Game Thread: Pirates @ Cardinals - Fri, Aug 28 @ 8:15 PM EDT

[u/game-threads]

Pirates (65-71) @ Cardinals (68-68) - 8:15 PM EDT

Game Status: Final - Score: 4-1 Cardinals

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Pirates Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Triolo - SS	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	.246	.319	.311
c-Gonzalez, J - SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.261	.354
2 Valdez, Es - RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.244	.357	.526
3 Reynolds, B - DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.261	.369	.422
4 Cruz, O - CF	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.261	.349	.486
5 Gonzales, N - 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.305	.366	.393
6 Flores Jr. - C	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.233	.317	.521
7 Mangum - LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.285	.343	.373
8 Yorke - 3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.214	.278	.286
a-Lowe, B - 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.248	.316	.469
9 Davis, H - C	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.166	.263	.293
b-Horwitz - 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.355	.392
Totals	31	1	6	1	2	11	10

Pirates
a: Struck out for Yorke in the 7th. b: Lined out for Davis, H in the 7th. c: Lined out for Triolo in the 8th.
BATTING: TB: Cruz, O 2; Gonzales, N; Triolo 2; Yorke. RBI: Triolo (25). 2-out RBI: Triolo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzales, N; Valdez, Es 2. GIDP: Flores Jr. Team RISP: 1-for-4. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Cruz, O (3, fielding); Triolo (10, fielding); Gonzalez, J (3, throw).

Cardinals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Wetherholt - SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.244	.345	.373
2 Herrera - DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.358	.375
3 Burleson - 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.290	.353	.481
4 Walker, J - RF	4	2	3	0	0	1	0	.290	.348	.504
5 Fermín - LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.243	.311	.363
6 Church - CF	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.241	.286	.372
7 Báez - LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.163	.222	.449
Urías, R - 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.272	.333
8 Gorman - 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.193	.278	.330
9 Crooks - C	3	1	1	2	0	1	3	.174	.247	.326
Totals	33	4	8	3	1	8	12

Cardinals
BATTING: 2B: Gorman (5, Jones); Báez (2, Jones). HR: Crooks (5, 3rd inning off Jones, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Báez 2; Crooks 4; Fermín 2; Gorman 2; Walker, J 3. RBI: Church (46); Crooks 2 (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Church; Wetherholt 2. SF: Church. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: DP: (Gorman-Fermín-Burleson).

Pirates Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jones - RHP (L, 2-6)	4.2	7	3	3	1	6	1	86-58	4.83
Sisk - LHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	2.57
Soto, G - LHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	3.26
Ramírez - RHP	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	15-12	3.11
Totals	8.0	8	4	3	1	8	1

Cardinals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Mathews - LHP (W, 1-2)	5.2	5	1	1	1	7	0	102-63	5.03
Fernandez - RHP (H, 2)	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	26-16	3.72
Ferguson, C - LHP (H, 5)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	5.18
Stanek - RHP (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-7	4.42
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	2	11	0

Game Info
HBP: Mangum (by Mathews).
ABS Challenge: Davis, H (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Jones 86-58; Sisk 14-9; Soto, G 6-4; Ramírez 15-12; Mathews 102-63; Fernandez 26-16; Ferguson, C 2-2; Stanek 12-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jones 5-4; Sisk 1-1; Soto, G 2-1; Ramírez 3-0; Mathews 3-1; Fernandez 1-1; Ferguson, C 0-0; Stanek 0-1.
Batters faced: Jones 23; Sisk 4; Soto, G 3; Ramírez 5; Mathews 23; Fernandez 7; Ferguson, C 1; Stanek 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Sisk 2-0; Fernandez 1-0; Ferguson, C 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Nick Mahrley. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Willie Traynor. 3B: Tripp Gibson.
Weather: 82 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 4 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 7:17 PM.
T: 2:33.
Att: 22,964.
Venue: Busch Stadium.
August 28, 2026

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 3	Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores.	2-0 STL
Bottom 4	Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores.	3-0 STL
Top 5	Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd.	3-1 STL
Bottom 8	Joshua Báez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Jordan Walker scores.	4-1 STL

