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The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road to take on the New York Yankees on Friday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Pirates-Yankees prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Pirates-Yankees Projected Starters  Jared Jones vs. Carlos Rodon Jared Jones […]

One of the most incredible rookie seasons for a pitcher in Major League Baseball history is soon ending. Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes will make his final start of the 2024 season this weekend at Yankee Stadium, a chance to showcase his otherworldly talent one last time this year against one of the best teams […]

The playoff-bound Milwaukee Brewers take the field as they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates.  It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Pirates prediction and pick. Brewers-Pirates Projected Starters  Aaron Civale vs. Mitch Keller Aaron Civale (7-9) with a 4.53 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP Last Start: Civale went 4.1 innings, giving up three hits, […]

The playoff-bound Milwaukee Brewers take the field as they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates.  It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Pirates prediction and pick. Brewers-Pirates Projected Starters  Freddy Peralta vs. Luis Ortiz Freddy Peralta (11-8) with a 3.69 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP Last Start: Freddy Peralta went five innings, giving up […]

Just four plate appearances shy of earning a $200,000 bonus for a contract incentive, the Pittsburgh Pirates instead opted to designate for assignment first baseman Rowdy Tellez. In addition, Pittsburgh recalled INF Liover Peguero and OF Joshua Palacios from Triple-A Indianapolis. OF Michael A. Taylor was also DFA’d. Many Pirates fans took to social media […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Pirates prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Brewers Pirates. The Milwaukee Brewers have had a tremendous season. Pat Murphy is very likely to win the 2024 National League Manager of the Year Award. The Brewers lost Corbin Burnes, their 2023 staff ace, to […]

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is expected to take the mound on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, per the Cincinnati Enquirer. The pitcher has been on the injured list with a sore elbow. Greene is expected to be on a pitch count, per Sports Illustrated, so it will be interesting to see how well the […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds are trying to finish their seasons as they’re both out of the playoff race by a mile. They are in the bottom two spots in the National League Central, sitting 14.5 and 16 games back of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. It’ll be their 11th meeting, with the Pirates winning […]

Our slate of MLB betting predictions and picks will continue on with this next matchup within the National League Central Division. The Pittsburgh Pirates will visit the St. Louis Cardinals for the final game of their current four-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Cardinals prediction and pick. Pirates-Cardinals Projected […]

The 2024 season had its ups and downs for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The debut of Paul Skenes was the highlight but Pittsburgh had plenty of memorable moments from several impact players to make this season a little more tolerable for fans. The Pirates are six wins away from topping their win total from last year […]

Paul Skenes is everything the Pittsburgh Pirates hoped he would be — and more. The 22-year-old is an ace pitcher from the jump, dominating opposing lineups and making history along the way. Few pitchers are this good, especially this early in their careers. Sarah Langs of MLB.com put Skenes’ dominance into historical perspective. Since 1901, […]

Bailey Falter will take the mound for the Pirates in game two of their series with the Cardinals on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Cardinals prediction and pick. Pirates-Cardinals Projected Starters  Bailey Falter vs. Lance Lynn Bailey Falter (8-7) with a 4.20 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP Last Start: Bailey […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Cardinals prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pirates-Cardinals. The Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals are playing out the string. Both teams are enduring the sting of falling short of the playoffs and not having anything to play for in the middle of […]

Some key figures for the Pittsburgh Steelers are impressed with a player who competes for another Steel City franchise. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and player T.J Watt love Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes. “I’m a big fan,” Tomlin said, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “I’m not only a big fan of the product that he’s putting […]

The Kansas City Royals send Michael Wacha to the mound as they face the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Pirates prediction and pick. Royals-Pirates Projected Starters 3 Michael Wacha vs. Mitch Keller Michael Wacha (12-7) with a 3.34 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP Last Start: Wacha went seven innings, […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is a big fan of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes. The Pirates visited the Steelers on Thursday, and the 17-year NFL head coach congratulated Skenes for his record-breaking rookie season thus far. Tomlin also shared why he respects the 22-year-old pitcher, per the Pirates’ X, formerly Twitter account. “Much […]

Luis Ortiz is heading to the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they face the Kansas City Royals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Pirates prediction and pick. Royals-Pirates Projected Starters  Undecided vs. Luis Ortiz Undecided (0-0) with a 0.00 ERA … Last Start: 2024 Road Splits: Luis Ortiz (6-5) with […]

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie starting pitcher Paul Skenes has taken the baseball world by storm, in part due to his ‘splinker’ pitch, and he explained how he perfected that pitch during a recent appearance on MLB Network. “Yeah, so started throwing it when I got to LSU out of the transfer portal it was one of […]

Bailey Falter heads to the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they face the Miami Marlins. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Marlins-Pirates prediction and pick. Marlins-Pirates Projected Starters  Jonathan Bermudez vs. Bailey Falter Jonathan Bermudez (0-0) with a 4.79 ERA and 1.93 WHIP in 4.2 innings on the season. Bailey […]

Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Paul Skenes continues to have a special season, despite his team’s struggles. Skenes set a franchise record for strikeouts by a rookie pitcher, per ESPN. The first-year star now has 151 season strikeouts. Skenes threw for the Bucs on Monday, in a win the team posted over the Miami Marlins. Skenes fanned […]

Adam Oller heads to the mound for the Miami Marlin as they face the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Marlins-Pirates prediction and pick. Marlins-Pirates Projected Starters  Adam Oller vs. Carmen Mlodzinski Adam Oller (1-2) with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP Last Start: Oller went 5.1 innings, giving […]

The Miami Marlins are on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday night. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Marlins-Pirates prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Marlins-Pirates Projected Starters  Valente Bellozo vs. Paul Skenes Valente Bellozo (2-2) with a 3.78 […]

It’s a battle of the Mitchs when the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates square off in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Saturday. Neither of these teams is in the heat of the playoff race, with the Nationals sitting 22 games out of the National League East and 14 games out of the wild card. […]

It is safe to say that the Domingo German era in Pittsburgh has been a complete failure. After another difficult appearance on Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs, the last place Pittsburgh Pirates have made a significant move to one of their more disappointing offseason acquisitions. The Pirates have designated German for assignment according to Robert […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Nationals-Pirates prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Nationals Pirates. The Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates are non-factors in the National League as we head into the final three weeks of the regular season. These teams are building for the future and have some […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are at Wrigley Field for the final time this season to take on the Chicago Cubs. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Cubs prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Pirates-Cubs Projected Starters  Bailey Falter vs. Shota Imanaga  Bailey Falter (6-7) […]

Paul Skenes heads to the mound as the Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Chicago Cubs. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Cubs prediction and pick. Pirates-Cubs Projected Starters  Paul Skenes vs. Justin Steele Paul Skenes (8-2) with a 2.23 ERA and a .95 WHIP Last Start: Skenes went five innings in his […]

It was only last night when it looked as though the Chicago Cubs’ hopes of making it to the playoffs were renewed what with the Atlanta Braves losing some ground in the NL Wild Card race after losing three out of four to the Philadelphia Phillies. However, their heartbreaking 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates […]

Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar has been stripped of his role in the bullpen. Pirates manager Derek Shelton announced the move on Friday, per MLB.com’s Alex Stumpf. “Derek Shelton says David Bednar will be removed from the closer’s role for the short term,” per Stumpf’s X, formerly Twitter. “Pirates will be doing closer by committee.” […]

With the first pick in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Paul Skenes, a pitcher from LSU. As fans waited patiently for Skenes’ highly anticipated call-up after dominating AAA, he eventually made his MLB debut on May 11. However, San Diego Padres rookie Jackson Merrill has been an absolute […]

It is interleague baseball on Labor Day weekend as the Pittsburgh Pirates face the Cleveland Guardians. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Guardians prediction and pick. Pirates-Guardians Projected Starters  Bailey Falter vs. Ben Lively Bailey Falter (6-7) with a 4.25 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP Last Start: Falter went five innings, giving […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates started Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Cubs strong. Pittsburgh led 10-3 after Paul Skenes exited the game after five innings of work. And then everything fell apart. The Cubs roared back and ended up winning the game 14-10, blowing both Skenes’ chances of a win and the team’s potential victory. Skenes’ girlfriend […]

Paul Skenes heads to the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they face the Chicago Cubs. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cubs-Pirates prediction and pick. Cubs-Pirates Projected Starters  Kyle Hendricks vs. Paul Skenes Kyle Hendricks (3-10) with a 6.33 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP Last Start: Hendricks went 4.2 innings […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates will move Oneil Cruz to centerfield, and the hard-hitting shortstop will look to Fernando Tatis Jr. for help. The positional switch, which the team announced Monday, makes sense on paper. Cruz has elite speed and arm strength, making him the perfect defensive outfield weapon. Asked if the change will be permanent, Pirates […]

We set for yet another MLB betting prediction and pick as we head to the National League Central for this next matchup between divisional rivals. The Chicago Cubs will visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second meeting of their current three-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cubs-Pirates prediction and […]

After a hot start to the season the Pittsburgh Pirates have fallen out of the playoff picture with a rough second half. The brutal drop off will likely keep Pittsburgh out of the postseason for the ninth straight year. Pirates manager Derek Shelton is on the hot seat as the team is on pace for […]

The Chicago Cubs stay on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Cubs-Pirates prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Cubs-Pirates Projected Starters  Jameson Taillon vs. Mitch Keller Jameson Taillon (8-8) with a 3.77 ERA, 1.20 […]

Retired Major League Baseball player Barry Bonds is opening up about his time with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The club honored Bonds Saturday, placing him in the Pirates Hall of Fame. Bonds brought excitement and success to the Steel City, and the retired player is grateful for his time there. “It was fun,” Bonds said, per […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Reds-Pirates prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Reds Pirates. Are the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates not yet eliminated from the National League wild card race? Technically yes, but realistically they’re not serious contenders. Let’s keep it simple: They would both need to […]