###Pirates @ Braves - 11:35 AM EDT

###Game Status: Scheduled

###Links & Info

• Venue: Truist Park
• TV: National: Roku
• Radio: Pirates: KDKA-FM 93.7, Braves: La Mejor 1600/1460/1130 AM (es), 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

|NLC Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)| |:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |1|Milwaukee Brewers|49|34|- (-)|-|- (-)| |2|St. Louis Cardinals|42|40|6.5 (74)|3|- (-)| |3|Pittsburgh Pirates|39|43|9.5 (71)|7|3.0 (78)| |4|Cincinnati Reds|39|44|10.0 (70)|9|3.5 (77)| |5|Chicago Cubs|39|45|10.5 (69)|10|4.0 (76)|

###Division Scoreboard CHC @ MIL 02:10 PM EDT

CIN @ STL 02:15 PM EDT

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Ben Cherington doesn’t want this team to win. He’s expecting the bottom to fall out so he can sell and fan reactions won’t be as bad when he shuts down Skenes and Jones later this season. Just a true loser gm that can’t get fired soon enough.

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#Pirates @ Braves - Sat, Jun 29

###Game Status: Final - Score: 2-1 Braves

###Links & Info

• MLB Gameday

• Game Graphs

• Savant Gamefeed

###Decisions

• Winner: Daysbel Hernández (2-0, 0.00)
• Loser: Kyle Nicolas (0-2, 4.70)

###Division Scoreboard CIN 9 @ STL 4 - Final

CHC 5 @ MIL 3 - Final

Next Pirates Game: Sun, Jun 30, 11:35 AM EDT @ Braves

^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^06/29/2024 ^^^08:06:51 ^^^PM ^^^EDT

During the radio broadcast Reynolds extended his hitting streak in the top of the 9th, he acted like it was a 450ft no-doubter.

Thankfully the Duvall dropped it, but come on man. Keep it together until something actually happens.

Oh well.

Let’s go bucks!

……..

Pirates @ Braves Saturday, 06/29/2024 6:46pm Reynolds 3B to extend hitting streak to 25 Reached on ball dropped by RF.

(jk)

joe block is great!

Swing and a foul, barely got a piece.

SWING AND A MISS STRIKES HIM OUT! 103 MPH from aroms Chapman. He leads all lefties in strikeouts.

25

#Pirates @ Braves - Sat, Jun 29

###Game Status: Final - Score: 2-1 Braves

###Links & Info

• Current conditions at Truist Park: 84°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 6 mph, Calm

• TV: Pirates: SportsNet-PIT, Braves: Bally Sports Southeast

• Radio: Pirates: KDKA-FM 93.7, Braves: 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan

• MLB Gameday

• Game Graphs

• Savant Gamefeed

###Decisions

• Winner: Daysbel Hernández (2-0, 0.00)
• Loser: Kyle Nicolas (0-2, 4.70)

###Division Scoreboard CIN 9 @ STL 4 - Final

CHC 5 @ MIL 3 - Final

^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^06/29/2024 ^^^10:23:31 ^^^PM ^^^EDT

This team will never do anything if they can not win more than two or three games in a row.

This team will never do anything with this manager because it just seems like he is never in a panic mode, or has any urgency to win, he's totally fine just floating around 500.

just my opinion

###Pirates @ Braves - 04:10 PM EDT

###Game Status: Pre-Game

###Links & Info

• Current conditions at Truist Park: 86°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 10 mph, R To L
• TV: Pirates: SportsNet-PIT, Braves: Bally Sports Southeast
• Radio: Pirates: KDKA-FM 93.7, Braves: 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

|NLC Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)| |:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |1|Milwaukee Brewers|49|33|- (-)|-|- (-)| |2|St. Louis Cardinals|42|39|6.5 (75)|3|- (-)| |3|Pittsburgh Pirates|39|42|9.5 (72)|6|3.0 (79)| |4|Cincinnati Reds|38|44|11.0 (70)|9|4.5 (77)| |5|Chicago Cubs|38|45|11.5 (69)|10|5.0 (76)|

###Division Scoreboard CIN 0 @ STL 0 Warmup

CHC @ MIL 04:10 PM EDT

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#Pirates @ Braves - Fri, Jun 28

###Game Status: Final - Score: 6-1 Braves

###Links & Info

• MLB Gameday

• Game Graphs

• Savant Gamefeed

###Decisions

• Winner: Charlie Morton (5-4, 3.89)
• Loser: Martín Pérez (1-4, 5.28)

###Division Scoreboard CHC 2 @ MIL 4 - Final

CIN 0 @ STL 1 - Game Over

Next Pirates Game: Sat, Jun 29, 04:10 PM EDT @ Braves

^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^06/28/2024 ^^^10:57:34 ^^^PM ^^^EDT

I think a sinker would be the obvious choice. I'd love to see a two seamer in as well, or a big slow curve

#Pirates @ Braves - Fri, Jun 28

###Game Status: Final - Score: 6-1 Braves

###Links & Info

• Current conditions at Truist Park: 88°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 8 mph, L To R

• TV: Pirates: SportsNet-PIT, Braves: Bally Sports Southeast

• Radio: Pirates: KDKA-FM 93.7, Braves: 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan

• MLB Gameday

• Game Graphs

• Savant Gamefeed

###Decisions

• Winner: Charlie Morton (5-4, 3.89)
• Loser: Martín Pérez (1-4, 5.28)

###Division Scoreboard CHC 2 @ MIL 4 - Final

CIN 0 @ STL 1 - Final

^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^06/29/2024 ^^^12:10:14 ^^^AM ^^^EDT

Since his debut on May 11th, Paul Skenes ranks:

• 12th in ERA (2.14)
• 6th in FIP (2.51)
• 4th in SIERA (2.43)
• 4th in K rate (33.7%)
• 6th lowest Walk Rate (4.4%)

Obviously the most hyped pitching prospect since Strasburg debuted, but he's delivering even above the insane hype. Also seems like such a good dude. Can't wait to see this continue for years to come.

