Pittsburgh Pirates Week in Review: A 2-5 Skid Tests the Buyers' Nerve
The Pirates dropped five of seven, fell to .500 on a walk-off in Cincinnati, and still project as deadline buyers. Brandon Lowe's big week and a leaky bullpen tell the story.
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| Thu, Mar 26 | @ | L7–11 |
| Sat, Mar 28 | @ | L2–4 |
| Sun, Mar 29 | @ | W4–3 |
| Mon, Mar 30 | @ | L0–2 |
| Tue, Mar 31 | @ | W8–3 |
| Wed, Apr 1 | @ | W8–3 |
| Fri, Apr 3 | vs | W5–4 |
| Sat, Apr 4 | vs | W3–2 |
| Sun, Apr 5 | vs | W8–2 |
| Mon, Apr 6 | vs | L0–5 |
| Tue, Apr 7 | vs | W7–1 |
| Wed, Apr 8 | vs | L2–8 |
| Fri, Apr 10 | @ | W2–0 |
| Sat, Apr 11 | @ | W4–3 |
| Sun, Apr 12 | @ | L6–7 |
| Mon, Apr 13 | vs | W16–5 |
| Tue, Apr 14 | vs | L4–5 |
| Wed, Apr 15 | vs | W2–0 |
| Thu, Apr 16 | vs | L7–8 |
| Fri, Apr 17 | vs | W5–1 |
| Sat, Apr 18 | vs | L7–8 |
| Sun, Apr 19 | vs | W6–3 |
| Tue, Apr 21 | @ | L1–5 |
| Wed, Apr 22 | @ | W8–4 |
| Thu, Apr 23 | @ | L1–6 |
| Fri, Apr 24 | @ | W6–0 |
| Sat, Apr 25 | @ | W6–3 |
| Sun, Apr 26 | @ | L0–5 |
| Mon, Apr 27 | vs | L2–4 |
| Tue, Apr 28 | vs | L7–11 |
| Wed, Apr 29 | vs | L4–5 |
| Thu, Apr 30 | vs | L5–10 |
| Fri, May 1 | vs | W9–1 |
| Sat, May 2 | vs | W17–7 |
| Sun, May 3 | vs | W1–0 |
| Tue, May 5 | @ | L0–9 |
| Wed, May 6 | @ | W1–0 |
| Thu, May 7 | @ | W4–2 |
| Fri, May 8 | @ | L2–5 |
| Sat, May 9 | @ | W13–3 |
| Sun, May 10 | @ | L6–7 |
| Tue, May 12 | vs | W3–1 |
| Wed, May 13 | vs | L4–10 |
| Thu, May 14 | vs | W7–2 |
| Fri, May 15 | vs | L9–11 |
| Sat, May 16 | vs | L0–6 |
| Sun, May 17 | vs | L0–6 |
| Tue, May 19 | @ | L6–9 |
| Wed, May 20 | @ | W7–0 |
| Thu, May 21 | @ | W6–2 |
| Fri, May 22 | @ | L2–6 |
| Sat, May 23 | @ | L2–5 |
| Sun, May 24 | @ | W4–1 |
| Mon, May 25 | vs | W2–1 |
| Tue, May 26 | vs | W12–1 |
| Wed, May 27 | vs | L4–10 |
| Thu, May 28 | vs | L2–7 |
| Fri, May 29 | vs | W6–5 |
| Sat, May 30 | vs | W10–9 |
| Sun, May 31 | vs | W9–3 |
| Tue, Jun 2 | @ | W10–6 |
| Wed, Jun 3 | @ | L9–11 |
| Thu, Jun 4 | @ | W5–1 |
| Fri, Jun 5 | @ | L3–6 |
| Sat, Jun 6 | @ | L3–6 |
| Sun, Jun 7 | @ | L2–3 |
| Tue, Jun 9 | vs | L3–12 |
| Wed, Jun 10 | vs | W9–8 |
| Thu, Jun 11 | vs | L6–8 |
| Fri, Jun 12 | vs | L3–8 |
| Sat, Jun 13 | vs | W3–2 |
| Sun, Jun 14 | vs | L2–4 |
| Mon, Jun 15 | @ | L2–11 |
| Tue, Jun 16 | @ | W6–5 |
| Wed, Jun 17 | @ | W12–4 |
| Fri, Jun 19 | @ | L3–4 |
| Sat, Jun 20 | @ | L1–2 |
| Sun, Jun 21 | @ | W8–6 |
| Tue, Jun 23 | vs | L2–3 |
| Wed, Jun 24 | vs | W11–1 |
| Thu, Jun 25 | vs | W5–1 |
| Fri, Jun 26 | vs | L4–6 |
| Sat, Jun 27 | vs | L7–9 |
| Sun, Jun 28 | vs | W9–4 |
| Mon, Jun 29 | @ | W11–7 |
| Tue, Jun 30 | @ | L0–8 |
| Wed, Jul 1 | @ | L6–10 |
| Thu, Jul 2 | @ | W6–1 |
| Fri, Jul 3 | @ | L5–9 |
| Sat, Jul 4 | @ | W7–1 |
| Sun, Jul 5 | @ | W11–5 |
| Tue, Jul 7 | vs | W12–4 |
| Wed, Jul 8 | vs | L0–3 |
| Thu, Jul 9 | vs | L5–10 |
| Fri, Jul 10 | vs | PPD |
| Sat, Jul 11 | vs | W7–6 |
| Sat, Jul 11 | vs | W3–2 |
| Sun, Jul 12 | vs | W14–5 |
| Fri, Jul 17 | @ | PPD |
| Sat, Jul 18 | @ | W7–1 |
| Sat, Jul 18 | @ | L3–5 |
| Sun, Jul 19 | @ | W7–1 |
| Mon, Jul 20 | @ | L5–8 |
| Tue, Jul 21 | @ | PPD |
| Wed, Jul 22 | @ | W5–3 |
| Wed, Jul 22 | @ | L0–2 |
| Fri, Jul 24 | vs | L2–3 |
| Sat, Jul 25 | vs | L0–11 |
| Sun, Jul 26 | vs | W8–7 |
| Mon, Jul 27 | vs | W3–2 |
| Tue, Jul 28 | vs | L7–8 |