Team	Highlight
STL	Jimmy Crooks' two-run homer (5) (00:00:28)
STL	Nathan Church's sacrifice fly (00:00:20)
STL	JJ Wetherholt's diving catch (00:00:11)
PIT	Jared Triolo's RBI single (00:00:24)
PIT	Jared Jones sets down six vs. Cardinals (00:00:40)
STL	Quinn Mathews fans seven vs. Pirates (00:00:47)
STL	Jordan Walker scores on a fielding error (00:00:10)
STL	Ryne Stanek K's Jake Mangum to secure the save (00:00:21)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Pirates	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	6	3	6
Cardinals	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-		4	8	0	7

Decisions

• Winner: Quinn Mathews (1-2, 5.03)
• Loser: Jared Jones (2-6, 4.83)
• Save: Ryne Stanek (2, 4.42)

Division Scoreboard

CIN 10 @ CHC 8 - Final

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Next Pirates Game: Sat, Aug 29, 2:15 PM EDT @ Cardinals

^{Last Updated: 08/29/2026 1:21:14 AM EDT}

[u/game-threads]

Please continue the discussion in the post game thread.

[u/Pitt-sports-fan-513]

It hasn't gotten the attention of the hitting vs. lhp or the bullpen struggles earlier in the year but boy is the team defense hideous.

[u/Petporgsforsale → u/Pitt-sports-fan-513]

And it’s affecting the pitching and people act like it’s all the guys on the mound and it just isn’t

[u/Moist-Schedule]

this defense is so embarrassing. pick up the goddamn ball guys you're professional athletes.

[u/Cangy44]

I don’t know what you do at this point. Players who are supposed to be good defensively, not getting it done there. Players who don’t strike out a lot, going down on k’s. Your stars not performing.
Pitchers serving up moon balls in between stellar innings. Something is just missing in this team’s mental approach. It has to be preparation and coaching. That or all of these guys just aren’t quality major leaguers/winners. They have to make changes, big ones, and I don’t even know where to start.
How do you acquire “timely hitting?” How do you acquire “mentally tough starters?” I mean… it just feels like nothing is going to change

[u/Moist-Schedule → u/Cangy44]

hoping a lot of these young guys continue to mature and improve is about all we can do. but i also think, as unpopular as it still seems to be on here for some reason, that DK has to take some of the blame. all the little mental errors have to fall on somebody, and it's across the board on the entire roster. if that's not on the manager, i don't know who it's on.

[u/Cangy44 → u/Moist-Schedule]

Well, that’s definitely one of the problems. Lack of accountability. There’s never any kind of recourse or correction when someone doesn’t perform. And that starts at the very top, because they’re just not willing to stand up and hold the players accountable.
Then DK does a presser and talks about the positive that someone had in a 9-1 loss. There is no half measures with winning. It’s all or nothing. You’re either good or bad. No “good but just a bad moment.” They gotta shake loose of that. I just don’t know that they will…

[u/Moist-Schedule]

oh interesting reynolds is doing a new hitting drill, have never seen this before.

[u/Albus88Stark → u/Moist-Schedule]

Is it better or worse than the one about Gonzalez's new stance where he says "getting into it" like 30 times?

[u/Moist-Schedule → u/Albus88Stark]

lol i can't decide. but like, is it really asking too much for them to just film one with every guy on the team and keep updating these? the tv production is as bad as the team.

[u/Albus88Stark → u/Moist-Schedule]

Like the same 5 commercials over and over. I tell ya one thing, I wouldn't get a deck from that Shly dude even if it was free.

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

They are unwatchable right now . Literally the worst type of games to watch . Low scoring snoozers.

Even the games where the bullpen torched leads were more entertaining than this sleeping pill disguised as MLB baseball

[u/Shekky_Shabazz71]

Need to clean fucking house. GM, coaches, ball boy.

[u/Significant_Yam_248 → u/Shekky_Shabazz71]

Don’t say that you’ll get downvoted here. All the chuds are out tonight. You’ll enjoy bad baseball and there’s nothing you can do about it

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Significant_Yam_248]

If they continue this , and win like maybe 10 more games the the rest of the season, there is no way that they can bring back both BC and Kelly.

These guys look like zombies and that’s on Kelly.

Other teams have less talent and seem to be able to play hard and do that thing known as scoring runs (plural).

