Charlie Morton put together his strongest start since the 2nd of July, but the Pirate bullpen imploded allowing the Marlins to take the first game of the eight-game homestand 6-3 on Tuesday night. Morton went seven strong innings after working out of two jams. With runners on first and second with one out in the second, Morton induced a fly out and a ground out to end the inning. He worked out of another jam in the fourth after the Marlins tied things at one. With runners on the corners, ... Read More
Pirates Can’t Comeback From Liriano’s Rough Start, Fall 6-1
The St. Louis Cardinals jumped on Francisco Liriano early for three runs in the first and the Pirate offense couldn't repeat their 12-run barrage from a night ago in a 6-1 loss on Saturday night. Liriano started off his night allowing three straight hits --including a lead-off single by Matt Carpenter, who was the fifth player in-a-row to lead-off the game with a hit -- and five of the first seven Cardinals to reach base in route to a Pirates 3-0 hole after a half inning. "I tried to use ... Read More
Pirates Position Preview: Middle/Long Relief
The Pirate bullpen was an anchor of the team last year as they were handed small leads many times over the course of the 2013 season and, for the most part, succeeded in bridging the gap between starter and setup/closer. Jeanmar Gomez: 2013: 3 - 0, 3.35 ERA in 80 2/3 IN with 53 strikeouts and 28 walks. Gomez proved more valuable than just a reliever last season as he made 8 spot starts for the Pirates in place of the injured Wandy Rodriguez. In those eight starts between May 1st and June ... Read More
Pirates sweep Cubs to go to 11 over .500
Remember last offseason when Pirates fans started the hashtag, #EJaxtoBucs on Twitter? Pirates fans made it their mission to get Edwin Jackson in black and yellow. Jackson instead opted to sign with the Washington Nationals and signed a huge deal with the Chicago Cubs in the offseason. If Pirates fans could, they would probably take away the day that hashtag was born as Jackson has been horrible. Jackson entered play with a 1-6 record and a 5.76 ERA. While the Pirates have a history of making ... Read More