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The A’s have split the first two games against the Pittsburgh Pirates. That’s set up tonight’s rubber match, with one team getting a series win in Sacramento. The Athletics dropped back below .500 with last night’s loss so a win this evening would get them back to even, and depending on how Seattle does tonight […]
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 […]
The Braves have designated right-hander Hunter Stratton for assignment and transferred righty Spencer Strider to the 60-day injured list, according to the club’s transactions tracker at MLB.com. Those moves open two 40-man spots to select righty Carlos Carrasco and catcher Jair Camargo, moves which were reported earlier today. Stratton, 29, was acquired from the Pirates […]
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 […]
Following the 2025 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a lot of self-reflecting to do. While their homegrown starting rotation had begun to take shape as one of the best in the sport as a whole, they were also lacking in numerous areas as well. One of their biggest weaknesses was the offense, which finished with […] The post The Pirates Finally Have the Bats to Keep Up With Their Arms appeared first on Just Baseball .
Welcome back, Cal Raleigh. The Big Dumper returned to the lineup after missing a month with an oblique strain and delivered a go-ahead hit against the Orioles last night. 1. Lowe wins it for Pittsburgh The Pirates immediately found themselves in a 4-0 hole on Tuesday against the A’s. Pittsburgh chipped away at the margin […]
The Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates squared off once again in the second game of this three-game interleague series. The A’s jumped out to an early lead, only to blow multiple scoring opportunities in the later innings as the Pirates used the long ball to rally for a come-from-behind road victory. A’s Strike Right Away In […]
Last night, the Athletics returned to Sutter Health Park with a bang, bashing three home runs in an 11-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz hit two more long balls as he continued his torrid month at the plate. Meanwhile, J.T. Ginn delivered a dominant outing on the mound. If the […]
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 […]
The Pirates’ first baseman is climbing the right field wall. The post Reality Check ’26: There’s Some Horwitz In This House appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
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 […]
Tonight showed what the Athletics are capable of when their pitching does its job. The team got the start it needed from J.T. Ginn, who has become its most consistent starter. The A’s offense, led by Kurtz’s three-hit, two-home-run All-Star-caliber performance, provided Ginn plenty of run support in this 11-2 series-opening victory over the Pittsburgh […]
After going 4-2 during their six-game stay in Las Vegas, the Athletics returned to West Sacramento last night. The team’s pitching staff was likely happy to put Southern Nevada in the rearview mirror following yesterday’s 23-9 loss to the Colorado Rockies. In the opening and closing games of the homestand at Las Vegas Ballpark, A’s […]
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 […]
Following a couple of series away from home against the Pirates and White Sox, the Dodgers return home to face yet another team with a record above their initial expectations—a Rays team battling neck and neck with the Yankees for the AL East lead. Right at the center of this phenomenal campaign of the Rays […]
The Dodgers broke even on the road last week, taking two of three games against the Pirates in Pittsburgh before losing two of three to the first-place White Sox in Chicago. The offense was more productive than usual on the road trip, averaging over six runs per game, but the big inning has been the […]
Welcome to Monday A’s fans! The Athletics’ Las Vegas series has officially wrapped up. The team went 4-2 in six games over the past week, taking two of three against both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Colorado Rockies. The A’s let that first game against Milwaukee slip through their fingers in that 15-14 loss so […]
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 […]
There is a new No. 1 team in our weekly MLB power rankings for the first time in eight weeks after the Atlanta Braves went 1-4 against the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets last week.
PITTSBURGH – It would be patently unfair to write off a team that has a .500 record with 90 games left in the season. The Pittsburgh Pirates fell to 38-38 on Su
To their credit, Major League Baseball has done a phenomenal job in marketing Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes as one of the sport’s marquee faces. Those want
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, 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 […]
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder and first baseman Ryan O'Hearn feels the New York Yankees are the reason the Baltimore Orioles moved the left-field wall at Camden Yards out from 2022 to 2024.
The Marlins are baseball’s hottest team, as a six-game winning streak has brought Miami back to a .500 (35-35) record. Friday’s 8-3 win over the Pirates saw Sandy Alcantara allow five runs and a walk over eight innings of three-run ball, while striking out seven. Alcantara’s impressive start included his 1000th career strikeout, with 992 […]