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Pirates Surge Offensively, Struggle in Bullpen | Pittsburgh Pirates News
- Published
- September 19, 2026
- Duration
- 1:57
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 20, 2026
Discusses baseball.
Summary
The Pirates’ playoff drought stretches to 11 years, but their offense is heating up—jumping from worst to fifth in runs thanks to veterans like Lowe and O’Hearn, plus breakout rookies Valdez and Griffin. Still, the bullpen’s shaky (4.13 ERA, high walks) and they’ve blown 24 saves, tied with the Royals. Pitchers Dobnak (high groundballs since July) and Ske…
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The Pirates’ playoff drought stretches to 11 years, but their offense is heating up—jumping from worst to fifth in runs thanks to veterans like Lowe and O’Hearn, plus breakout rookies Valdez and Griffin. Still, the bullpen’s shaky (4.13 ERA, high walks) and they’ve blown 24 saves, tied with the Royals. Pitchers Dobnak (high groundballs since July) and Skenes (elite strikeouts) shine, while Wacha’s changeup is among the best in baseball. Despite losses to Cubs and Brewers, they’re crushing it at
Themes
- baseball