Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - April 14, 2024

Pirates fans get one last insult after watching playoff hopes dieThe Pittsburgh Pirates are officially out of the postseason race. But apparently, that wasn't painful enough. After the Pirates swept the Kansas City Royals ove

Paul Skenes revives tired WBC excuse after Pirates season slips awayThe Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t miss the postseason because of one player, one stretch or one bad decision. But if you’re making a list of reasons why a team that

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Prospect Phillies traded for Michael Lorenzen just made MLB history for TaiwanThe past five seasons of Philadelphia Phillies baseball has been one of the most prosperous eras in franchise history, despite their failure to capture a World

Alex McFarlane, Bryan Rincon are the Paul Owens award winnersThese two have earned it

Rafael Flores Jr.’s colorful quote captures why Pirates trust him in big momentsRafael Flores Jr. might have delivered the best explanation possible for why the Pittsburgh Pirates have grown so comfortable putting him in important situation

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Playoff Predictions Entering Last Week 🔮Projecting how the Phillies will fare as a dangerous wild card team 📲

Pirates offense just embarrassed the Steelers in the funniest possible wayFor years, Pittsburgh sports fans have been able to count on at least one thing: If one of the city’s teams was going to have trouble scoring, it was probably g

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Skenes Blames WBC for VelocityPirates ace feels tournament is 'root' of drop this season (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Three up, three down: Sept. 14 - 20This did not feel like a good week for the Phillies

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Jesús Luzardo injury could be bullpen blessing in disguise as Phillies near playoffsThe Philadelphia Phillies whittled their magic number all the way down to three after Sunday’s resounding victory over the New York Mets, and now appear poised

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MLB Power Rankings Entering Final Week 🔢Where the Pirates stand as they finish out the season ➡️

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Ricky Bottalico gives heartfelt thanks to Phillies fans following the death of his brotherFollowing the death of his brother Jeffrey, Ricky Bottalico gave a heartfelt reponse to Phillies fans.

If Jesus Luzardo is a playoff reliever, when do you use him?When does the deployment happen?

Pirates bullpen collapse made their 2026 playoff miss feel inevitableThere will be plenty of blame to go around when the Pittsburgh Pirates begin dissecting why a season that carried legitimate postseason expectations will end wi

Phillies news: Jesus Luzardo, Orion Kerkering, Alex BregmanA day off, thank God.

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Pirates Braxton Ashcraft injury has no structural damageThe Bucs got some good injury news over the weekend.

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That’s more like it: Phillies 7, Mets 2One that they needed

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Latest MLB Playoff Picture 👀6 spots up for grabs with one week left. Full standings 📲

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Pirates’ playoff elimination makes Brandon Lowe decision their first major test of 2027 ambitionThe Pittsburgh Pirates can officially stop pretending there is anything left to play for in 2026 beyond pride, development and perhaps finally finishing with a

Royals vs. Pirates (09/20/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-3 win vs. Kansas City Royals 🎥

Phillies vs. Mets (09/20/2026)

Full highlights from Philadelphia Phillies' 7-2 win vs. New York Mets 🎥

PCA's 45th HR Ties Schwarber 😯

Battle for MLB lead coming down to the wire

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Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Michael Wacha vs. Lake BacharThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

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Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez tries to spark slumping Phillies players with direct call-outTo say the Phillies have had a rollercoaster season would be an understatement. The Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of the Phillies has impacted nearly the whole team. F

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The bullpen. Now what?There really has to be some kind of plan

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Trade Ideas for Every Team 💡1 Move each squad wishes they could make this season

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Phillies news: Brandon Marsh, Orion Kerkering, Jose RamirezIt’s getting bad out there

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Phillies remove all doubt about Orion Kerkering’s fall from grace with late-night moveA career in Major League Baseball can be a fickle thing. The potential to become famous across the nation and earn life-altering sums of money also comes with t

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6 Phillies who are playing their way out of team's 2027 plans down the stretchThe Philadelphia Phillies are just about set to reach their fifth straight postseason, barring an epic collapse. Every fan will be waiting with bated breath to

Royals vs. Pirates (09/19/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 6-5 win vs. Kansas City Royals 🎥

Embarrassing: Mets 10, Phillies 3Pick your adjective for “terrible”

Phillies vs. Mets (09/19/2026)