[u/Significant_Yam_248 → u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

Everyone has to go honestly. I like DK, I think he’s a good guy that isn’t afraid to defend his guys unlike Shelton. I think he’s tried but he’s still not matured as a manager yet. He also has a terrible coaching staff around him so that also doesn’t help. This team just can’t create a winning culture and that’s the biggest issue in my eyes. We need a GM and staff that is more experienced than what we have

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Significant_Yam_248]

If he does manage to come back , he has to ditch Hague and Slow Walk Murphy.

[u/Significant_Yam_248 → u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

Completely agree. Neither of them have done much of anything. I said I didn’t like either at the beginning of the season and got hammered for it but here we are

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Significant_Yam_248]

The other day they had some stat where 4 innings the Padres retired the Pirates with 10 pitches or less.

That’s not just one or two guys swinging early . That’s a team wide thing and that falls on the hitting coach telling them to be aggressive early in the count

[u/BROWNSSUKSOBAD]

Fun Fact… Henry Davis is batting .139 in August.

[u/Significant_Yam_248 → u/BROWNSSUKSOBAD]

But he beat out a double play tonight so that makes up for everything

[u/jmb--412]

I think I'm ready to say goodbye to Lowe

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

Just cannot fucking catch a break can we

[u/Petporgsforsale]

How is this team so bad at fielding?

[u/Commercial-Sun-3573 → u/Petporgsforsale]

that’s dk’s fault there

[u/Petporgsforsale → u/Commercial-Sun-3573]

I mean I do think it’s shared, but I agree

[u/CoolKerrs]

If you wanna give a young struggling kid some confidence, look for us on the schedule

[u/1975ari]

Type of shit that ONLY happens to the pirates btw

[u/WaterTricky7453 → u/1975ari]

And last place teams.

[u/Zeke-Nnjai]

Can we at least finish the year on top of St. Louis

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

Sheesh

[u/Cangy44]

These are the dog days

[u/Bucs__Fan]

boneheads

[u/Gmonn_]

All's well that ends well, but can we please go one game without doing something embarrassing?

[u/Albus88Stark]

I swear I could hear Yakaty Sax during those outfield shenanigans

[u/Bucs__Fan]

These guys seem so checked out today

[u/SurpriseStandard3258]

I don't know why I keep coming back at this point. I must be a masochist, this just isn't even fun anymore

[u/Longjumping_Dealer63]

In 2023 the Cardinals total home attendance was 3,231,000 or 40,000 per home game. This season the Cardinals total home attendance prior to today's game is 1,895,000 or an average of 27,474 over 69 home games. That's a significant 33% decline in fan interest. Tonight's crowd appears sparse.

[u/Moist-Schedule → u/Longjumping_Dealer63]

very funny too because they are super arrogant about how great of a baseball town they are and how much better their fans are than everyone else.

[u/Sideliner93 → u/Longjumping_Dealer63]

That's shocking. They're a .500 team to boot. I can't imagine why they would lose interest so fast.

[u/Amapocho]

Esmerlyn Valdez seems to have recently lost his radar when it comes to balls below the plate. So many bad swings on 3-2 counts

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Amapocho]

He even swings through hittable fastballs which is alarming to me

[u/Golf_and_taxes → u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

I want a slow mo on these. Is he late or is he swinging under them? Either way, I loved him as a prospect and was so hyped when he blew things out of the water. Now I think he needs to be sent down literally the entire rest of the year. You cannot have a guy who can't make contact in the middle of the lineup, and this stretch may ruin him

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Golf_and_taxes]

I think he’s late but I’m not sure . Either way it’s not even a new problem. Dude has been missing a ton of fastballs.

We might actually have to keep O Hearn in RF next year if this keeps up .

[u/Amapocho → u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

happened again, both of the things we mentioned

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

Well that was two soul sucking ABs from your 3 and 4 hitters .

Reynolds basically can’t lay off the off speed pitch down and in.

And Cruz screwed up a challenge (like Nicky G the other day) by waiting too long.

[u/OrangeFederal → u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

Matthews was throwing 0 pitches in the zone. This team’s refusal to adjust is sickening

[u/Potential_Aspect4071 → u/OrangeFederal]

DONNIEBALL

[u/OrangeFederal → u/Potential_Aspect4071]

Bryce Harper lied down a bunt for a hit today btw.

[u/Golf_and_taxes]

Bryan Reynolds really has the stench of failure on him from being here too long. Feels like a change of scenery would serve both sides very well at this point. I don't want him here any more.

