Paul Skenes wasn’t at his best, but he still got the job done for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night. The Cubs (71-68) loaded the bases in each of the first two innings, but Skenes (9-2) escaped both jams unscathed.
The Pirates are welcoming back both a left-hander and a righty.
What was supposed to be a strength ended up being the team’s major weakness. David Bednar and Colin Holderman are two main reasons. Well, one could have felt the start of the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates’ downfall coming for a while now.
Realistically speaking the Pirates playoff chances have probably slipped away. Especially after a 1-5 home stand against the Diamondbacks and Padres that concluded on Thursday afternoon with another crushing 7-6 loss to the latter, concluding a three-game sweep.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed the struggling Colin Holderman on the 15-day injured list with a right wrist sprain. To take his place on the roster, the Pirates selected the contract of Ben Heller from Triple-A Indianapolis.
As the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen navigated a slow start at the beginning of the season, it was Colin Holderman who served as a stabilizing force. Two-time All-Star David Bednar scuffled out of the gate after a very abbreviated spring training.
PITTSBURGH – Colin Holderman took his third-straight loss after blowing a seventh-inning lead as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell 6-5 to the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park on Sunday afternoon.
Pirates rookie starting pitcher Paul Skenes wrapped up his latest gem on Sunday afternoon by blowing a 102 mph fastball by Rays catcher Alex Jackson on his 98th pitch of the day.
ST. LOUIS -- Colin Holderman sees the Pirates bullpen as a group that continues to evolve. Surely there have been learning experiences and poor outings
Against the odds, Colin Holderman has been far and away the Pittsburgh Pirates’ best relief pitcher this season. It’s not to say he’s not talented. Holderman
As expected, the Pittsburgh Pirates have ended the rehab assignment for relief pitcher Colin Holderman and reinstated him from the 15-day injured list.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned relief pitcher Ryder Ryan to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ryan pitched 5.1 innings across four appearances out of the bullpen to begin the season.
The Indianapolis Indians, the Pirates’ Triple-A affiliate, dropped their home opener against the Memphis Redbirds 7-2 on Tuesday. Despite the lopsided
Right-handed relief pitcher Colin Holderman will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday night. Indianapolis will play the Louisville Bats on opening day at 7:15 ET.
Colin Holderman seemingly has been moved down the pecking order of the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen. The Pirates recently signed left-hander Aroldis Chapman to a one-year, $10.5-million contract as a free agent.
This is one in a series of stories breaking down members of the Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster. Colin Holderman was one of the biggest surprises of the Pirates’ 2023 season.
With David Bednar unavailable, Colin Holderman was handed the ninth inning with a two-run lead in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ favor. Holderman (0-3) struggled with wildness, and a defensive miscue on a potential game-ending double play handed the New York Yankees a 7-5 win over the Pirates.
Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. was hit on the left elbow by a pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Colin Holderman in the sixth inning on Tuesday night and left the game, but the team announced, two innings later, that x-rays were negative.
The Pirates have gone cold of late and fallen out of the mix, setting the stage for at least a moderate sell-off.
Holderman’s “Immaculate Inning” was the first of the season and fourth in Pirates history. The Pittsburgh Pirates had very little to smile about after being swept by the Tampa Bay Rays, but they did leave St.
After several years as also-rans, the Pittsburgh Pirates need just one win over the Cincinnati Reds Saturday or Sunday to clinch their fourth series win, with one split, out of seven this year.
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