Pirates Notebook: Andrew McCutchen Scratched From Lineup
Andrew McCutchen has missed only 10 games since the start of 2011. (Photo Credit: David Hague)
What a two months it has been for Starling Marte. The Pirates left fielder has evolved from a potential-packed-but-raw leadoff hitter to a possible All-Star.
Marte was set to have a day off before the team’s scheduled off-day Monday, but Andrew McCutchen is a late scratch due to right...
Astros 4, Pirates 2
The Pirates’ suffered from a rare letdown by the bullpen on Saturday night, but the offense was the true culprit in a disappointing loss to the Astros that evened this weekend’s series.
Houston starter (and former Bucco) Erik Bedard kept the Bucs at bay for six innings. They notched two runs against him with seven hits, but couldn’t build a sustained rally against their teammate...
Astros 4, Pirates 2
The Pirates’ suffered from a rare letdown by the bullpen on Saturday night, but the offense was the true culprit in a disappointing loss to the Astros that evened this weekend’s series.
Houston starter (and former Bucco) Erik Bedard kept the Bucs at bay for six innings. They notched two runs against him with seven hits, but couldn’t build a sustained rally against their teammate...
Pirates lose to Astros in 11 innings
Final: Astros 4, Pirates 2 (box)
WP: Jose Cisnero (1-0, 4.00 ERA)
LP: Bryan Morris (1-2, 3.68 ERA)
SV: Jose Veras (6, 3.71 ERA)
A.J. Burnett pitched stellar, as usual, giving up just one run over seven innings. He did walk four batters and give up five hits, but was helped out by seven strikeouts and two double plays. Burnett has a 2.57 ERA this season in ten starts and somehow the...
Pirates Lose 4-2: Andrew McCutchen, A.J. Burnett Still Good at Baseball
Another quality start for A.J. Burnett was not enough. (Photo Credit: David Hague)
Seeing the Houston Astros again must make the Pirates nostalgic for last year, when Andrew McCutchen and A.J. Burnett strapped the team to their back in the first half and carried them to first place on their own will.
So it was again for the Pirates (25-18) in a 4-2 loss Saturday night at PNC Park...
Scouting the 2013 MLB Draft: Loganville, Georgia’s Clint Frazier
Two separate things are true about Loganville, GA outfielder Clint Frazier: he is, almost, universally rated as a top 5 prospect in this year’s draft and he is, in my opinion, very underrated.
Everyone in the baseball draft media seems like to like Clint Frazier, but no one loves him. Until now.
I’m here to profess my love for Clint Frazier.
He swings hard. He runs hard. He throws...
Pirates beat Astros on most Astros play ever
Final: Pirates 5, Astros 4 (box)
WP: Justin Wilson (4-0, 1.40 ERA)
LP: Edgar Gonzalez (0-1, 7.43 ERA)
Jeanmar Gomez had his worst start after being pretty solid in his first three. He pitched 4 2/3 innings and gave up four runs, three of which were earned. He struck out just one and gave up five hits and two walks.
One person I was sad to see the organization and am glad to see in...
Pirates 5, Astros 4
The Pirates were in significant danger of an embarrassing loss to the Astros for most  of the night on Friday…but in the end, the Astros were the ones embarrassed. Badly.
The bottom of the ninth inning was an absolute mess. Only one person truly did something right in the inning – Andrew McCutchen singled to right to put men on the corners with one out. Marte had reached...
Andrew McCutchen Cuts Fan’s Hair
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Pirates 4, Brewers 3
A walk off homer by Andrew McCutchen gave the Bucs a thrilling 12-inning win over the Brewers on Tuesday night.
Cutch had hit two balls very well earlier in the game only to see them die at the warning track, and he had suffered a similar fate in Monday’s game. When he flew out to the right-center field wall in the seventh, though, it showed that he was ready to go off – heâ...
Number 22 gives Pirates win number 22
Last night, everything went the Brewers’ way.  Tonight, the Pirates caught their share of breaks and did what they needed to get to the 12th inning and win, 4-3, on Andrew McCutchen’s walkoff homerun.  The win was the Pirates’ 22nd of the year; it’s fitting that number 22 won the game. Early on, tonight’s game…
Here’s Andrew McCutchen’s Fourth Career Walk-off Home Run
One of our favorite players around the league, The Dread Pirate is finding his way once again.
We were actually watching this game live (illegally – MLB blackout restrictions can’t keep us down) when McCutchen went boom off the last arm in the Brewers bullpen, poor Mike Fiers. Pirates win 4-3 in a thriller. And the Pirates are hanging tough at 22-17. They’re not going to the...
Pirates 4, Brewers 3(12)
Andrew McCutchen homered leading off the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
McCutchen hit a 2-2 pitch from Mike Fiers (0-2) into the right-center field stands for his fifth home run of the season and the fourth game-ending shot of his career.