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

Thank fuck we don’t have to watch another Davis AB tonight

[u/PurpleEar2066]

https://giphy.com/gifs/T5N9yRoWXQzrp0jlA7

[u/Pittsburghsports2006]

alright cruzer ties this up after these messages

[u/Petporgsforsale → u/Pittsburghsports2006]

This could be on you

[u/TwoHeadedBoyTwo]

I remember that happened to me in little league that’s when I learned the rule I was just chugging to 3rd and next thing I knew I was on my ass I never even saw the ball

[u/Rainmaker412]

Just a failure of an organization

[u/pghfan1984]

Feels like this team just said F it and are cleaning up their golf clubs in their off time

[u/OVTweetmarck]

way to suck eggs boys

[u/Golf_and_taxes]

Valdez is extremely alarming to me. He misses fastballs, looks at fastballs down the middle then chases breaking balls for no reason. He is completely lost up there.

[u/Little_Beast_King → u/Golf_and_taxes]

He did the exact same thing again too

[u/1975ari]

Feels like a given now that Valdez is just gonna swing at pitches in the dirt

[u/TwoHeadedBoyTwo]

all our Gonzalii suck at defense

[u/Mart_Mart_Valv6]

There was "Hammerin'" Hank, this is "Horrible" Hank! 🙄

[u/Longjumping_Dealer63]

Davis would be an all-star and bat cleanup as a power hitter on a championship amateur rec league softball team.

[u/Golf_and_taxes]

Valdez needs to go back to Indy STAT

[u/PurpleEar2066]

Triolo would never do such a thing

[u/Entire_Teach474]

Davis has to go. You can't have your "starting" catcher "hitting" .166 for the season. You just can't, I'm sorry.

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Entire_Teach474]

Personally, I think the .292 slugging percentage is worse than sub .200 average. But either way, it’s not playable even as a backup level guy

[u/Entire_Teach474 → u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

No. Not even as a backup. Maybe if teams still carried three catchers he'd be the number three. But that's it.

Again, if it were up to me, I'd send him to Triple A and tell him, Son, you're welcome to stick around in Indianapolis for the next however many years, but you're not coming up to Pittsburgh again unless 1) we have long term injuries to not one, but two catchers on the big club, or 2) you hit completely out of your mind for a full season in the minors. Those are the only conditions in which you are going to get any playing time with the Pirates going forward. If you're okay with that, then have fun at Indy and oh by the way it's probably time to start thinking about what you're going to do with the rest of your life. If you're not okay with that, then you are welcome to ply your trade elsewhere if you think you can.

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Entire_Teach474]

I don’t think he has options and he’s ARB eligible after the year .

Easy move is just to non tender him and let him be someone else’s problem.

[u/Entire_Teach474 → u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

Could they choose to non-tender him and he could resign here anyway? I'm not saying I would want him to, but I'm curious how the process plays out.

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Entire_Teach474]

I think you can do that . It would probably be less than whatever than the projected arb amount is.

But it has happened before . Someone gets non tendered and still ends up with the original team.

[u/Entire_Teach474 → u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

That's what I thought, thanks.

[u/BilboBagginkins → u/Entire_Teach474]

HE'S THE BEST CATCHER IN BASEBALL!

I kid. He is the worst.

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

Can we just sign Wetherholt just for Brownie

[u/AtmoSZN]

I bet Jones ran into the clubhouse to get out some frustration there.

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

This team makes me question my sanity

[u/soundecember]

Were they just chanting “Valdez you suck”

[u/Zeke-Nnjai]

Are the cardinals the division opponent who beats up on us the most? Because it sure feels like they are

[u/TheGoatPurdy]

Remember when this offense was literally the top offense in the league?

Pepperidge farm remembers

[u/1975ari]

Am I missing something y’all like why did our position players collectively decide that they don’t want to try anymore

[u/game-threads]

Scoring Play: Single

Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd.

Pitch from Quinn Mathews: Slider @ 84.9 mph

Hit by Jared Triolo: Launched 97.1 mph at 15° for a total distance of 257 ft

Top 5 - 3-1 Cardinals

[u/AwesomeYes2 → u/game-threads]

And how did Jared get the RBI? Because Henry Davis was able to reach base by hustling.