Full highlights from New York Mets' 10-3 win vs. Philadelphia Phillies 🎥

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Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Noah Cameron vs. Bubba ChandlerThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

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Henry Davis helped shape Pirates future even if his own is running outHenry Davis has spent the past few years proving he can be a major-league catcher. The question now is whether he’s done enough to remain the Pittsburgh Pirates

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Jonathan Bowlan injury gives Phillies another ticking clock before MLB playoffs beginThe Philadelphia Phillies are simultaneously in good shape and in a world of trouble. The club is on the cusp of clinching a playoff spot for the fifth straight

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Brandon Lowe's openness to a Pirates extension means nothing given team's stingy historyThe Pittsburgh Pirates just had another door open to them after Brandon Lowe's comments on a extension. However, them walking through is, at best, uncertain.

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Minor League POY For Every Team 🏆B/R's top prospect performers of MiLB season for every squad ➡️

Phillies All-Star One and Dones: The 1990s, Part 1Remembering some guys, both laudatory and derogatorily

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Justin Crawford's silent step forward could change his Phillies futureThe evolution we've been waiting for.

How did you come up with username here at The Good Phight?Whooooo are you? Who who? Who who?

Phillies news: Jesus Luzardo, bullpen, Aaron JudgeInjury haziness? The Phillies? Never.

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It's time for Phillies fans to trust Aaron Nola after another pre-playoff gem vs MetsAaron Nola is pitcher better than he has since the ink dried on his $172 million contract. Can he keep it up for the playoffs?

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Breaking down the Pirates' prospects and potential breakouts on Arizona Fall League rostersThe Pittsburgh Pirates’ season might be winding down, but there will still be plenty of meaningful baseball for the organization to follow this fall. Pittsburgh

Nopener: Mets 6, Phillies 3Open and shut case, Johnson.

Royals vs. Pirates (09/18/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 8-5 win vs. Kansas City Royals 🎥

Braxton Ashcraft shutdown comes with one huge silver lining for PiratesThe Pittsburgh Pirates almost certainly won't see Braxton Ashcraft pitch again this season. Considering how important the right-hander has become to Pittsburgh'

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Livvy Dunne Claps Back at Fan ✋Influencer defends BF Paul Skenes with 'South Park' meme after troll comment

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Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Randy Dobnak vs. Paul SkenesThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Don Kelly accidentally highlighted Henry Davis' biggest problem with attempted complimentHenry Davis hit his 10th home run of the season Thursday, and if you've watched Davis hit for any length of time, you can probably picture it without even seein

Don, for the love of God, stop warming up the relievers to not use themWe’ll use more couth that the actual baseball term for it

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Phillies fans will exhale after postgame update on Mets' traumatic Jared Young injuryThere was positive news after the collsion during Thursday's Phillies, Mets divisional matchup.

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Three young players that could be stars next season for PiratesThe Bucs have some good young talent.

Two Phillies Offensive Trends to MentionWake the Phillies up when September ends.

Phillies on the Pharm: 9/18/2026Reading advances to the Championship round!

Pirates suddenly have an exciting Rafael Flores Jr. problem to solveA year ago, Rafael Flores Jr. was nothing more than an intriguing name in the David Bednar trade. He could hit; that much was fairly clear. Whether he could cat

Has Zack Wheeler regained your confidence?It looks like the old Wheeler is back

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Paul Skenes Trade Ideas 💡Which New York team offers better package for Pirates ace? 📲

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Ranking Every Team's Best Rookie in 2026 🔢Where Andrew Painter stands among standout first-year players ➡️

Phillies News: José Urquidy, Brandon Marsh, Jesús LuzardoOne last trip to Queens.

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What a Phillies World Seres blueprint looks like with MLB playoffs on the horizonThe Philadelphia Phillies can be an infuriating team to watch. Whether it’s a sieve-like bullpen, braindead baserunning, little league defense, or a lineup that

Pirates keep rewriting the rules to justify Ben Cherington's jobA year ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates made the standard perfectly clear: “The goal is to make the playoffs in 2026. Period. Full stop." That's what president Travi

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Pirates send three top prospects to Arizona Fall LeagueThree young Bucs are heading to the desert!

Nothing Good: Phillies 3, Mets 0It’s a Phillies-Mets four-game series. I hope everyone has their nuclear apocalypse bunkers ready!

