There is no party like a Pittsburgh Pirates party, at least that’s what pitching phenom Paul Skenes is likely thinking after making his much-anticipated MLB debut vs. the Cubs at PNC Park on Saturday afternoon. How anticipated was the debut for Skenes, the number-one overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft? Not only did he… read more

Mitch Keller pitched his second-career complete game, as the Pirates defeated the Angeles, 4-1, at PNC Park on Monday evening. Keller threw 109 pitches–including 75 for strikes–and allowed five hits and one walk while striking out five Los Angeles batters on the night. It was the first complete game in almost exactly one year for… read more

The Pittsburgh Pirates rarely get to be the top sports story in Pittsburgh for even a summer. This is thanks to an almost unhealthy obsession with the Steelers, along with the Penguins winning five Stanley Cups since 1991. But 2024 could have been the exception. The Steelers have made a lot of exciting moves off… read more

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