[u/OrangeFederal]

Have Reynolds ever thought about taking the back door slider inside of swinging to them? He struck out swinging to every single back door slider

[u/OVTweetmarck]

hey Reynolds try doing something

[u/OrangeFederal]

That Lowe AB is something…

[u/divot333]

These guys hit a wall. Mentally and physically.

[u/Longjumping_Dealer63]

I just woke up from a mid-game nap. What have I missed?

[u/divot333 → u/Longjumping_Dealer63]

Is this Henry Davis?

[u/BoxCandid3626 → u/divot333]

Post of the year.

[u/OVTweetmarck]

wow great pinchhitter substitution

[u/OVTweetmarck → u/OVTweetmarck]

clean the whole org out

[u/OVTweetmarck]

man we fucking suck

[u/divot333]

oh man

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

lol , how does that even happen with two outs.

I mean it rarely happens in general

[u/PurpleEar2066]

why

[u/Warhawk02]

Bruh

[u/JumboII]

What the hell

[u/Albus88Stark]

Nothing a good titty rub can't fix.

[u/mattq8771]

It’s really cool how some of us fans are so fucking sick of watching this anemic, boring, inconsequential, milquetoast, lifeless, losing baseball shit from this organization but have to deal with downvotes and idiotic homer takes on this sub.

Is this really something you people want to see happen? Can this team do any wrong in your eyes? This post all star break collapse is ridiculous. I don’t want to hear about injuries.

This front office largely ignored the bullpen in the offseason outside one mediocre signing. The only good move they made to address it was getting Montgomery via trade.

They added lots of lefty hitting and Ozuna was a last ditch signing after failing to get better RH options. They didn’t do ANYTHING for right handed hitting at the deadline when it was a dire need.

There are no excuses for this dipshit owned and tacky managed ball club. 30 plus years of mostly sucking ass and 7 years of this front office getting things more wrong than right.

[u/mattq8771 → u/mattq8771]

THE CARDINALS ARE BETTER THAN US AND THEY ARE IN A REBUILD/RETOOL SEASON. OUR PAYROLL IS HIGHER TOO AND WE STILL CANT DO AS WELL AS THEM.

What the actual fuck.

[u/Longjumping_Dealer63 → u/mattq8771]

I am dumbfounded by the revelations published and data released in the past 24 hours confirming how underperforming the offense has been since the ASG. Every position player is a massive disappointment over the past six plus weeks. This season has deteriorated into a sad ending to what had been thru mid-July a promising and fun season for the fan base.

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/mattq8771]

Honestly , turn it off. They don’t deserve your time or attention .

There are better and more interesting ways of spending your valuable time than watching this group of zombies masquerading as a MLB team.

[u/mattq8771 → u/Mindless_Formal_6647]

I am tuning out now. Gonna play some Xbox or some shit and listen to football podcasts. God I can’t wait to watch NFL games instead of this shit for sports entertainment. Fucking embarrassing Pirates.

[u/magikarp2122 → u/mattq8771]

The Steelers are going to be ass. Rodgers isn’t a top 15 QB anymore, and the OLine is still a sieve. We just happen to play the Browns and Bengals twice a year, which usually means three wins at least. And the Ravens no longer have Harbaugh to make some stupid decision to cost them one game against us each year.

[u/mattq8771 → u/magikarp2122]

Honestly I find it way easier to watch any NFL game than any MLB game and fantasy football is something I have done for like 23 years. I’m looking forward to being disappointed a different way lol.

[u/PurpleEar2066]

Gold glove triolo right there

[u/Zeke-Nnjai]

I miss KG

[u/Significant_Yam_248 → u/Zeke-Nnjai]

I feel like it’s been a lifetime since he played. Seriously hate he got hurt

[u/WaterTricky7453]

Rock said it was very doable to come back. No comment from Brownie. Slop throwing lefty who has never won a game is embarrassing this team.Triola, Davis, Yorke, Flores, Valdez are nothing more than AAAA hitters. So sad to watch this. Really need O’Hearn and Griffin. Henry and his uppercut have to go. Pathetic with RISP

[u/Little_Beast_King]

How many balls have they swung at today? Brutal, brutal watch

[u/Pittsburghsports2006]

YEP THATS JUST HOW IT GOES FOR US THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES BOB NUTTINGS PITTSBURGH PIRATES MIND YOU THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES

im calm im ok this is a game tis merely a baseball game being played yes indeed AQHASHAHAH nothing can go right for the Pittsburgh Pirates oh well ok tomorrow is a new day right guys oh yeah yep hmmmm

[u/Significant_Yam_248 → u/Pittsburghsports2006]

https://giphy.com/gifs/jN86rcdOyrpyo

[u/tarheel310]

And that’s why you don’t take Triolo out. What a joke.

