Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates (52-51, third in the NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (54-50, third in the NL West) Phoenix; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Marco Gonzales (1-1, 2.70 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (4-6, 3.74 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 111 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Diamondbacks -163, Pirates +136; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Pittsburgh Pirates, leading the series 1-0. Arizona has a 27-24 record in home games and a 54-50 record overall. The Diamondbacks have gone 41-10 in games when they scored five or more runs. Pittsburgh has a 26-25 record in road games and a 52-51 record overall. The Pirates
Posted: July 27, 2024, 8:01 am
Joc Pederson hit a solo homer, Zac Gallen navigated six solid innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Friday night. The D-backs have won three straight games and nine of 12. Down 3-1 heading into the sixth, Arizona responded with three runs off Luis Ortiz and Carmen Mlodzinski. Gabriel Moreno singled home Christian Walker to tie it, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scored on a wild pitch from Mlodzinski (2-4).
Posted: July 27, 2024, 5:15 am
The Los Angeles Angels are looking for trade partners for several players ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline. Could the Pittsburgh Pirates be one of them? According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post on Thursday, the Pirates are reportedly still interested in Angels outfielder Taylor Ward. Through 88 games this season, Ward is batting .230/.314/.399 this year with 14 home runs in 97 games.
Posted: July 26, 2024, 11:30 pm
Arizona Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen said a team has to give up good players to get good players in return at the trade deadline.
Posted: July 26, 2024, 10:44 pm
Martín Pérez pitched six scoreless innings, Rowdy Tellez homered into the Allegheny River and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis 5-0 to take two of three games from the Cardinals. Pérez (2-5) allowed four hits, three in his final two innings, and walked five with two strikeouts.
Posted: July 24, 2024, 8:34 pm
The Pirates are wasting Paul Skenes, Yankees & Mets face big challenges + listener mailbag questions
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman wonder if the Pirates are wasting a prime winning opportunity with Paul Skenes, the challenges the Yankees and Mets both face in trying to improve their rosters and answer some listener emails.
Posted: July 24, 2024, 7:14 pm
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich has gone on the 10-day injured list with lower back inflammation.
Posted: July 24, 2024, 5:15 pm
A tough-luck loss to the Cardinals was the first of Skenes' career.
Posted: July 24, 2024, 4:09 am
Army catcher Derek Berg brings defensive and offensive skills to Pittsburg Pirates organization. He's been assigned to the Florida Complex League.
Posted: July 24, 2024, 12:41 am
Jul. 23—TODAY Collegiate Baseball Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp at Danville Dans, doubleheader, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY Collegiate Baseball Danville Dans at Dubois County Bombers, 5:30 p.m. ON THE AIR TODAY Major League Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates, Bally Sports Midwest, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, Marquee Sports Network, 7 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Texas ...
Posted: July 23, 2024, 7:17 pm
Gonzales hits go-ahead single in 8th, Keller allows 1 run in 7 innings as Pirates beat Cardinals 2-1
Nick Gonzales hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning after Mitch Keller allowed one run in the first seven, and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the seventh time in eight games, 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals in a matchup of NL wild card contenders on Monday night. Bryan Reynolds led off the eighth with a single to left before advancing to second on a wild pitch. With one out, Gonzales sneaked a slow dribbler off John King (3-2) through the right side of the infield.
Posted: July 23, 2024, 1:23 am
Hall of Fame manager Jim Leyland worked in the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox organizations with Cincinnati native Ed Brinkman.
Posted: July 22, 2024, 5:47 am
Rookie Tyler Phillips gave up four hits in six innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Phillips (2-0) struck out three and walked one. “You go out there and every game matters here,” Phillips said.
Posted: July 21, 2024, 8:34 pm
Bubba Chandler is the second-best pitching prospect in the Eastern League behind only Jackson Jobe.
Posted: July 21, 2024, 3:41 pm
Luis Ortiz threw seven-shutout innings and Oneil Cruz homered as part of a three-RBI performance in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in front of a sellout crowd at PNC Park on Saturday night.
Posted: July 21, 2024, 1:56 am
Chase Burns, No. 2 pick in MLB draft, signs for $9.25M, breaking Paul Skenes' draft bonus record. No. 3 pick Charlie Condon signs for same amount.
Posted: July 19, 2024, 2:19 pm
There was a notion that the Pittsburgh Pirates would choose a college position player to begin Sunday’s Major League Baseball draft. Taking a college player was viewed as intersecting more with when the team expects to be a yearly contender with standouts Oneil Cruz, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Jared Jones, Mitch Keller, Bryan Reynolds and Paul Skenes still under contract. It’s not about focusing on one ...
Posted: July 19, 2024, 11:46 am
Point Loma alum Duce Gourson selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth round of the 2024 MLB Draft, taken with the No. 264 overall pick.
Posted: July 19, 2024, 4:03 am
The Pittsburgh Pirates will open their 2025 home slate against the New York Yankees to highlight Thursday's schedule release across Major League Baseball. For the second straight year, the Pirates begin the season at the Miami Marlins from March 27-30. An interleague trip follows at the Tampa Bay Rays from March 31-April 2. Pittsburgh meets the Yankees from April 4-6 at PNC Park. The St. Louis ...
Posted: July 19, 2024, 3:59 am
It’s still only July — Ole Miss baseball doesn’t play its first regular-season game of the 2025 season for seven or so months — but college roster updates wait for no one. A total of seven Ole Miss players were selected in the 2024 MLB Draft, which wrapped up Monday. Infielder/outfielder Jackson Ross was drafted in the ninth round by the Washington Nationals, outfielder Ethan Lege in the 15th ...
Posted: July 18, 2024, 1:01 am
Jul. 17—Andrew Patrick and Jake Shirk became the 43rd and 44th players in Wright State Raiders baseball history to hear their names called in the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday. The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Patrick, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound junior outfielder, in the 17th round with the 504th overall pick on the final day of the draft. Patrick, a graduate of Hilliard Darby High School, ...
Posted: July 17, 2024, 2:14 pm
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman recap all the action from the 2024 MLB All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby live on the field from Globe Life Field in Texas.
Posted: July 17, 2024, 7:23 am