Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Tampa Bay Rays - March 17, 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

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

Rays' New Road Unis 🔥Tampa Bay revamps classic threads 📸

Playoff Predictions Entering Last Week 🔮Projecting how the Rays will fare this fall as a top seed 📲

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Rays reveal new “Tampa Bay” road gray uniformsThe new road uniform will debut on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

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

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

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

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

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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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Until October, Trop: Rays 5, Red Sox 1Your best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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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 🎥

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Rays GDT: Things are getting exciting!We’re like 7 games away from the postseason

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

Royals vs. Pirates (09/19/2026)

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

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Never a doubt! Rays 2 Red Sox 1(Actually it was 9 innings of nothing but doubt)

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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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Rays GDT: Turning it aroundPeralta has been such a great addition to the team!

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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 ➡️

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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

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Plenty of Traffic, But Little to Show For It: Rays 2, Red Sox 4Your best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Red Sox vs. Rays (09/18/2026)

Full highlights from Boston Red Sox' 4-2 win vs. Tampa Bay Rays 🎥

Royals vs. Pirates (09/18/2026)

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

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Rays GDT: Ranger Suarez is a tough testThose uniforms…everybody really does want to be the Rays

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

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

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

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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 Esmerlyn Valdez stands among standout first-year players ➡️

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!

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

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

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Get your brooms, we’re sweeping in here: Rays 10, A’s 1Walked so much we hope they brought their FitBits.

Athletics vs. Rays (09/17/2026)

Full highlights from Tampa Bay Rays' 10-1 win vs. Oakland Athletics 🎥

Brewers vs. Pirates (09/17/2026)

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

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Rays GDT: Old Friend SpringsThis is, of course, not Springs

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Schlittler and Caminero Are Crashing AL MVP Party 🎉The Rays' slugger is making a case to be in the MVP conversation ➡️

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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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The Rays will do just fine against southpawsYour best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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

Brewers vs. Pirates (09/16/2026)

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

Athletics vs. Rays (09/16/2026)

Full highlights from Tampa Bay Rays' 4-3 win vs. Oakland Athletics 🎥

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Rays GDT: Nick Martinez is my spirit animalLike…a friendly wolf

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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.

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

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

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

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.

M.V.P.! Junior does it again: Rays 2 Athletics 1Your best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Clutch Caminero Walk-Off HR 🔒

Rays star making late push for AL MVP

Brewers vs. Pirates (09/15/2026)

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

Athletics vs. Rays (09/15/2026)

Full highlights from Tampa Bay Rays' 2-1 win vs. Oakland Athletics 🎥

Rays GDT: Get your right handed pitchers in while you still can, folks!Because coming up soon the Rays will play some lefty beasts

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

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

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

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

Joe Boyle’s Durham DevelopmentYour best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyzing the Brody Hopkins debutYour best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 23Cooper Flemming and the River Dogs will play for the Carolina League Championship this week

What surprised me about the 2026 Rays: This is Chandler Simpson’s TeamYour best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Updated Power Rankings 📊Where the Pirates after a solid stretch 📲

3 Pirates playing their way out of the team's 2027 plansThe Pittsburgh Pirates still have games left to play in 2026, but September is already providing some clarity about what their 2027 roster should — and shouldn'

Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez heads to IL for PiratesThe Bucs got some players back, but another has gone down.

Oneil Cruz is quietly showing what a full-season Silver Slugger campaign could look like in 2027Oneil Cruz will not be winning the Louisville Silver Slugger Award in 2026. The reason (finally) isn't a lack of production, but rather a lack of time on the fi

MLB Playoff Picture Shaping UpLatest standings after Brewers and Rays clinch postseason spots 📲

It’s still baseball season: Rays 14, Astros 4Your best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Pirates vs. Cubs (09/13/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-3 win vs. Chicago Cubs 🎥

Astros vs. Rays (09/13/2026)

Full highlights from Tampa Bay Rays' 14-4 win vs. Houston Astros 🎥

Rays GDT: I’m doubling my heartburn medication!As long as we’re facing a righty we got a chance!

Nightmare Scenarios for Every Team 😱Worst possible outcome each squad could face this season

Pirates finally got their dream September script, then completely butchered the endingThe Pittsburgh Pirates couldn't have scripted the first seven innings of Saturday’s game at Wrigley Field much better. Paul Skenes looked like Paul Skenes again

Seymour Deals and Baker Seals: Rays 3, Astros 2Your best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Astros vs. Rays (09/12/2026)

Full highlights from Tampa Bay Rays' 3-2 win vs. Houston Astros 🎥

Esmerlyn Valdez injury highlights Jake Mangum’s quietly crucial role for PiratesThe Pittsburgh Pirates have already spent much of the 2026 season asking their depth to survive injuries to key players. Now they will have to do it again. Prio

SB Nation Reacts: Will Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly be back next season?It may have to do with whether the GM stays, but will Kelly return for a second full year?