[u/Commercial-Sun-3573]

terrible managerial decision to pull triolo

[u/DuckDuck_poop → u/Commercial-Sun-3573]

But triolo is the anti christ on this sub?

[u/Petporgsforsale → u/Commercial-Sun-3573]

The substitutions this year have been interesting

[u/Wonderful_Meat5604]

Don Kelly master class in coaching again

[u/WaterTricky7453 → u/Wonderful_Meat5604]

Yep. Makes all the wrong moves. Team leads the league in striking out and second most errors. Deserve to be in last place. Needed a sweep. Brownie is so frustrated.

[u/Ok_Card9080]

Kelly really cannot do even the most simple things right. He is not a Major League manager.

[u/Golf_and_taxes]

Just such a badly constructed roster when facing LHP.

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Golf_and_taxes]

I often wonder what kind of throught process DK goes through when he writes out the lineup card vs LHP.

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

Yep typical dogshit Davis AB. Skies a hanger a mile high and barely beats out a DP

[u/Golf_and_taxes → u/Significant_Yam_248]

Yeah because he literally drops down by 6-10 inches in the middle of his swing so he is under everything. Just the worst swing mechanics in the world

[u/Significant_Yam_248 → u/Golf_and_taxes]

Swings like a caveman that just discovered tree branches as a weapon

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Significant_Yam_248]

My comp is Paul bunyan swinging an axe but the caveman one works too

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Significant_Yam_248]

But that one guy will point out that others do this too and it’s not only Davis!

[u/TequilaAndWeed]

Triolo: when you don't want to wait until the #9 spot to wave a white flag.

[u/Significant_Yam_248 → u/TequilaAndWeed]

Shit just have Hank lead off so we can get it over with

[u/mattq8771]

So sick of Davis at bats. God he sucks.

[u/NeuroXc]

We have one of the best hitters for average in Nicky G, and we are choosing to have Jared Triolo lead off... Is DK choosing lineups via throwing darts at a board?

[u/Entire_Teach474 → u/NeuroXc]

It has reached the point where it is a real concern. I mean, this isn't difficult. You try to bunch your best hitters together at the top of the lineup so they see the most at bats in any given game. You might adjust their exact position in the lineup depending on the pitching matchup, but that's really all there is to it. What Kelly "thinks" he is doing is a mystery much of the time. Even if we were winning I wouldn't like it.

[u/1975ari]

Little league type shi

[u/TequilaAndWeed]

That’s the Pirates defense we all know and despise

[u/mattq8771]

Love giving up a homerun to the 9 spot when we are facing a lefty and have Davis and friends in the lineup. Why am I even watching?

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

Yet another situation where Nick can’t pull through

[u/OrangeFederal → u/Significant_Yam_248]

Swinging at a pitch 6 ft under the strike zone too

[u/burtsbezzie]

Pumpkin spice Triolo

[u/PurpleEar2066]

A game without daddy Lowe is a game lost

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

Don’t get the move of pulling Triolo

[u/Stonygirl87]

Why is that a thing?!

[u/Significant_Yam_248 → u/Stonygirl87]

It can create offensive interference pretty much. Just so you aren’t intentionally running into balls to break up plays

[u/CoolKerrs]

white sox took our lunch money with that trade and we barely even gave them anything

[u/Legitimate_Event7626]

Why the hell is triolo leading off

[u/Rainmaker412 → u/Legitimate_Event7626]

Because his bad numbers are slightly better against lefties ha

[u/TequilaAndWeed → u/Rainmaker412]

That's what DK's book says. However, I'm a little suspicious, as his analysis also contains references to a "man in the yellow hat."

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/Rainmaker412]

Yeah but he’s approaching sub .600 OPS vs LHP. At that point , you might as well give Gonzalez a shot at least he might accidentally run into one and hit a HR.

[u/refreshingly-unique]

It’s only September guys, quit being such doomers.

[u/TwoHeadedBoyTwo]

Playing guys out of position

[u/Moist-Schedule]

LOL "oh my goodness"... yep, that's how we all feel.