Pirates may never have a better chance to extend Oneil Cruz than they do right nowFor years, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been waiting for Oneil Cruz to emerge as a cornerstone to build around. After last season's massive step back, it seemed

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Phillies sign Jesús Luzardo replacement for stretch run, add trade deadline arm to 60-Day ILWho doesn't love a last-ditch effort?

Pirates’ franchise home run record makes another October absence sting even moreThe Pittsburgh Pirates spent much of last offseason trying to fix the most obvious flaw on their roster: They needed power. They needed more legitimate threats

Brewers vs. Pirates (09/17/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 7-4 win vs. Milwaukee Brewers 🎥

City of sin is a pity on a whim: Phillies vs. Mets series previewThe Phillies need wins. Will they find them at Citi Field?

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Kyle Harrison vs. Wilber DotelThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Pirates’ September surge just eliminated Bob Nutting’s favorite offseason excuseBob Nutting handed Pittsburgh the measuring stick back in April. He said the Pirates should expect to chase the postseason and play important games down the str

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Why Rafael Marchan should be the Phillies' playoff backup catcher over Garrett StubbsDefense wins (playoff) games.

Do you think Cristopher Sánchez will rebound in time?He’s done it before this season, but time is running out now

Phillies News: Kyle Schwarber, Andrew Painter, Bryan RinconEver so slightly walking forward

Pirates somehow turn Brandon Lowe’s historic season into another letdownBrandon Lowe has given the Pittsburgh Pirates almost everything they could have asked for this season. Thirty home runs. Legitimate middle-of-the-order producti

Proud Mary keep on burning: Phillies 3, Nationals 0Zack Wheeler pitched the Phillies to a shutout win

Brewers vs. Pirates (09/16/2026)

Full highlights from Milwaukee Brewers' 5-4 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

Phillies vs. Nationals (09/16/2026)

Full highlights from Philadelphia Phillies' 3-0 win vs. Washington Nationals 🎥

Phillies fans' scoreboard watching guide after Marlins did them a late Wild Card favorThe Phillies are locked in a fierce fight to earn one of three National League Wild Card spots over the final two weeks of the regular season.

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Logan Henderson vs. Jared JonesThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Phillies Hopeful About Luzardo

MLB insider Jon Heyman discusses how ace's injury could impact postseason

Zack Wheeler's start vs. Nationals just became crucial in determining Phillies' playoff hopesThe Phillies' playoff hopes now ride on the back of their right-hander.

A Brandon Lowe Silver Slugger would make Pirates’ biggest 2027 decision painfully obviousBrandon Lowe could very well finish this season holding a Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award. If he does, the trophy should arrive at PNC Park along with a

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🔒 Battle for playoff spots ♨️ Stearns hot seat? 📳 LIVE with insider Jon Heyman

Brewers’ NL Central clinch, PNC Park takeover expose how far Pirates still have to climbMore than an hour after the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night, PNC Park belonged to the visitors. The Brewers had already handled t

Is it panic-time for the Phillies?Cristopher Sanchez and the Phillies are picking a bad time to play their worst.

Aidan Miller clarifies Phillies’ plan after strange initial Arizona Fall League roster absencePhiladelphia Phillies fans were thrown for quite a loop on Tuesday when the club announced which prospects they’re sending to the prestigious Arizona Fall Leagu

Tony Beasley’s worst Pirates moment shouldn’t erase what makes him effectiveTony Beasley picked a brutal time to have one of his worst moments as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ third base coach. With Pittsburgh trailing the Milwaukee Brewers a

Phillies on the Pharm: 9/16/2026The Fightin Phils get Hartford’s goat

Phillies' Jonathan Bowlan trade just got cemented as a win despite roller coaster weekThe Philadelphia Phillies took a risk over the offseason by swapping Matt Strahm for Jonathan Bowlan. Trading away a battle-tested, productive lefty reliever fo

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Previewing Every MLB Team's Biggest Offseason Decision 🔮The most pivotal question Philly will have to answer this winter 📲

How does the Luzardo injury change your outlook for the rest of the season?The Phillies lose a good pitcher at a bad time.