With Jon Heyman coming out saying we are telling teams we are trading pitching prospects for bats, what are some pickups you think could benefit us? For me it’s Taylor Ward

###Pirates @ Braves - 07:20 PM EDT

###Game Status: Pre-Game

###Links & Info

• Current conditions at Truist Park: 88°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 8 mph, In From CF
• TV: Pirates: SportsNet-PIT, Braves: Bally Sports Southeast
• Radio: Pirates: KDKA-FM 93.7, Braves: 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

|NLC Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)| |:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |1|Milwaukee Brewers|48|33|- (-)|-|- (-)| |2|St. Louis Cardinals|41|39|6.5 (76)|3|- (-)| |3|Pittsburgh Pirates|39|41|8.5 (74)|5|2.0 (81)| |4|Cincinnati Reds|38|43|10.0 (72)|9|3.5 (79)| |5|Chicago Cubs|38|44|10.5 (71)|10|4.0 (78)|

###Division Scoreboard CHC @ MIL 08:10 PM EDT

CIN @ STL 08:15 PM EDT

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I am coming to PNC Park for the first time on July 4. Day game. It's been a bucket list visit since I was a kid. My sister can not sit in sunlight. Any suggestions on sections in the shade? We don't mind sitting high up, just need shade. Thanks in advance!

Hi, I was here a few months ago on the anniversary of Ike Davis's arrival. How about that Paul Skenes.

Today's ten-year anniversary trade is what Jerry Dipoto straight-up called a swap of "struggling closer for struggling closer." Jason Grilli had been excellent in 2013, but had a rough start to 2014 and missed a month with an oblique injury. During that time, (1) Mark Melancon was fantastic and (2) Jason Grilli's book came out, which had a bunch of quotes that made him seem like a jerk (“I was going to be practically standing in the soup line on the Triple A disabled list … I made about sixty grand for the year, etc). He was also 37 and reportedly unhappy about pitching outside of the closer role.

Ernesto Frieri had spent the past two seasons closing for the Angels after his arrival from San Diego. He was something of a three-true-outcomes pitcher who was good as long as the strikeout percentages remained high enough. He had some rough outings to start 2014, figured it out for an excellent month of May, and melted down again in June.

Jerry Dipoto said that the Angels and Pirates spent seven minutes negotiating this trade. Apparently, neither guy could get a direct flight between Pittsburgh and Kansas City (where the Angels were playing). Inside a bathroom at Chicago O'Hare airport, the two pitchers recognized each other and met for the first time. How about that.

Frieri ended up throwing 10.2 innings in Pittsburgh and allowed 12 earned runs in that time. He was sent to the minors in August and released in September. Grilli bounced almost all the way back in Anaheim, pitched two scoreless innings for them in the playoffs, and ended up closing games for Atlanta in 2015. The Pirates lost this trade, sorry.

A much deeper dive into this trade can be found at this link to the Trades Ten Years Later Substack. I didn't bother posting here for the June 1 anniversary of Bryan Morris being traded for the draft pick that was used to select Connor Joe, but I'll throw that in here as well if you don't mind.

Just gonna think out loud on this post.

Henry Davis, our former number 1 pick, will be turning 25 soon. His struggles are well documented. A career .197/.292/.319 slash, which equals a career .611 OPS and 70 OPS+

We have 3 catchers who can be considered better. First is Joey Bart. Listen, he isn’t going to maintain his 150 OPS+ he put up in a small sample size, but his career OPS+ of 84 is still better than Davis. I would also have to assume his veteran presence is worth something and has similar defensive capabilities.

Next is Jason Delay. I love this guy, he’s never going to lead the league in WAR but I feel his floor is relatively safe. He’s rocking an 85 OPS+ since the start of 2023. I feel like he’s a less impressive defender physically but also better game manager. You would have to assume Davis’ potential is higher than Delay and Bart, but he’s given us no reason to be excited for this potential.

Finally, Endy. He didn’t take the league by storm last year but is the youngest of the players mentioned. He appears to be the strongest defender as well based off a glance at baseball savant, and I have to assume his offense will wake up when he returns.

I’m pretty worried about Henry Davis. This isn’t meant to be a doomer post or impulsive, it’s just stating the truth at this point. He needs to start putting some hits together soon.

Is it crazy to think this team could have as many as 4 all-stars? Skenes should be a lock, Keller and Holderman not making it would be insanity, and BRey has been unreal this month and his numbers stack up to pretty much every other outfielder. Honestly you could probably throw Jones in there too. Just kinda crazy to think about.