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Pirates have lost seven straight Paul Skenes starts
The Pittsburgh Pirates and their ace Paul Skenes are in the midst of an all-time bad string of losses as after Saturday’s contest against the Colorado Rockies the club dropped their seventh straight with Skenes on the mound. Skenes has been the center of criticism in this stretch with many questioning if he’s slipping in […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies: Jared Jones vs. Michael Lorenzen
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies, June 21, 2026, 3:10 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are in Denver for the series finale of a weekend series against the Colorado Rockies. The Pirates want to finish their road trip on a high note and are giving the ball to Jared Jones for his fifth start of the […]
MLB insider Ken Rosenthal says Pirates could deal a competitive balance pick ahead of MLB Draft
The 2026 MLB Draft is right around the corner on July 11-12, and MLB insider Ken Rosenthal believes the Bucs could be willing to trade a competitive balance pick ahead of the draft. Teams that acquire them would gain not only an additional selection in the upcoming amateur draft, but also extra bonus pool money. […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies: Paul Skenes vs. Tomoyuki Sugano
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies, June 20, 2026, 9:10 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are in Denver for the second game of a weekend series against the Colorado Rockies. The Pirates hope to stop a skid of six straight games in which the team has lost when Paul Skenes takes the mound. Skenes has not […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies: Bubba Chandler vs. Kyle Freeland
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies, June 19, 2026, 8:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are visiting Denver for a weekend series against the Colorado Rockies. Taking the mound for the Pirates is Bubba Chandler, who went 5.2 innings, giving up three hits and two earned runs in his last start against the Miami Marlins. It […]
Pirates deal Joey Bart to Braves for familiar face
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a late-night trade on Thursday night that will shift the landscape of two areas of the team. Pittsburgh dealt catcher Joey Bart to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for reliever Hunter Stratton. A familiar face, Stratton was a 16th-round pick of the Pirates in 2017 and pitched for the club for […]
Multiple Pirates receiving All-Star votes
Major League Baseball’s first All-Star ballot was released at the beginning of the week and the Pittsburgh Pirates have four position players receiving serious votes. Darren Yuvan already covered Nick Gonzales being a top five vote getter for the National League’s third base spot, but in addition to him is teammates Oneil Cruz, Spencer Horwitz, […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Athletics: Braxton Ashcraft vs. Aaron Civale
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Athletics, June 17, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are playing in the series finale against the Athletics in the capital of California. The Pirates are handing the ball to Braxton Ashcraft, who is looking for his first win in June. Ashcraft has made two starts so far this month, but […]
VOTE: Do you think Paul Skenes has slipped?
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. To piggieback off of Jaiman’s piece earlier today, there’s been a lot of chatter on social […]
Paul Skenes performance should be least of Pirates fans worries
The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially f beloellw .500 for the first time since March 1, and althought they won last night to get back to even, they are in the middle of a bad slump of games. A lot of chatter has been about how pitcher Paul Skenes isn’t playing as well and may already […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Athletics: Mitch Keller vs. Jack Perkins
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Athletics, June 16, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are back in action tonight against the A’s for the second of a three-game set. The A’s are giving Jackson Perkins the start tonight. It’s only his third start of the season after appearing as a relief pitcher for the first two […]
Pirates fall below .500 for the first time since March 31
On June 15, the Pittsburgh Pirates got blown out to the Athletics 11-2 on the road. The pitching struggled in that game with Jared Jones allowing eight hits and five runs. Carmen Moldozinski also struggled, allowing seven hits and six runs. The big loss now drops the Pirates to 36-37 on the season which marks […]
Pirates Nick Gonzales currently fifth in 2026 MLB All-Star voting for third base
The Pittsburgh Pirates have had an up-and-down season, recently falling under .500 at 36-37, while spending a good chunk of the year so far several games above. But one of the big changes this year was the return of offense to Pittsburgh, and one of the biggest reasons for that is Nick Gonzlaes. Well, the […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Athletics: Jared Jones vs. JT Ginn
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Athletics, June 15, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are heading out west for a road trip and making what could be their final stop ever in Sacramento, California to take on the Athletics. Based on the newest iteration of the MLB schedule, teams will only face opponents in the other […]
SB Nation Reacts results: Brandon Lowe leading early charge for Pirates MVP
In another edition of polls conducted by Bucs Dugout the results are in as fans were asked to vote on who they think the Pittsburgh Pirates’ team MVP would be through the early part of the season. The player that gathered the most votes was the Bucco’s slugging second-baseman, Brandon Lowe, as 67% of those […]
Bubba Chandler should be moved to the bullpen full-time
The Pittsburgh Pirates have been slipping over the last week of the season. The Bucs are just 3-7 in their last 10 games and have slipped back to hovering around .500. This might be the time where the team needs to make some aggressive changes, and I think one of those changes should be in […]
Miami Marlins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Max Meyer vs. Paul Skenes
Miami Marlins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, June 14, 2026, 12:15 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are closing things out in their three-game weekend series against the Miami Marlins with an earlier start for the nationally-televised contest. The Pirates will put their ace on the mound in Paul Skenes, hoping that he can rebound from his struggles […]
Miami Marlins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Lake Bachar vs. Bubba Chandler
Miami Marlins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, June 13, 2026, 4:05 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins have the rare distinction of holding the exact same record going into today’s contest at PNC Park. Both teams find themselves 35-35 through 70 games, making this contest a crucial one for momentum both in the series and […]
Miami Marlins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Sandy Alcantara vs. Braxton Ashcraft
Miami Marlins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, June 12, 2026, 6:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are hoping to shake off their series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers as they welcome the Miami Marlins for a three-game series this weekend. Alcantara has had a great start to the month of June with a pair of wins […]
Pirates call up Antwone Kelly ahead of weekend series vs. Marlins
The Pittsburgh Pirates are addressing some season-long problems in the bullpen by calling up number seven prospect Antwone Kelly ahead of this weekend’s series against the Miami Marlins. The 22-year-old right-hander had a 4.50 ERA and a 1.481 WHIP at Triple-A Indianapolis this season, which are hardly sparkling numbers, but as the team continues to […]
Oneil Cruz expected to miss a month, Pirates recall Esmerlyn Valdez
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense took another major hit this week. Already without shortstop Konnor Griffin due to a forearm injury, the middle of the order will lose one of baseball’s lone 30/30 candidates for the foreseeable future. On Wednesday, the Pirates placed center fielder Oneil Cruz on the 10-day injured list. Cruz was scratched from […]
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Tyler Wrobleski vs. Mitch Keller
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, June 11, 6:40 p.m. ET The Pirates face off against the Dodgers in the series finale at PNC Park, which means it’s another tough matchup against the defending champs. While it may not be Shohei Ohtani on the mound for the Dodgers, Justin Wrobleski is taking the bump […]
SB Nation Reacts results: Rank the Pirates starting pitchers
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. Sorry for the delay on this one, guys. I don’t make these graphics myself (I’m a writer and […]
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Shohei Ohtani vs. Jared Jones
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Wednesday, June 10, 6:40 p.m. ET The Pirates have their work cut out for them on the second matchup of a three-game series against the Dodgers at PNC Park. They will face off against one of the best pitchers in the game in Shohei Ohtani, who is 6-2 with […]
VOTE: Pick your Pirates MVP so far
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. There’s a little over a third of the season in the books, with the Pittsburgh Pirates […]
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