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It was not the end to the homestand the San Diego Padres were looking for, but they did salvage the final game of the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 3-0 win that allowed them to finish with a 4-2 record before heading out on the road to face the Tampa Bay Rays and […]
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 […]
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 (65-69) at San Diego Padres (71-62), August 26, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Heading into this series, it would have been incredibly difficult to believe that the San Diego Padres would be staving off the sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s been a tough turnaround for the Friars, going from scoring a combined 21 runs against the Minnesota Twins to scoring just two against the Buccos. They’ve wasted […]
Paul Skenes had one of his best performances on the mound in a while against the Padres. The Pirates ace joked after about his outing and velocity.
The plan that was apparent to anyone watching the game, was Adrian Morejon would pitch a scoreless eighth inning and he would be followed by Mason Miller for a scoreless ninth. If the San Diego Padres scored in the bottom of the eighth inning, Miller would be in line for the save and if they […]
After over a year of rehab and recovery, Jackson Jobe made his triumphant return to the mound on Saturday, August 8 against the Giants. Then he got lit up by the White Sox on August 14. His outing against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the 19th, went much better as he allowed just one earned run […]
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. […]
The San Diego Padres just so happened to be on the receiving end of a few trend-busters from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. Not only did Paul Skenes, who was mired in the worst slump of his big-league career, look more like the Skenes of old after throwing six scoreless innings, the Pirates were also […] The post Padres fans can’t believe Mason Miller’s unfortunate first in loss to Pirates appeared first on ClutchPoints .
There has been plenty of concern surrounding Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes amid a bit of a down year in 2026. After putting up two consecutive seasons with a sub-2.00 ERA, Skenes’ ERA has ballooned all the way to 3.95 as he entered play on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres. His fastball velocity is […] The post Pirates’ Paul Skenes hits impressive mark for the 1st time since May 12 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Last night was a tough loss for the San Diego Padres. It was a game that they would have won any other night. The Friars had all the momentum after tying the game late against the Pittsburgh Pirates. They forced extra innings and threw up zeroes in the 10th and 11th innings. But the Friars […]
Though the Pirates beat the Padres, a frustrated Braxton Ashcraft expressed his thoughts on a bizarre balk call that affected the game.
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 […]
The San Diego Padres could not execute in extra-innings, and the result was a 3-2, 12-inning loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a three-game set at Petco Park on Monday night. No opportunity seemed bigger or more promising than when the Padres had the bases loaded with one out in the […]
Pittsburgh Pirates (63-69) at San Diego Padres (71-60), August 24, 2026, 6:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
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 […]
The San Diego Padres made three roster moves Monday before their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, adding outfielder Dustin Harris to the major league roster while sending infielder Sung-Mun Song to Triple-A El Paso. The team made the announcement Monday afternoon on X, formerly Twitter. San Diego selected Harris’ contract from El Paso and optioned […] The post Padres make flurry of roster moves before Pirates clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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’ […]
What a difference a week makes, 168 little hours. After a particularly deflating home series loss the Milwaukee Brewers, the Dodgers haven’t lost since. They took care of business by sweeping a pair of bad teams in the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dodgers are back to within a game of the Brewers for […]
If the Pirates can finish August with momentum, GM Ben Cherington believes the team can go on a September run that leads to October baseball.
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 […]
The Dodgers are now in the midst of a six-game winning streak, as they shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Sunday to complete the three-game sweep. Shohei Ohtani worked an 11-pitch leadoff walk to begin the game against right-handed reliever Lake Bachar, the longest plate appearance for him this season. Freddie Freeman put runners […]
A 13-21 record since the All-Star break has dropped the Pirates’ record to 63-68, and the Bucs are now facing a 7.5-game deficit for the last NL wild card slot. With their playoff hopes fading away, getting to 82 wins (and breaking a streak of seven straight losing seasons) might be the Pirates’ most realistic […]
The MLB Power Rankings take on a different look this week, as September baseball is around the corner. The Phillies and Rays leap up the rankings, while the Tigers and Pirates are out of it.