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The #Pirates are averaging 8.75 runs per game when @BuccoBaseball_ is in attendance this season 👀

[Noah Hiles @_NoahHiles]

That’s a tough way to lose a baseball game. But when you score one run in the first eight innings at Coors Field, you deserve to lose a game like this.

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Genuinely what was the point of Mlodzinski coming off the restricted list if they weren’t gonna use him until Thursday anyways?

Not sure who to blame for that, but it’s incompetence all the way around.

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#Pirates current rotation:

Paul Skenes - 3.00 ERA
Mitch Keller - 3.64 ERA
Carmen Mlodzinski - 3.76 ERA
Braxton Ashcraft - 2.75 ERA
Bubba Chandler - 4.60 ERA

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#Pirates record thru first 50 games by year:

2026: 26-24
2025: 17-33
2024: 23-27
2023: 26-24
2022: 22-28
2021: 19-31
2020: 15-35
2019: 25-25
2018: 28-22
2017: 23-27
2016: 29-21
2015: 26-24
2014: 23-27
2013: 31-19
2012: 25-25
2011: 24-26
2010: 20-30

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#Pirates Paul Skenes hasn’t walked a batter since April 13th

A MONTH!!!

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2026 NL playoff odds (via @fangraphs)

1. Dodgers (99.0%)
2. Braves (96.1%)
3. Cubs (86.3%)
4. Pirates (58.3%)
5. Phillies (55.4%)
6. Brewers (54.9%)
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11. Reds (17.3%)

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During his twelve-game on base streak, Nick Gonzales is hitting .457 🤯

He is now tied for fourth in ALL of baseball in batting average (.333) 🔥

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Is 2026 Joey Bart the worst position player we’ve seen in the Ben Cherington era?

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@TalkinBaseball_ Textbook devil magic

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#Pirates rotation by ERA:

Carmen Mlodzinski - 1.77
Braxton Ashcraft - 2.38
Mitch Keller - 2.86
Bubba Chandler - 3.15
Paul Skenes - 4.00

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And now we get to watch Chandler Simpson and friends bunt all over the defense that can’t field routine grounders!

Who has it better than us?????

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#Pirates 2nd inning:

Flyout
Walk
Single
Walk
Walk
Single
Single
Strikeout
Flyout

4 runs scored 🏴‍☠️

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Oneil Cruz today:

• 4 hits
• 1 XBH
• 3 SB
• On base 5 times
• Extended his MLB-leading hitting streak to 10 games.

[Jason Mackey @JMackey_PGH]

Four-hit game for Oneil Cruz. Average up to .352. Also has three steals. Looks at this point like it may have been logical not to DFA him after the first series. Imagine that.

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Jackson Merrill vs Paul Skenes:

Flyout
Groundout
GIDP

Bridesmaid.

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Cone Update:

Pirates without cone: 1-3, 13 R, -7 DIFF
Pirates with cone: 4-0, 24 R, +12 DIFF

#LetsGoBucs  #HoistTheCone

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Ryan O’Hearn flashing the leather 🔥

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Pirates without cone: 1-3, 13 R, -7 DIFF
Pirates with cone: 2-0, 16 R, +10 DIFF

#LetsGoBucs #HoistTheCone

[Bob Pompeani @KDPomp]

If the #Penguins can believe that an 18-year old kid can go straight to the #NHL and be a factor, like Ben Kindel has done, why can't the #Pirates believe a 19-year old TOP prospect in all of baseball cant do the same thing?

Just wondering