Pittsburgh's Jose Tabata had three hits, Russell...
Horseshoe Is On the Other Foot as Pirates Walk Off on Brewers
Milwaukee always seems to have luck on its side when the Brewers play Pittsburgh. Not on Tuesday.
Andrew McCutchen’s solo home run in the 12th inning gave the Pirates two wins in their last three games against the Brewers. Photo Credit: David Hague
Andrew McCutchen hit a solo home run off Mike Fiers in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Pirates a come-from-behind 4-3 win...
My oh My! Top play of the week for the Seattle Mariners (video)
Goin’ Yard
The Mariners are officially rolling.
May has been very good to us fans so far, and with the Mariners taking down Oakland on Sunday afternoon, second place in the AL West is now becoming more of a reality than it has been in a very long time.
Pitching has been great. Runs are being scored. And defensive gems have been key.
Three things you look for in a winning baseball...
Game 35: Mets 3 Pirates 2
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In the early moments of Little Big League, young Billy Heywood is considering naming himself manager of the Twins and he gets grilled by the team's pitching coach about what to do in various baseball situations. At one point, the pitching coach asks Billy what to do late in a close game with a runner on first base for a hitter in the middle of...
Mets 3, Pirates 2
Center fielder Juan Lagares robbed Andrew McCutchen of a go-ahead hit in the top of the ninth inning, then pinch-hitter Mike Baxter's single in the bottom half sent the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday night.
Baxter delivered his second winning pinch-hit in three days. His 10th-inning single Tuesday beat the Chicago White Sox.
This time, Baxter batted...
Projection Systems See Pirates Finishing Just Over .500
FanGraphs projects Andrew McCutchen to finish the season with a 5.4 WAR. (Photo Credit: David Hague)
FanGraphs unveiled two new features Thursday, depth charts and projected standings. Supreme Overlord of FanGraphs (unofficial title) Dave Cameron explains how they work and how to use them. The key takeaway is that the standings use a combination of ZIPS and Steamer projection systems...
First Pitch: Could the Pirates be 31-23 at the End of May?
We heard at the start of the season how the Pittsburgh Pirates had one of the toughest early season schedules in the game. Despite that schedule, the Pirates are 17-14, in second place in the NL Central, and sitting with the fifth highest winning percentage in the National League. They swept the Reds, took three of five against the Cardinals, and took three of four each against the...
Pirates Notebook: Five Things We Have Learned About Pirates Hitters
Andrew McCutchen’s offensive numbers are down, but his approach is better than ever. (Photo Credit: David Hague)
It’s a three-word term you will hear often early in the season: small sample size.
Carlos Gomez leads the NL in batting average? Small sample size. Chris Davis is second in the majors in OPS? Small sample size. B.J. Upton is last in the NL in on-base percentage?
You...
Starling Marte: Key to Pirates Success
Starling Marte has been right in the middle for the Pirates early season success
Throughout my last couple of articles I have shifted away from covering the Pittsburgh Pirates, but this article I am back to cover the main reason to their early season success. The Pirates are currently 17-14, 3 games back of NL Central leading St. Louis Cardinals. The reason for the Pirates success...
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals – Game 30
Boy.  That Andrew McCutchen really kills the Nationals doesn’t he?  Cutch has eleven homers against the Natinals (not a mistake).  The only team he has more against is the Brewers.  That’s stunning considering the Nationals are 13th in starts against for Cutch.  In 24 games Cutch has a slash line of  .456/.514/.933 for an OPS…
Andrew McCutchen Dominates the Nationals
Many players become comfortable playing against teams and pitchers they see all them time. But I have never seen a hitter dominate teams pitchers like Andrew McCutchen dominates the Nationals pitchers. It is down right impressive. Normally a player will have the number of a certain pitcher, but for McCutchen it doesn’t matter who it is, he is free swinging and dropping bombs. He...
Nationals Travel North To Play Second-Place Pirates
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The Washington Nationals (15-14) just split a series against their rival Atlanta Braves by winning the final two games of a four-game series at Turner Field. They will look to keep that momentum going as they continue their road trip up north against the Pittsburg Pirates (16-12).
The Pirates started out hot at the beginning of last season, and had a first-place 48-37...
Andrew McCutchen, Pirates Introduce Themselves in ‘Saturday Night Live’-Style Clip (Video)
The Pittsburgh Pirates are winning and have tons of young, exciting players. So, naturally, they’ve decided to a video mashup introducing themselves Saturday Night Live-style.
Andrew McCutchen and Co. (or whoever the Pirates have working in their video room) spared no expense to make their presentation look like Saturday’s No. 1 sketch comedy show (because it’s the only Saturday...
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