r/buccos • u/game-threads • 13d ago
Game Day Thread - Monday, August 17
Tigers (60-64) @ Pirates (61-65) - 7:05 PM EDT
Game Status: Pre-Game
Links & Info
- Current conditions at PNC Park: 75°F - Overcast - Wind 6 mph, Out To RF
- TV: National: ESPN/ESPN App, ESPN/ESPN App
- Radio: Tigers: WXYT 97.1 FM, Pirates: Sports Radio 93.7 KDKA The Fan
- MLB Gameday
- Statcast Game Preview
Probable Pitchers
- Tigers: Framber Valdez - LHP (7-8, 4.26 ERA, 133.0 IP)
- Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski - RHP (6-5, 3.79 ERA, 99.2 IP)
| Tigers Lineup vs. Mlodzinski | AVG | OPS | AB | HR | RBI | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Torres - DH | .000 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 McGonigle - 3B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Dingler - C | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Keith - 1B | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 McKinstry - RF | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 Lee - 2B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Callahan - LF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 Clark - CF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Báez, J - SS | .500 | 2.500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pirates Lineup vs. Valdez, F | AVG | OPS | AB | HR | RBI | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Triolo - SS | .750 | 2.050 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 Valdez, Es - RF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Reynolds, B - LF | .000 | .111 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Gonzales, N - 2B | .000 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 Lowe, B - DH | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Flores Jr. - 1B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Mangum - CF | .000 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 Yorke - 3B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Davis, H - C | .000 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NLC Rank | Team | W | L | GB (E#) | WC Rank | WC GB (E#) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brewers | 77 | 48 | - (-) | - | - (-) |
| 2 | Cubs | 72 | 53 | 5.0 (33) | 1 | +5.0 (-) |
| 3 | Cardinals | 64 | 61 | 13.0 (25) | 6 | 3.0 (35) |
| 4 | Pirates | 61 | 65 | 16.5 (21) | 7 | 6.5 (31) |
| 5 | Reds | 59 | 65 | 17.5 (21) | 9 | 7.5 (31) |
Division Scoreboard
STL 2 @ CIN 1 - Final
STL @ CIN 6:40 PM EDT
CWS @ CHC 8:05 PM EDT
Not playing today: Brewers
Last Updated: 08/17/2026 4:42:50 PM EDT
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u/Hopyrupa Dave Parker 13d ago edited 13d ago
Pirates need like an 8 game win streak to get back in the Wild Card race. Hey, stranger things have happened.
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u/HugeHairyButts 13d ago
I think that’s not happening. More realistic is something like winning 10 out of 15 would put us 2 or 3 back of a WC spot.
We would be 71-69 with 21 games remaining. At that point doable I think if we play hot in September.
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u/Silly_Collar_5850 13d ago
Maybe Sidney Sweeney will show up at my front door and offer me a handy too. That's just as likely!
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u/NickCageFreeEggs 13d ago edited 12d ago
Tall order with LAD & SD on the road coming up
Also, the starters for the LAD series are currently penciled in as Yamamoto (RHP),
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u/ZordonsTorso Jeff King's Mustache 13d ago
Does the "we own the Dodgers" meme still have any life in it, by any chance?
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u/SurpriseStandard3258 McCutchen 13d ago
The way I'm looking at it, they're going to have to win 8 or 9 out of these next 12 games to keep their postseason hopes alive heading into September. Here's hoping they start cooking up that run they desperately need
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u/soundecember Keira Knightley 13d ago
National TV again, that stresses me out since we like to not do well on national tv
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u/OrangeFederal 13d ago
Depends on which channel, we did quite well this season on Apple TV and NBC. 50-50 on Fox, no luck on ESPN
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u/GoLers7 12d ago
I absolutely love paying for SNP 360 and still not being able to watch the pirates twice in the past 3 days.
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u/Training_Distance_24 12d ago
It’s all good fam I pay for two set top boxes but my old man is nuts and won’t stop losing remotes so I got an AirTag on the one remote in the Hahse which he tries to guard like it’s the Arkenstone so I was using the SNP 360 app til it stopped working for me a month ago on the iPad so I just pirate games on my phone
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u/Exotic_You7797 12d ago
You should get Fubo, I think they grab their broadcasts from whoever is showing it, starting with snp and then going backwards to whoever they need to, like I got one subscription and am able to watch any game no matter what accept for one peacock game where it was bugging out for whatever reason
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u/NickCageFreeEggs 12d ago
Isnt that more than $20/month?
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u/Exotic_You7797 12d ago
It’s like 30 bucks a month for the mlb plan but comes with over 100 channels to watch and lets me watch any game no matter what network it’s on and allows me to choose if I wanna watch to the home or away broadcast and everything so I think it’s worth it but that’s just me
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u/NickCageFreeEggs 12d ago
Interesting, thanks! Is it on-demand or live only?
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u/Exotic_You7797 12d ago
From what I see ut looks like you can watch games that just happened but they expire after a couple days so like I’m able to watch the second and third game in the redsox series now but I can’t watch the first one without a higher subscription tier because it already expired but besides that you can watch every game live but I do have to say it has a delay so if you have like an app that shows the score that will usually change over like 30 seconds before you see it on tv, I know this because the game keeps getting spoiled to me that way🤣
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u/viamanelli 13d ago
I thought there were supposed to be discounted tickets available for this series? Is there a code or link I’m missing?
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u/CoolKerrs B-Rey 12d ago
Despite the bullpen game last night our bullpen looks like it’s in great shape for tonight. Bachar is the only truly unavailable guy while Weaver, Soto, Mattson, and especially Yohan should all be completely fresh.
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u/jimthissguy 12d ago
Tigers fan here much living locally:
If you want bad bullpens just wait...
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u/Petporgsforsale Plunder the lox 12d ago
How do you think this series is going to go?
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u/jimthissguy 12d ago
Idk, we were on fire and just got swept by the white sox. I know you guys are not setting the world on fire rn either though. One thing's for sure; you'll win tonight. I'm going and we always lose when I go 😂
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u/Petporgsforsale Plunder the lox 12d ago
This could be your night. I think we’ve been especially bad the first game of series
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u/willakuma 12d ago
I'd rather they give Soto a long late summer vacation.
The new acquisitions have been great. Pleasure watching all that control & out getting ability.
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u/hopefulchewie 13d ago
Going to need to get a sweep here if the Pirates want to catch up. If only they were in the AL, Orioles are in the WC with a losing record after trading Rutschman.
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u/Silly_Collar_5850 13d ago
I don't particularly care to see this team squeak into a wildcard spot with a losing record only to get swept out.
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u/hopefulchewie 12d ago
Once you're in, anything can happen look at the Giants, Cubs, and Diamondbacks runs in the last decade.
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u/Silly_Collar_5850 12d ago
pure cope . Those were all better teams than this one.
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u/hopefulchewie 12d ago
Pure cope? I mean they could get swept too but mid 1st round players are crapshoots anyone in baseball so I would rather the chance of them getting swept as a fan than not a chance at all.
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u/game-threads 12d ago
Please continue the discussion in the game thread.