PNC Park - Gerrit Cole pitched six innings of five hit, two run ball and the top of the Pirates order continued to remain hot as the Pirates defeated the Diamondbacks 6 - 2 on Friday night extending their lead over Arizona to 9 1/2 games and their NL Central lead over the Cardinals to three. Cole went through the Arizona lineup once easily before experiencing trouble in the fourth. He would pitch around Paul Goldschmidt to start the inning before walking Aaron Hill. A wild pitch would then ... Read More
Pirates Gameday: Wandy Update, Hurdle Talks Cole’s Innings Limit
The Pirates (71 - 49) look to straight the ship after a 1 - 5 road trip that has dropped their NL Central lead to two games. Another team chasing them for a playoff spot, The Arizona Diamondbacks (62 - 57) invade PNC Park for a 3-game set starting tonight. Gerrit Cole (5 - 5, 3.95 ERA) will face Brandon McCarthy (2 - 6, 4.73 ERA). Leading Off The Diamondbacks trail the Pirates by 8 1/2 games going in to tonight's contest. A series victory by the Bucs could go a long way to locking up their ... Read More
Gee Continues Dominance of Pirates, Mets Win 4 – 2
PNC Park – Dillon Gee continued his dominance over the Pirates as he went 6 2/3 innings of one run ball (unearned) as the Mets avoided a sweep of the Pirates by the score of 4 - 2. Gee had a 2 – 0 record with a 1.73 ERA in 26 innings (4 starts) coming into today’s game against the Pirates while striking out 19 and walking six. It was more of the same on Sunday as he went 6 2/3 innings while holding the Pirates to five hits while striking out two. The Mets did their damage in the first off ... Read More
Pirate Bats Stay Hot In 10 – 3 Victory Over Brewers
PNC Park -- The Pirates continued to break out the bats and Gerrit Cole recovered from a shaky first inning as the Buccos continued to exercise their demons against the Brewers 10 – 3 on Friday night. It was Gerrit Cole’s fourth victory in as many tries to start his ML career. It ended an eventful day that saw the organization introduce Austin Meadows earlier that afternoon. The Brewers got to Cole fast in the first as Nori Aoki walked on four pitches to start the game off and Jean Segura and ... Read More
You won’t forget your first time
There's nothing like the first time. There really isn't. Wait, I guess that was phrased poorly. There's nothing like making your Major League debut. Yeah, that's better. It's nothing that I or any of you reading this can relate to. It's an honor that the elite athletes get to experience in their respective sports. For the Pirates, there have been some memorable debuts lately. Andrew McCutchen performed well in his in 2009. Pedro Alvarez showcased his power when he arrived on the scene in 2010. ... Read More
Gerrit Cole “very likely to make debut on Tuesday”
With Jeanmar Gomez on the 15-day DL and Wandy Rodriguez leaving his last start early because of inflammation in his forearm, the Pirates have an opening for next Tuesday's start. While Charlie Morton and James McDonald were both thought to be possibilities, it looks as if the Pirates will go another route against the defending World Series champs. According to Michael Sanserino of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates top prospect Gerrit Cole "will very likely make his debut on Tuesday ... Read More
Pirates have four prospects in Top 100
MLB.com put out their list of Top 100 Prospects tonight. The Pittsburgh Pirates have four prospects that made the list. Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon were the most notable. Cole, the right-handed prospect, is one of the top prospects that is league-ready for the Pirates. Last season he went 5-1 with a 2.55 ERA in Class A, 3-6 with a 2.90 ERA in Double-A, and 1-0 in six scoreless innings in his only start in Triple-A. The Pirates haven't said that they'll be bringing him up to Pittsburgh ... Read More
Nationals Show Pirates How to Handle Gerrit Cole
Just when you thought the Pirates had the most heartbreaking end to their season, the Washington Nationals swooped in to take the top prize. The Nats blew a two run lead in the ninth inning by surrendering four runs to the St. Louis Cardinals. The game five loss ended Washington's incredible run and first postseason appearance since moving from Montreal in 2005. Entering the playoffs with the most wins in baseball, the divisional series loss has to be considered premature; however, given the ... Read More
Pirates top 20 prospects
1. RHP Gerrit Cole (AA): Cole may not be dominating the minors like some hoped, but he’s been pitching well since joining the Pirates system and his stuff has been as advertised. He still looks like a frontline starter and 200 inning+ workhorse. 2. RHP Jameson Taillon (AA): Taillon joined Cole in AA Altoona last week, and had an impressive debut, pitching five shutout innings while striking out six. Taillon, like Cole has had good but not great minor league numbers. Cole and Taillon are 1a ... Read More