Power ranking potential Phillies playoff opponents, from most to least fearsomeThe Philadelphia Phillies haven't locked up a playoff spot yet, but barring an epic collapse in the second half of September, the probability is high that we'll

ESPN blaming Paul Skenes for Pirates’ playoff failure is wildly unfairPaul Skenes has not been Paul Skenes in 2026. That much is fair. Calling him the biggest reason the Pittsburgh Pirates aren't headed to the postseason, however,

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Pirates Prospect update: Catcher Easton CarmichaelCarmichael has 20 homers in just his second professional season.

ERODING: Nationals 6, Phillies 3Like sand through your fingers.

Schwarber Hits HR No. 45 🥵

Phillies slugger widening the gap in home run lead

Brewers vs. Pirates (09/15/2026)

Full highlights from Milwaukee Brewers' 5-1 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

Phillies vs. Nationals (09/15/2026)

Full highlights from Washington Nationals' 6-3 win vs. Philadelphia Phillies 🎥

Schwarber's HR Gets Punted 😭

Nats bullpen staffer wasn't having it

Jesús Luzardo to the ILGet well soon, Lizard King.

Why Alec Bohm's hot streak makes much more sense than his doubters realizeAlec Bohm's hot streak at the plate shouldn't come as a surprise. The Philadelphia Phillies' infielder is slashing .340/.412/.519 with a .931 OPS, two home runs

Pirates’ late-season surge could save Ben Cherington but it should also raise expectations for himThe Pittsburgh Pirates' 2026 season appeared to be unraveling in August. A team that reached the All-Star break firmly in the National League Wild Card conversa

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Jacob Misiorowski vs. Lake BacharThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Phillies’ Jesus Luzardo Injured List decision puts 2026 season suddenly at riskNot like this.

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Brandon Lowe named Pirates Roberto Clemente Award nomineeLowe has been one of the most meaningful additions to the Pirates in the last decade.

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Jesús Luzardo Going on ILPhillies not ruling ace out for potential postseason start

Phillies fans must be very careful chasing Francisco Renteria in 2026 Bowman ChromePhillies fans, you're going to want to pay attention to this one. Every so often a single prospect takes over the sports card world, and that's exactly what Fra

Pirates reliever Kirby Yates makes heartbreaking admission about his baseball futureThe end is looming.

Said the joker to the thief: Phillies vs. Nationals series previewNeither team’s bullpen inspires much confidence

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Latest Playoff Bracket Predictions 🔮How the Phillies may fare this fall ➡️

Is Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki the answer to the Phillies' eternal outfield problem?He's been one of the best hitters in baseball over the last few years.

Clint Hurdle just opened door to Pirates reunion that could be perfect for Don KellyDon Kelly has had moments this season when his lack of managerial experience has shown. His inexplicable decision to leave Gregory Soto in too long during Satur

How do you feel about Aidan Miller now that he’s playing again?A silver lining in a lost season?

3 relievers we wish Phillies would've traded for instead of Brooks RaleyWhen the Philadelphia Phillies traded for reliever Brooks Raley at the deadline this season, it initially shocked us, but now, it has now disappointed us. It's

Phillies news: Kyle Schwarber, postseason, Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.This is going to be a fun finish to the season, huh?

Pirates’ Silver Slugger race exposes just how badly injuries wrecked their second-half lineupGiven the years of brutal offensive performance, it's no surprise that no Pittsburgh Pirates player has won the Louisville Silver Slugger since Andrew McCutchen

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MLB Playoff Picture Shaping UpLatest standings after Dodgers and Yankees clinch postseason spots 📲

The case for shutting down Phillies' Jesús Luzardo until the playoffs beginJesus Luzardo has been everything the Phillies could have hoped for since he arrived in Philadelphia. He made 32 starts last year, worked over 180 innings, and

Pirates’ bullpen game plan exposes a bigger problem than their fading playoff hopesThe Pittsburgh Pirates can keep saying they are trying to win every remaining game, but their rotation plan is starting to tell a different story. With Mitch Ke

Phillies Magic Number after Braves series muddied their clinch possibilitiesThis past weekend’s dud of a series against the division-rival Atlanta Braves may have all but dashed the Philadelphia Phillies’ hopes of winning the division,

Pirates Injury Update: Esmerlyn Valdez done for season, Kirby Yates return, Braxton AshcraftEsmerlyn Valdez’s breakout rookie season has officially come to an early end. Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said during his weekly radio show on 93.7 T