| Wed, Jul 29 | vs | L0–3 |
| Thu, Jul 30 | @ | L2–3 |
| Fri, Jul 31 | @ | L7–8 |
| Sat, Aug 1 | @ | W4–1 |
| Sun, Aug 2 | @ | L2–10 |
| Mon, Aug 3 | @ | W4–3 |
| Tue, Aug 4 | @ | L2–4 |
| Wed, Aug 5 | @ | L2–4 |
| Thu, Aug 6 | @ | L2–5 |
| Fri, Aug 7 | vs | L4–6 |
| Sat, Aug 8 | vs | W9–0 |
| Sun, Aug 9 | vs | L1–11 |
| Tue, Aug 11 | @ | L0–2 |
| Wed, Aug 12 | @ | L2–8 |
| Thu, Aug 13 | @ | W13–1 |
| Fri, Aug 14 | vs | W8–4 |
| Sat, Aug 15 | vs | L0–4 |
| Sun, Aug 16 | vs | W8–3 |
| Mon, Aug 17 | vs | L5–8 |
| Tue, Aug 18 | vs | W4–1 |
| Wed, Aug 19 | vs | W4–3 |
| Fri, Aug 21 | @ | L4–5 |
| Sat, Aug 22 | @ | L3–4 |
| Sun, Aug 23 | @ | L0–4 |
| Mon, Aug 24 | @ | W3–2 |
| Tue, Aug 25 | @ | W1–0 |
| Wed, Aug 26 | @ | L0–3 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | @ | L1–4 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | @ | W6–2 |
| Sun, Aug 30 | @ | W5–4 |
| Tue, Sep 1 | vs | W13–12 |
| Wed, Sep 2 | vs | L4–5 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs | W5–2 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs | W1–0 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs | L1–6 |
| Sun, Sep 6 | vs | W1–0 |
| Tue, Sep 8 | @ | W9–3 |
| Wed, Sep 9 | @ | W4–2 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | @ | W2–0 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | @ | L2–12 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | @ | L3–4 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | @ | W4–3 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vs | 6:40 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | vs | 6:40 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | vs | 12:35 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs | 6:40 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs | 6:40 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | vs | 1:35 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | vs | 6:40 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | vs | 6:40 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | vs | 12:35 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | @ | 6:40 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | @ | 1:10 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | @ | 3:10 PM |
The Pirates dropped five of seven, fell to .500 on a walk-off in Cincinnati, and still project as deadline buyers. Brandon Lowe's big week and a leaky bullpen tell the story.
The Diamondbacks are 57-52 with a run differential of exactly zero and a share of the second NL Wild Card. Buy or sell is now a real question.
The Cubs outscored Pittsburgh and St. Louis 40-18, beat Paul Skenes 11-0, and designated a starting pitcher they had activated a week earlier. Jed Hoyer has three days left.
A rainout, a doubleheader split and a three-hit shutout later, the Reds sit at 50-57 with the NL's worst offense and a deadline board that keeps shrinking. Chase Burns and Sal Stewart are the exceptions.
Two rainouts, two doubleheaders, a Jazz Chisholm Jr. homer binge, and an early return from Max Fried: the Yankees went 4-3 without Aaron Judge and are reportedly ready to go big before the deadline.
Two postponements, two doubleheaders, a walk-off loss and a 10-inning win over Gerrit Cole — the Pirates went 3-3 and still sit half a game from a wild-card spot.
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