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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Philadelphia Phillies, June 30, 2026, 6:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are fresh off of a big comeback victory against the Philadelphia Phillies to start their three-game set in Citizens Bank Park. The Pirates trailed 5-0 after the third inning, but a pair of runs in the fourth and a run in […]
Through 17 starts in 2025, Aaron Nola had a 6.01 ERA. Through 17 starts in 2026, Aaron Nola has a 6.04 ERA. Things are not going well for the 33-year-old veteran. Nola surrendered 8 runs on Monday night, seven of those runs earned, and gave away a 5-0 Phillies lead over the Pirates. Nola has […] The post It’s Sad to Watch This Version of Aaron Nola appeared first on Crossing Broad .
The Marlins matched their franchise record for June wins with a victory over the Rockies last night. The club can set the mark at 20 wins tonight. Miami is now mere percentage points behind St. Louis for the final NL Wild Card spot. 1. Valdez homers for fourth straight game The Pirates already have one […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospect, Seth Hernandez, continues to make waves in his first year of professional baseball. His most recent start saw the young pitcher establish himself as maybe the best pitching prospect in baseball. Hernandez was on the bump for the Greensboro Grasshoppers in last Friday’s contest against the Rome Emperors when he […]
Aaron Nola’s seven-year, 172 million dollar contract that was signed in November of 2023, wasn’t supposed to be this way. The pitcher who finished fourth in the NL Cy Young race in 2022 is gone. The pitcher who, despite a lackluster 2023 season, was able to put together a strong game three NLDS start against […]
As the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates start a four-game series with major postseason implications, here is each team's fatal flaw.
The Pirates are going to be without their first baseman for a while. Spencer Horwitz tweaked his hamstring running out a ground ball in the Pirates’ 11-1 win against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Appearing on his weekly radio show on Sunday on flagship 93.7 The Fan, general manager Ben Cherington gave a bleak assessment […]
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Pirates: Let’s talk about it.
The Phillies took care of business against the Mets. By taking care of business, they just kind of got out of the Mets’ way and let them find ways to lose, but a win is a win, and the Phillies won two games in a stadium where they don’t often do so. Now, they’ll return […]
Presenting 10 Statcast Standouts from MiLB, led by a Pirates RHP with maybe the best pure-stuff fastball in the minors. The post Carlos Mateo, JoJo Parker Headline 10 Statcast Standouts (June 29) appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes has been surprisingly human this season. The Cy Young Award winner has been plodding along of late, sitting on a 6-7 record with a 3.10 ERA. His WHIP still looks good at 0.97, and he has 114 striekouts in 93 innings pitched. But one of the biggest differences of late […]
Here’s the TJStats Daily Recap for June 29, 2026, covering 13 completed games. All advanced metrics (Whiffs, CSW%, tjStuff+) are sourced from the TJStats pitch database. Starting Pitchers Pitcher Team Opp IP H ER K BB Pitches Whiffs SwStr% CSW% tjStuff+ GS Dec Aaron Nola PHI PIT 4.1 8 7 5 2 86 23 26.7% […] The post MLB Daily Recap – June 29, 2026 appeared first on TJStats .
Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, June 28, 2026, 1:35 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are facing off against the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a three-game weekend set at PNC Park The Pirates are handing the ball off to Mitch Keller to close out the series. Keller pitched six innings in his last start […]
After Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer for the Pittsburgh Pirates in yesterday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, it gave hime a total of 20 dingers for the 2026 MLB season. That mark stands the highest since 2019, when Josh Bell had 27 homers at the break on his way to a 37-home run campaign. […]
The Cincinnati Reds rode a roller coaster all day against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. The game was delayed early by rain and got soggy again late. Chase Burns, who started for the Reds on the day, struck out 10 Pirates in 6.0 IP…but also yielded 9 hits and 5 runs. The team took an […]
Right-handed pitcher Bryse Wilson was claimed on waivers by the Cubs from the Phillies earlier this week. And now, he’s on the active roster (Bluesky link): Wilson had eight years in the major leagues before 2026, with the Braves, Pirates, Brewers and White Sox. He was pretty bad for the Sox last year (6.65 ERA […]
It’s been a rough June for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the Bucs have gone 9-13 while losing key players Spencer Horwitz, Konnor Griffin and Oneil Cruz to injury. Even some of their healthy big producers have slumped this month. However, one man has been the light in the darkness, consistently producing for them — Bryan […] The post Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds Continues to Dominate Every June appeared first on The Lead .
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona had seemingly settled on centerfielder Blake Dunn as his everyday leadoff man a couple of weeks back. Despite the team’s overall inability to score runs on a regular basis, that wasn’t necessarily Dunn’s fault – he’s been pretty cromulent atop the order ever since. But with Dunn exiting Friday night’s […]
Back during the 2021 MLB Draft, all eyes were on the Pittsburgh Pirates leading up to draft day. Possessing the number one overall pick in the draft, the Pirates had a very tough decision to make. Most draft experts saw prep prospect Marcelo Mayer, or Vanderbilt right-hander Jack Leiter, as the top players in the […] The post Lonnie White Jr. Is Getting Back On Track in 2026 appeared first on Just Baseball .
Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, June 26, 2026, 6:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are hoping to keep their winning streak alive as they begin a series with the Cincinnati Reds. After winning two of three against the Mariners earlier in the week, the Pirates welcome the Reds to town for a divisional series that […]
Cincinnati Reds fans have become numb to bad news during what has been a prolonged plunge in the National League standings. They will not be surprised by much after seeing their club get swept by the Milwaukee Brewers at home and fall to an abysmal 2-15 against divisional opponents this season. The body blows did […] The post Reds lose pitcher to IL before Pirates clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .
In the most recent edition of polls conducted by Bucs Dugout, fans were asked what has been the biggest loss from the Pirates’ lineup; who’s been missed more, Oneil Cruz or Konnor Griffin? The poll results are in and the majority of Pirates fans that voted said that Griffin was a bigger loss for the team […]
Good morning folks and happy Friday! The Mariners had another stinker of a performance last night, dropping the series finale to the Pirates 5-1 which brings them back to .500 on the season. The M’s will try to get back in the win column with the first of three games in Cleveland starting this afternoon. […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Rodney Myers, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1960 – At Forbes Field, Cubs rookie Ron Santo, making his major league debut, leads Chicago to a sweep of the first-place Pirates. Santo is 3 for 7 and drives in five runs as the Cubs win, […]
In a year of anniversarial festivity across the United States, a less rounded celebration will make its annual occurrence in just a month and change. The 105th anniversary of the first radio broadcast of a baseball game will occur on August 5th. That initial voyage on the airwaves was appropriately undertaken by MLB’s most ancient […]