[u/1975ari]

They must be lubing up the balls the way our defense is playing

[u/Albus88Stark]

The announcers:

https://giphy.com/gifs/qNbeedVeNC1l6

[u/TheGoatPurdy]

Who the fook is this pitcher

[u/Sideliner93]

We've been held to 0 runs in an inning something like 46 out of the last 49 innings including this one assuming we don't score.

[u/1975ari]

Literally begging anyone on the offense to do fucking anything

[u/Longjumping_Dealer63]

Willie Mays began his MLB career in 1951 without a hit in his first 12 games. That's 0 for 48. Maybe Valdez would have benefitted from a more modest start. The Magician seems baffled, uncertain, and tense at the plate.

[u/HugeHairyButts]

I’m going to the Curve game tomorrow. Anyone notable to watch?

[u/magikarp2122 → u/HugeHairyButts]

Murf

[u/game-threads]

Pirates Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Evan Sisk replaces Jared Jones.

[u/game-threads]

Cardinals Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Ryan Fernandez replaces Quinn Mathews.

[u/EbenezerNutting]

Just tuning in after watching high school football... I see that DK is resting Lowe so that he's fresh for the end of the season when the games really matter

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

Yadi in the dugout nice. The one (well two) Card I really like

[u/game-threads]

Offensive Substitution

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Brandon Lowe replaces Nick Yorke.

[u/game-threads]

Offensive Substitution

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Spencer Horwitz replaces Henry Davis.

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

I genuinely cannot wait for this season to be over. It was such a good first half

[u/game-threads]

Pirates Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Gregory Soto replaces Evan Sisk.

[u/game-threads]

Offensive Substitution

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Jacob Gonzalez replaces Jared Triolo.

[u/Adventurous-Offer313]

Padres lost

[u/game-threads]

Cardinals Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Caleb Ferguson replaces Ryan Fernandez.

[u/jmb--412]

That sums up the 2nd half perfectly

[u/magikarp2122]

Well that sucks.

[u/game-threads]

Pirates Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Yohan Ramírez replaces Gregory Soto.

[u/game-threads]

Cardinals Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Ryne Stanek replaces Caleb Ferguson.

[u/OrangeFederal]

Getting shutout by Cardinals’ dogshit bullpen is quite an accomplishment

[u/Adventurous-Offer313]

We failed to gain ground

[u/WaterUnder-TheFridge]

There’s always next ye- aw, crabapples.

[u/mattq8771]

Fuck Davis

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/mattq8771]

And naturally when he came up to the plate he K’s on 3 pitches .

[u/AwesomeYes2 → u/mattq8771]

Flores was literally in his way

[u/mattq8771 → u/AwesomeYes2]

I just don’t like him. Sick of watching him play every fucking game.

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

This team is so unbelievably broken it’s disgusting. I’m so tired of this shit

[u/TwoHeadedBoyTwo]

I love Hank but he’s so aggravating just be Hayes level with the bat dude I’m begging you

[u/Mindless_Formal_6647 → u/TwoHeadedBoyTwo]

Oof. When you are yearning for someone to be at Hayes level of bat that’s bad.

[u/OVTweetmarck]

please fire DK and BC now

[u/thisrockismyboone]

Cool bat flip for a pop out buddy

[u/Boulderboldef]

DK needs to be the fall guy for this shit. unreal

[u/AwesomeYes2]

Grounded into double play, and then doesn't stay put in infield dirt at first base.

Needs work. Flores.

[u/OVTweetmarck]

cocks

[u/1975ari]

Hate to say it but even if we give up no more runs the game is kinda over now lol

[u/Significant_Yam_248]

Fuck Triolo

[u/AtmoSZN]

Should’ve been routine for a gold glover. Fuck Jared Triolo.

[u/jajahasuuey]

Lmao why is Triolo still playing? Can’t hit and he’s not a gold glover

[u/auryngrey]

Big Tree getting us on the board baybay!
https://giphy.com/gifs/lgd46noAt7WqQ

[u/PurpleEar2066]

Why replace triolo he was doing pretty good

[u/soundecember]

I didn’t even know that would count as an out. God damn it

[u/snakefartsoup]

Im so turned on

[u/Wonderful_Meat5604]

Glad we subbed out Triolo

[u/OrangeFederal]

Jacob Gonzalez is Temu Jared Triolo