PBN Around the Horn

PBN Around the Horn: Introducing the Pittsburgh Baseball Now Notebook

Published

3 years ago

August 11, 2021

Welcome to our new daily feature, the PBN Notebook. Here you’ll find news and notes from across Major League Baseball, your Pittsburgh Pirates, and around the network.

Update (8:27 PM)-

Thanks for the visit to Pitt coach!!! See you in the fall at Heinz! https://t.co/uFsfrUsb1C

— Pat Narduzzi (@CoachDuzzPittFB) August 11, 2021

Update (8:02 PM)-

Make that 2-2 for Nick Gonzales #Pirates

His swing is 🤩 pic.twitter.com/IbHMkiG5k0

— Kody Duncan (@TalkPirates) August 11, 2021

Update (5:04 PM)-

Interesting note from Cardinals PR: When J.A. Happ and three relievers combined on a one-hitter last night, it marked the first time the Cardinals held the Pirates to one hit or less in a game in Pittsburgh since Bob Gibson’s no-hitter in 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium.

— John Perrotto (@JPerrotto) August 11, 2021

Update (4:38 PM)-

There is a slight chance of rain (40-50%) from now up until after 8 PM. Bring your umbrella and a poncho just in case!

Update (1:53 PM)-

**Here’s the Pirates lineup for tonight’s Game 2 against St. Louis-

Hoy Park SS

Ke’Bryan Hayes 3B

Bryan Reynolds CF

Colin Moran 1B

Rodolfo Castro 2B

Gregory Polanco RF

Anthony Alford LF

Michael Perez C

Wil Crowe SP

Update (10:00 AM)-

**Pirates INF/OF Hoy Park was the big piece in the Clay Holmes trade but the other player acquired by Ben Cherrington is performing pretty well in the minors.

3B Prospect, Diego Castillo #Pirates

The other piece in the Clay Holmes trade, just launched his 14th homerun of the year pic.twitter.com/bQFLjBErGd

— Kody Duncan (@TalkPirates) August 11, 2021

Update (8:51 AM)-

**History was made last night in MLB and it’s a sign of baseball in 2021.

The longest start in the majors today was 6.0 innings.

This is the first time in MLB history that every team was in action on a given day and no starter pitched more than 6.0 innings.

— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) August 11, 2021

UPDATE (8:19 a.m.)

Pirates top prospect Nick Gonzales remains hot at the plate as he hits another home run last night.

Would you like to see open-side looks at both of Nick Gonzales' HRs yesterday? Here you go. #Pirates pic.twitter.com/FfwW6VEHeQ

— Josh Norris (@jnorris427) August 9, 2021

UPDATE (8:10 a.m.)

The game was bad, but this home run from Hoy Park (his first in the Majors) was good.

📍Hoy Park pic.twitter.com/9iyvyd8XL7

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) August 11, 2021

In case you missed it, here’s the Pittsburgh Baseball Now mission statement. We’re excited to be here talking Bucco baseball with you all.

Your Pittsburgh Pirates continue their brief three-game homestand against the St. Louis Cardinals before hitting the road again to face the Brew Crew in Milwaukee.

Game two against the hated Cardinals will feature Wil Crowe (Pirates) and the 2,457,589-year-old Adam Wainwright. (I may be off a year or two.) The Pirates have a 41-72 record, while the Cardinals are exactly .500 at 56-56. First pitch is 7:05. You can listen on 93.7 The Fan or watch on AT&T Sportsnet.

The Gamblin’ Man

For any of you that enjoy gambling, your Pirates are +148 underdogs with an over/under of 9. (If it were me, I’d take the over, but I’m not much of a gambler).

BUT THAT WEATHER THO!

Thanks to the handy dandy weather app, we will see a chance of rain all the way up until 5 PM. By game time, it should be around 86 degrees and should have clear skies for potential cannonballs.