News Category: Pittsburgh Pirates

A’s, bullpen look to stymie Pirates again

The Oakland Athletics hope to ride an impressive bullpen to achieve something they haven’t done since last June — a four-game winning streak– when they close a three-game home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon. One night after Dany Jimenez and Michael Kelly combined for four shutout innings out of the bullpen in a 5-1 Oakland win, fellow relievers Mitch Spence, Lucas Erceg and Mason Miller retired the last 15 batters they faced

Improving A’s look for second straight win vs. Pirates

Veteran pitchers will go head-to-head for the third time in their careers when Alex Wood and the Oakland Athletics host Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night in the second contest of a three-game series. Riding the momentum of four wins over the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on the road last week, the A’s opened a 10-game homestand with arguably their best all-around performance of the season in a 5-1 win

Pirates aim to ride strong pitching into opener vs. A’s

Two teams that took much different modes of transportation to the same site meet up in Oakland, Calif., on Monday night when the Athletics entertain the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series. The infrequent interleague rivals met in Pittsburgh last June, with Oakland rebounding from a 5-4 series-opening loss to take two of three. The wins came as the result of a total of 20 runs by baseball’s lowest-scoring team in 2023.

Pirates vie for series win in rubber match vs. Giants

Rookie right-handers off to impressive starts hope to continue rolling at the other’s expense when Jared Jones and the Pittsburgh Pirates face Keaton Winn and the host San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Runs have been at a premium until the final inning in the first two games of the series. The Giants did all their scoring in the bottom of the ninth of a 3-0 win Friday before the Pirates outscored the hosts in the

Giants hope for another strong pitching performance vs. Pirates

A flourishing bullpen and its struggling counterpart prepare for another potential duel Saturday night when the San Francisco Giants go for two in a row over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. After nearly identical outings by starters Kyle Harrison of the Giants and Quinn Priester of the Pirates turned a scoreless game over to the bullpens Friday, San Francisco saved all the game’s scoring for the bottom of the ninth inning in a 3-0 victory. Both

Resurgent Joey Bart looks to lead Pirates vs. Giants

Two teams dealing with the disappointments of veteran pitchers will turn to youngsters when the Pittsburgh Pirates and host San Francisco Giants open a three-game series on Friday. Both teams are coming off losses. The Pirates fell to .500 with a 7-5 home loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, while the Giants failed to get to the break-even mark following an 8-2 drubbing dealt by the visiting New York Mets on Wednesday. Pittsburgh was

Freddy Peralta, Brewers chase split vs. Pirates

With an injury-depleted rotation and a struggling offense, the Milwaukee Brewers needed the rest of their pitching staff to step up. The bullpen did its job on Wednesday. Now the Brewers hope ace Freddy Peralta will come through on Thursday when they try to earn a split against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a four-game series. In Milwaukee’s 3-2 win on Wednesday, five relievers combined to hold off the Pirates. It was

Andrew McCutchen, Pirates aim for 3 straight vs. Brewers

Manager Derek Shelton was looking for a spark when he moved veteran Andrew McCutchen to the leadoff spot at the start of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ current four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pirates had lost six in a row and only scored nine runs during that stretch. Three of the runs came in the first game of the skid back on April 15. Two games in, McCutchen has delivered. The 37-year-old designated hitter gave

Skid snapped, Pirates pursue another win over Brewers

After snapping a six-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates will look for another victory when they host the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday evening in the second game of a four-game series. The Pirates haven’t won consecutive games since taking three in a row from April 6-8, and they are 3-9 since that run. Their 4-2 victory in the series opener on Monday marked only the fifth time through 23 games that Pittsburgh held its opponent

Red Sox seek road series sweep vs. struggling Pirates

The visiting Boston Red Sox will look to sweep the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon when the teams wrap up a three-game series. After winning the series opener 8-1 on Friday night, Boston earned a 4-2 victory Saturday. The Red Sox have five home runs in the two games and have 29 homers in 22 games this season. Their victory Saturday might have been costly, however, as first baseman Triston Casas left the game with