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The Cincinnati Reds play host to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the series finale on Wednesday afternoon in Great American Ball Park, and they do so with reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes as their competition for the day. Andrew Abbott will get the start for the Reds with hopes he can replicate […]
Before Tuesday’s game, Oneil Cruz had been struggling early in the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cruz only had two hits and he had struck out eight times through four games. There were serious concerns about his performance at the plate and on defense, especially after a disastrous performance at center field on opening day. […]
Brandon Williamson and the Cincinnati Reds play host to Bubba Chandler and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Great American Ball Park on Tuesday evening. A win tonight would give the Reds a second consecutive series victory to start 2026, which would be very, very nice. First pitch is set for 6:40 PM ET. Lineups below. Go […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Oneil Cruz already cost the Pirates a win this season in the opener versus the New York […]
The big story tonight was Cody Ponce’s injury. He had to leave on the cart, and while we can hope it isn’t serious he had the look of a guy who’s resigning himself to something terrible as he rode off. It was a devastating turn for a guy who’s more than paid his dues to […]
The Cincinnati Reds ran their win streak to three games on Monday with a hotly contested 2-0 shutout victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the series opener between the NL Central rivals in Great American Ball Park. Of note was the manner in which the Reds won, as Chase Burns got his first start of […]
Chase Burns will make his season debut for the Cincinnati Reds in Great American Ball Park on Monday night, and he’ll do so with the Pittsburgh Pirates in town for an NL Central clash. First pitch is set for 6:40 PM ET, and the lineups are listed below. Go Reds! Today’s Lineups PIRATES REDS Oneil […]
You may recall some of the highlights (and lone true lowlight) of Chase Burns’ rookie campaign in 2025. He began his year in late June by striking out just about every single New York Yankee that came to the plate against him only to get lit up by a Boston Red Sox club in his […]
In watching Sean Manaea’s 2026 debut from the stands at Citi Field, it looked like the likable lefty was getting away with something against the Pirates. Velocity isn’t everything when it comes to pitching, but it definitely matters. Manaea averaged 89 miles per hour with his fastball yesterday afternoon, and his sweeper averaged just 75 […]
The top-ranked prospect in baseball, Konnor Griffin, made his Triple-A debut this past weekend as the Indianapolis Indians took on the St. Paul Saints in a three-game series. Griffin was with the Pittsburgh Pirates in big league camp for a majority of Spring Training before being optioned to Triple-A. In Griffin’s first series in Triple-A […]
The Mets and Pirates went to extra innings in a low-scoring affair for the second day in a row, but this time there were no walk-off fireworks by the home team, as the Mets fell to Pittsburgh 4-3 in ten innings. Things got off to a nervy start immediately for Nolan McLean, who had trouble […]
Mets lineup Nolan McLean – RHP Pirates lineup C. Mlodzinski – RHP Broadcast info First pitch: 1:40pm EDTTV: SNYRadio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2
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. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question asked about Pirates top prospect Konnor Griffin. After a Spring Training in which he showed […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets, March 28, 2026, 4:10 p.m. ET Location: Citi Field, Flushing, NY Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet-PIT The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road today against the New York Mets at Citi Field looking to grab a win and raise the Jolly Roger. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. BD […]
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Chris and Brian discuss the happy recap of the Mets’ Opening Day 11-7 victory over the Pirates. They discuss the new-look offense, Freddy Peralta’s first Mets’ start, and marvel in the fact that the Mets […]
Unsurprisingly, the vibes were good after the Mets’ 11-7 Opening Day victory over the Pirates at Citi Field on Thursday afternoon. That reflected in the post-game comments, where there were a lot of positive things to say about the team’s performance in the win. Carlos Mendoza On the team’s approach against Paul Skenes in the […]
The dominant storyline regarding the Mets all offseason was about the roster turnover. If you look up and down yesterday’s Opening Day lineup, about half of the players in it are new faces, most of whom weren’t even in the organization last season. Yesterday’s 11-7 victory over the Pirates in which the Mets got the […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates season appeared to get off to a great start after Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer in his first Bucco at-bat. Then the bottom of the first happened. For the first time in his career, Paul Skenes failed to pitch out of the first inning. Everything that could have gone wrong went […]
The Mets are the winningest team in baseball history on Opening Day. That trend continued today at Citi Field, as the Mets defeated the Pittsbirgh Pirates by a score of 11-7. Freddy Peralta took the ball for the Mets, and ran into some early trouble. Oneil Cruz dorked a ball to right-center field to lead […]
After yesterday’s Opening Night on Netflix, MLB Opening Day officially kicks off for 22 other teams today. The San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees will resume their series tomorrow. The day kicks off with a marquee matchup of Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates facing off against Juan Soto and the New York Mets. […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets, March 26, 2026, 1:15 p.m. ET Location: Citi Field, Flushing, NY Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet-PIT The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road today against the New York Mets at Citi Field looking to grab a win on Opening Day. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. BD community, this […]
The New York Mets welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates to Citi Field for the first series of 2026. For approximately three hours, confined to just one small section of Flushing, all is right with the world again. Well, depending on the outcome. The Mets are coming off a disappointing season where they just barely missed the […]
With the MLB 2026 regular season upon us, here are your staff predictions from the Bucs Dugout crew: Ethan Coulehan I think the pirates will win 82 games this season. Pittsburgh has upgraded their bats, which really struggled last season. Additions like Brandon Lowe, Ryan O’Hearn, and Marcel ozuna will help the offense. The pitching […]
There’s no better Mets tradition than tuning in to hear Gary, Keith, and Ron calling the team’s first game of the season. Unfortunately, Major League Baseball decided to make a deal that delays that joyous occasion until the Mets’ second game of the year, as the team’s Opening Day game against the Pirates is going […]
Former Pittsburgh Pirate and National League MVP, Andrew McCutchen, will be on the opening day roster for the Texas Rangers. This will be McCutchen’s 18th MLB season. After going most of the offseason with little to no communication from Pittsburgh’s front office McCutchen signed a minor league deal with the Rangers on March 6. The […]