This headline may seem like an April Fool’s joke to you if you’re not in the habit of paying attention to Pirates baseball. But while Monday was indeed April 1, it was no joke that the Pirates defeated Washington, 8-4, at Nationals Park to improve to 5-0 to start the 2024 campaign. Marco Gonzales started… read more

After splitting their first series of the season 2-2 against Tampa Bay, The Toronto Blue Jays looked towards the next opponent on the calendar, the Houston Astros. Houston has remained without a win this season after losing every game of their opening series against the Yankees, and thus have been winless outside of spring training… read more

During a cloudy and windy opener at Coors Field, the Colorado Rockies found themselves unable to find any offense as they were shutout by the Chicago Cubs 5-0, wasting a quality outing by starter Dakota Hudson on Monday. In a classic pitcher’s duel, Hudson matched Japanese import Shota Imanaga pitch for pitch. Making his Rockies… read more

Shota Imanaga was fantastic in his Chicago Cubs debut allowing just one hit and striking out nine in the Cubs’ 5-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday. The game was not only his Cubs debut but also his Major League Baseball debut and the first game of the year at Wrigley Field. Imanaga took… read more

It hasn’t exactly been the greatest start of the season for the Colorado Rockies as the team dropped three of four to the Arizona Diamondbacks to begin the year. Expectations for the rebuilding Rockies are low, but they didn’t do much to inspire hope for the future in their first series. After getting blown out… read more

Ryan Feltner pitched much better than the 5-1 loss the Colorado Rockies suffered on Sunday as they dropped the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Felter spent the offseason embracing his profile as a power pitcher. During Spring Training he made efforts to improve his fastball command, enabling him to better utilize his four-pitch mix…. read more

Back during spring training, if someone had predicted that a rookie pitcher would go on to record 10 strikeouts in his Major League debut with the Pirates in 2024, you likely would have thought of Paul Skenes, right? How could it not be Skenes, the hulking phenom who was the first pick in the 2023… read more

After being outscored 23-4 in the first two games of the season, the Colorado Rockies (1-2) finally got in the win column as they defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-1) by a score of 9-4 on Saturday night. The Rockies’ offense tallied 10 hits in total, including four extra-base hits as they kept pace with a Diamondbacks… read more

What a great day for a ballgame. Let’s play two! The Pirates 2024 campaign kicked off Thursday afternoon with a 6-5, 12-inning victory over the Marlins down in Miami, Florida. The Buccos won again on Friday night by a score of 7-2. Pittsburgh is now 2-0 as I write this article, but that could change… read more

After losing 16-1 on Opening Day to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Colorado Rockies failed to keep up with the red-hot Snakes as they fell to 0-2 on the season after losing 7-3 on Friday night. Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly dazzled on the mound, stifling Rockies hitters over 6 2/3 innings of work. He allowed just… read more