might be just too little, too late. After getting some positive news on Oneil Cruz, the Pirates are on tap to get Konnor Griffin back in approximately three weeks, according to MLB.com. Griffin went on the 6o-day IL with a left ring finger injury and is […]
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