Pittsburgh Pirates

Giants 13 – Pirates 10 Somehow in the middle of a gigantic series and at the stage of the season where the Pirates’ postseason is right now, Clint Hurdle decided the rotation needed stretched out and Clay Holmes was handed the ball against the Giants on Friday night. It went as expected. Holmes was rocked in a 13-10 loss to the Giants. Making his third career start, Holmes was tagged for seven runs in 2 2/3 innings. He walked four batters in the disastrous outing. Pittsburgh fell behind 10-2 after four innings before making things close late. This game was lost prior to first pitch as the organization continues to live in a world where they’re operating as if it’s May and not August. The Pirates with the loss are now 5 games out of a wildcard spot. Some nights with the way they attack their lineups, you’d think they wereRead More »

Prospects Buzz A pretty cool scene for the Pirates organization. Kevin Newman and Jacob Stallings each hit for the cycle Triple-A Indianapolis in a 12-5 win over Lehigh Valley on Tuesday night. Newman, a top contender to be the Pirates starting shortstop in 2019, hit a solo homer in the eighth inning to complete his first career cycle with his fifth hit of the game. Later in the inning, Stallings then beat out a triple on a drive to right-center field to complete the cycle, also the first of his career. Newman went 5-for-5 in hitting for the cycle and is hitting .306/.352/.414 in 103 games with Triple-A Indy.

Pirates 10 – Rockies 2 W: J.Taillon (9-8) L: C.Bettis (5-2) — The Pittsburgh Pirates (58-56) snapped a three game losing streak with a 10-2 win over the Colorado Rockies (60-53) on Tuesday night. Jameson Taillon pitched a complete game and the Pirates clubbed three homers in the rout. This was a game the Pirates badly needed as they have fallen in the wildcard standings and Chris Archer takes the mound Wednesday afternoon as the Pirates look to take 2 of 3. It is a type of game against a team in front of you in the standings that Archer needs to step up in. TOP PERFORMERS (HITTERS) 1. Starling Marte | 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R Marte who entered the night in a bad slump, set the tone with a solo homer in the 1st and finished the night going 2-5 with a home run, 2 RBIs andRead More »

Rockies 2 – Pirates 0 W: K.Freeland (10-7) L: J.Musgrove (4-6) S: W.Davis (32) Rockies starter Kyle Freeland threw seven shutout innings as Freeland and the bullpen combined on a two-hitter in leading the Rockies (60-52) to a 2-0 win over the Pirates (58-57) on Monday night. Pittsburgh’s losing streak hits three games as the Pirates are in danger of falling to .500 with a loss on Tuesday. Jameson Taillon will try to stop the skid. Corey Dickerson (1-4) and Joe Musgrove (1-2) were the lone Pirates to record hits in the loss. On the mound Musgrove was solid in allowing 4 hits and 1 earned run in seven innings. The Pirates enter Tuesday 5.5 games out of a wildcard spot. WILD CARD STANDINGS 1. Milwaukee Brewers (65-50) 2. Atlanta Braves (60-48) 3. LA Dodgers (62-51) 4. Colorado Rockies (60-52) 5. Washington Nationals (57-54) 6. St. Louis Cardinals (58-55) 7.Read More »

Pirates 7 – Indians 0 Josh Harrison in his return to the lineup hit a 3-run homer off Corey Kluber, while Starling Marte, Gregory Polanco each drove in 2 runs as the Pirates extended their winning straight to 10 games with a 7-0 win over the Indians (F/6 Innings). Pirates starter Trevor Williams (8-7, 4.11 ERA), threw six shutout innings, allowing 4 hits and striking out one. Pittsburgh tagged Indians ace Corey Kluber for 9 hits in 4 innings. The Pirates have won 10 in a row for the first time since June 26-July 5, 2004. Next Up: Joe Musgrove (3-4, 4.08 ERA) takes on Indians RHP Shane Bieber (5-1, 3.53 ERA in the second game of the series on Tuesday night.