North Shore Nine: A Pittsburgh Pirates Podcast Bleav Baseball

Tyler & DiNardo discussing today's Pirates game vs. the Chicago Cubs in which Bailey Falter pitched a gem going 7.2 innings and allowing 0 runs. Unfortunately the offense couldn't do anything with the tough matchup against Shota Imanaga, but the talk is certainly around the controversial call at the end.

Neil & DiNardo discussing today's Pirates game vs. the Chicago Cubs where Paul Skenes absolutely dominated. He threw 100 pitches in his 6 innings, striking out 11 batters and allowing just 1 baserunner by walk. His fastball averaged 99.3 mph and had 22 whiffs in the game. The offense also came alive today scoring 9. It was a good day for the bottom 3 as Rowdy Tellez, Jared Triolo, & Yasmani Grandal combined for 6 hits.

DiNardo & Neil discussing today's Pirates game vs. the Chicago Cubs. Jared Jones got today's start and earned his 3rd win on the year allowing 3 runs in 6 while striking out 7. Edward Olivares had a big game going 2-for-4 with a HR & a double. David Bednar closes it out as well earning his 9th save on the year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drop another series and are now 19-25 being 7.5 game back already on May 15. For a team whose GM stated they had intentions of competing this year, it sure hasn't gone well enough for those dreams. So what exactly is happening? With this team struggling are there much needed changes to happen within the coaching of this team? How far of a leash does even Derek Shelton have at this point? Lastly, what the hell is going on with first base? Let's talk some Connor Joe and Rowdy Tellez.

Cody is solo today to break down the series finale between the Pirates and the Brewers. Martin Perez gave up 5 home runs in his worst start of the season so far allowing 9 runs. On the bright side, Andrew McCutchen went 3 for 4 including a solo home run.

Jim & Doug hop on discussing today's Pirates game vs. the Milwaukee Brewers. Quinn Priester battled through 6 innings. Nick Gonzales and Connor Joe homered. However, it wasn't enough as the Pirates mustered up just 3 hits in a 4-3 loss Tuesday night.