Rays GDT: Ian “Mr. Strikeouts” SeymourPlayoffs, baby!

Pirates vs. Cubs (09/12/2026)

Full highlights from Chicago Cubs' 4-3 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs: Paul Skenes vs. Clay HolmesThe Bucs are battling to finish the year but the MLB Playoffs are slipping away.

MLB Teams' Worst Value Player 📉One name for each squad that isn't living up to his contract this season ➡️

Pirates’ biggest offseason need might depend entirely on Ryan O’Hearn’s final two weeksThe Pittsburgh Pirates already know they need to add offense this winter. Ryan O’Hearn's final two weeks could determine just how aggressively they need to do i

Caminero's 1st Walk-Off HR 🎟️

Rays become 1st team to clinch playoff berth this season 🎥

Better Late Than Never: Rays 3, Astros 1Your best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Updated Playoff Bracket 📊Postseason picture with Rays clinching berth 📲

Caminero's LeBron Callback 🗣️

Rays star imitates viral 2016 moment from Cavs' championship 🎥

Astros vs. Rays (09/11/2026)

Full highlights from Tampa Bay Rays' 3-1 win vs. Houston Astros 🎥

Rays GDT: A Dangerous Astros team provides a tough test for the RaysAt least we have our ace on the mound!

Pirates’ Ryan O’Hearn return immediately overshadowed by brutal Esmerlyn Valdez injuryThe Pittsburgh Pirates finally got Ryan O’Hearn back Friday. A few hours later, they watched Esmerlyn Valdez get helped off the field without putting weight on

Rays Reacts Results: Who you don’t want to face in the playoffsYour best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Pirates vs. Cubs (09/11/2026)

Full highlights from Chicago Cubs' 12-2 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

Don Kelly loses it on umpires after replay review kills Pirates' playoff momentum vs CubsThe Pittsburgh Pirates couldn't have scripted a better start to Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Somehow, MLB's replay system still found a way to suck t

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Don Kelly was in disbelief that replay did not overturn Oneil Cruz being called out on this steal "Holy fuck! How in the world do you not overturn that?"

Pirates enter Wrigley Field as second-hottest team in NLThe Pirates are looking to make one of the most improbable runs to the postseason in team history.

Pirates had one of baseball's best hidden advantages and still blew itFortune favors those with good luck... unless you're the Pirates.

Let’s go home: Braves 3, Rays 1Your best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

MLB Manager Hot-Seat Check 🔥Rating Kevin Cash's status as the skipper 📲

Updated Top 100 Prospects 📊Ranking who's next as the regular season winds down 📲

Dennis Santana is twisting the knife in Pirates’ desperate playoff chaseThere might not be a more maddening subplot to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2026 season than Dennis Santana suddenly becoming unhittable for the team they are desper

Pirates Prospect Update: Catcher Axiel PlazDo the Buccos have a young star catcher in their minor league ranks?

Oneil Cruz 467-FT Missile 🚀

117.4 MPH off the bat. Hardest hit homer this season

Pirates vs. White Sox (09/10/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 2-0 win vs. Chicago White Sox 🎥

Pirates’ Braxton Ashcraft workload gamble just blew up at the worst possible timeThe Pittsburgh Pirates desperately needed Braxton Ashcraft for the final three weeks of the season. Instead, after asking more of his right arm than ever before

Pirates suddenly have playoff pulse nobody saw coming after NL Wild Card standings shakeupThe Pittsburgh Pirates have officially made September interesting. That alone feels noteworthy after where this season appeared headed less than two weeks ago.

AL Cy Young Favorites 🏆

MLB insider Jon Heyman ranks his top 5 candidates for the award 🎥

AL Playoff Seeding Debate 🤔

MLB insider Jon Heyman gives his thoughts on if the format should change 🎥

Rays 2026 Minor League Awards include rare co-POTYvia team press release

Rays vs. Braves (09/10/2026)

Full highlights from Atlanta Braves' 3-1 win vs. Tampa Bay Rays 🎥

Has “pitcher whisperer” Kyle Snyder fixed Freddy Peralta?Your best source for quality Tampa Bay Rays news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.