North Shore Nine: A Pittsburgh Pirates Podcast Bleav Baseball

Ryan & DiNardo discussing today's Pirates game vs. the Toronto Blue Jays. Mitch Keller got the start today and had another very strong outing. Ke'Bryan Hayes & Bryan Reynolds both homered while Jared Triolo had 3 hits.

Tyler and Neil discuss Friday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Pirates lost an extra innings game in the 14th the inning. The offence continued to be obsolete while employing bad baseball players.

Exactly 56 games have past and the calendar is set to turn to June. The Pirates are sitting 7 games back in the division and currently 2 games from last. They have played .500 ball over their last 10 games, so how do we stack this team currently compared to the rest of the NL Central? Andrew McCutchen continues to play terrific baseball, but there is a weird theme happening on certain days that has him taking off. No, it has nothing to do with furries. Last night we all witnessed something peculiar happen with the New York Mets. Jorge Lopez said some comments which essentially saw him get DFA'd. A day later and it seems as if what he said wasn't truly what he meant. Either way, Ben? What are you thinking about this?

Jim and Doug discuss the 2nd game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Paul Skenes celebrated his 22nd birthday by striking out 9 Tigers in 6 innings en route to a 10-2 Pirates win. Andrew McCutchen and Nick Gonzales each homered as the Pirates split the doubleheader.

Cody and Ryan break down the action from game 1 of the double header in Detroit! Jared Jones had his worst start of the year so far going 4.1 IP and giving up 7 Runs 5 Earned. The Pirates offense couldn't get anything going as they only hit 3 singles in the game. The defense also a factor as the Bucs commit 3 errors in the field.

It was another nice week for the Pirates as the took the series from the Braves and ended the week 3-3. Unfortunately, the injury bug looks like it took a hit and not only is Yasmani Grandal's groin bothering him but now Joey Bart was removed from yesterday game with a thumb injury. Anthony Murphy from Bucs On Deck joins us to talk the Pirates farm. Who are his two hitters and pitchers this week to highlight? Lastly, we take a look at this upcoming 2-game series vs the Tigers in Detroit.