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The Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates are back at it for the third game in a four-game series and this game has the most highly-anticipated pitching matchup of the group. The Pirates will have their ace Paul Skenes on the mound tonight. Skenes hasn’t been as dominant as his first two seasons in the big […]
The Milwaukee Brewers lost out in the Tarik Skubal trade sweepstakes in part due to their unwillingness to deal Logan Henderson. On Tuesday, Henderson proved why the Brewers were reluctant to move him in any trade. In a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Henderson pitched six innings of two run baseball, allowing four hits […] The post Brewers’ Logan Henderson post hints at Tarik Skubal trade conversations appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Milwaukee Brewers received an important rotation boost Wednesday, reinstating left-hander Kyle Harrison from the 15-day injured list before his scheduled start against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Harrison has not pitched for the Brewers since July 8 because of left forearm extensor tendinopathy. He completed 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a July 30 rehabilitation start for […] The post Brewers get boost amid pursuit of finishing with best NL record over Dodgers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Despite losing five of their last six and nine of their last 13 ahead of August 3, the Pittsburgh Pirates bought big at the deadline. The Bucs’ buying may be bizarre to some, given that they were 56-57 and sixth in the wildcard race. Yet, with all considered, it was the most logical move. Even […] The post Game Theory Supports the Pirates Decision To Buy at the Deadline appeared first on The Lead .
Jared Jones struggled mightily in the Pirates' loss to the Brewers on Tuesday night.
The Milwaukee Brewers continued to separate themselves from the rest of baseball on Tuesday, becoming the lone club with 70 victories this season. They also put an end to a brief two game slide by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 at American Family Field, evening the series on their home field. 70 WINS pic.twitter.com/9XXPbRlYhR — [...]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Tim Federowicz, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1921 – KDKA radio station provides its listeners with the first-ever broadcast of a major league game. Harold Arlin becomes baseball’s first play-by-play announcer as he details the action as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Phillies at Forbes Field, 8-5, and other […]
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. Mitch Keller is done for the year, but before that, he was having an awful season with a 6-8 record, 5.26 ERA, and a 1.37 WHIP. What […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates need to get every win they can as they look to keep up with their peers in the NL Wild Card race. Losses like the one they suffered on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers don’t help whatsoever. On Tuesday, the Pirates lost to the NL Central leader, 4-2, with starting pitcher Jared […] The post Pirates’ Jared Jones keeps it 100% real on ‘dogs**t’ start vs. Brewers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Pirates are selecting outfielder Ronny Simon onto the MLB roster, reports Alex Stumpf. Pittsburgh will need to clear space on both the active and 40-man rosters. Simon played his way back to the big leagues with an excellent season in Triple-A. The switch-hitter has a .330/.419/.470 slash line across 99 games with the Bucs’ affiliate […]
The New York Yankees were active at the trade deadline as Brian Cashman made several moves. He traded reliever Camilo Doval to the Pirates for a pair of prospects in Omar Alfonzo and Luis Cruz. On deadline day itself, the Yankees acquired Luis Garcia Jr. from the Washington Nationals for four pitchers, including Jack Cebert, […] The post Yankees’ biggest mistake after 2026 MLB trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .
After a bit of a dud on Monday night, the Brewers will, for the third day in a row, go for their 70th win tonight as they attempt to even this four-game series against Pittsburgh at one game apiece. With a 6-1 record, the Pirates have had Milwaukee’s number this season, a stark change over […]
Here's what Ben Cherington said about Keller's injury.
Over the last few days, the New York Mets went through with what has been speculated about for weeks: A […]
The San Diego Padres deserve credit for addressing their biggest weakness at the 2026 MLB trade deadline. General manager A.J. Preller landed two proven starting pitchers in Robbie Ray and Casey Mize, dramatically improving a rotation that desperately needed reinforcements behind Michael King. Preller also traded for reliever Hunter Stratton from the Pittsburgh Pirates and […] The post Padres’ biggest mistake after 2026 MLB trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Sproat had another forgettable start on Monday. Against the Pittsburgh Pirates at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Sproat lasted just 3.0 innings before getting pulled from the mound. He surrendered four earned runs on five hits and issued two walks on 64 pitches. Sproat had four strikeouts, but also had [...]
The trade deadline was a wild ride yesterday, with quite a few teams upgrading their lineups, rotations, and bullpens for the stretch run. We didn't see too many closers moved, though it looks like Jeff Hoffman is clearly the new closer in Minnesota and Luke Weaver certainly could be the Pirates' top ninth-inning option. Now […]
For the first time in a long time the Pittsburgh Pirates were buying at the MLB trade deadline instead of selling. The Pirates addressed the biggest issue the team was facing by adding to their struggling bullpen. The biggest move the Pirates made was trading for reliever Luke Weaver from the New York Mets. This […]
Meet the Mets The trade deadline came and went yesterday, and the Mets were very busy. After making additonal trades over the weekend, they completed their fire sale by shipping off Brooks Raley to the Phillies, Ben Rortvedt to the Dodgers, Luke Weaver to the Pirates, and Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor to the Cubs […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are going to be without one of their top starting pitchers for the rest of the season. The team announced that Mitch Keller has a teres major muscle injury in his right shoulder and that he will be out. Keller won’t be eligible to be activated back on the active roster till […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are on a bad streak of games since coming back from the All-Star break, and could be slipping out of the playoff race. FanDuel Sportsbook has released their current odds for teams to make the postseason, and currently project Pittsburgh being on the outside looking in come October. The Pirates have the […]
Box Score On a night where your job appears to be on the line, that was not the performance Brewers right-hander Brandon Sproat was needing to have. Sproat struggled to finish innings once again, getting the first two outs in the first, before allowing a single and a walk. Then he put together his first […]
After an incredibly quiet morning for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the club struck with its first move on deadline day, and it was an impactful one. The Pirates acquired RHP Luke Weaver from the New York Mets. Weaver is currently in the midst of arguably the best season of his career, pitching to a 1.84 ERA […] The post Pirates Find Their Closer, Acquire Luke Weaver From the Mets appeared first on Just Baseball .
With their lower value trade chips gone on deadline day, the Mets moved on to trading players with more significant value. The Pirates were the eventual landing spot for the first of these deals, landing Luke Weaver— along with some coverage of his contract—for infield prospect Sammy Stafura. Stafura was drafted in the second round […]
Here are the latest rumors surrounding the Pirates.