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Endy Rodriguez in only 4 games with the Pirates.

12 AB'S

4 hits

4 BB

.333 average

.500 OBP

.417 SLG

Henry davis in 15 games

43 AB

4 hits

5 BB

.093 average

.188 OBP

.233 SLG

Endy has the same amount of hits and almost the same amount of walks in 4 games then henry does in 15. Play Endy WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more over henry. He just has a much better feel for hitting than henry, and has more competitive AB's when u watch him.

I'd like to see him stick in the majors even when o'hearn gets back just so he can develop and i'd do that by making the following moves.

DFA ozuna cause he's clogging DH and sucks.

Move reynolds into the DH spot to keep his bat in the lineup and get rid of his crap defense.

Move the password into the vacant LF spot with reynolds now put in the DH spot.

These moves put a better lineup together game in and game out while improving our overall defense. Win win.

Dude has been so consistent all season. Consistently getting hits with runners in scoring position. Glad to see he’s finally getting the lead off spot recently.

#Pirates @ Cardinals - Thu, May 21

###Game Status: Final - Score: 6-2 Pirates

###Links & Info

• Current conditions at Busch Stadium: 67°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 8 mph, L To R
• TV: Pirates: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Cardinals: Cardinals.TV
• Radio: Pirates: 100.1 FM/KDKA-AM 1020, Cardinals: WIJR AM 880 (En Espanol) (es), KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM
• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

	Pirates Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Cruz, O - CF	5	1	1	0	0	3	1	.257	.324	.455
2	Lowe, B - 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.256	.348	.558
3	Reynolds, B - LF	5	0	0	1	0	3	3	.244	.372	.378
4	Horwitz - 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.277	.384	.431
5	Griffin - SS	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	.278	.331	.407
6	Ozuna - DH	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	.187	.280	.310
7	Mangum - RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.259	.330	.282
8	Triolo - 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.259	.306	.293
9	Davis, H - C	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.143	.250	.265
	Totals	36	6	10	6	2	9	12

Pirates
BATTING: 2B: Griffin (8, May); Cruz, O (10, Bruihl). HR: Lowe, B (13, 1st inning off May, 0 on, 1 out); Davis, H (3, 7th inning off Bruihl, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Cruz, O 2; Davis, H 4; Griffin 2; Horwitz; Lowe, B 5; Mangum; Ozuna 2; Triolo. RBI: Davis, H (9); Lowe, B (32); Mangum (5); Ozuna 2 (18); Reynolds, B (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Griffin; Reynolds, B. GIDP: Triolo. Team RISP: 3-for-9. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: DP: (Triolo-Lowe, B-Horwitz).

	Cardinals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Wetherholt - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.239	.357	.413
2	Herrera - DH	4	2	2	1	0	2	0	.262	.386	.426
3	Burleson - 1B	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.290	.359	.468
4	Walker, J - RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.295	.366	.563
5	Gorman - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.228	.313	.367
6	Winn - SS	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	.245	.328	.340
7	Fermín - LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.218	.302	.327
8	Pagés, P - C	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	.219	.265	.362
9	Scott II - CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.185	.240	.261
	a-Pozo - PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.286
	Totals	34	2	8	2	2	11	11

Cardinals
a-Grounded into a double play for Scott II in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Burleson (12, Ashcraft, B). HR: Herrera (6, 3rd inning off Ashcraft, B, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Burleson 3; Fermín; Herrera 5; Pagés, P 2; Walker, J. RBI: Herrera (24); Walker, J (35). 2-out RBI: Herrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Walker, J; Pagés, P 2; Winn. GIDP: Pozo. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: DP: (Gorman-Burleson).

Pirates Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Ashcraft, B (W, 3-2)	7.0	4	1	1	2	9	1	98-68	2.89
Dotel	1.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	29-20	2.35
Montgomery, M	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	3.79
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	2	11	1

Cardinals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
May (L, 3-5)	5.1	6	4	4	2	7	1	91-62	5.00
Graceffo	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	1.69
Bruihl	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	16-11	5.24
Svanson	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-13	9.12
Pushard	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	6.23
Totals	9.0	10	6	6	2	9	2

Game Info
HBP: Davis, H (by May).
ABS Challenge: Ozuna (Strike-Confirmed); Ashcraft, B (Ball-Confirmed); Herrera (Strike-Confirmed); Pagés, P (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Ashcraft, B 98-68; Dotel 29-20; Montgomery, M 8-7; May 91-62; Graceffo 2-2; Bruihl 16-11; Svanson 19-13; Pushard 7-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Ashcraft, B 5-2; Dotel 0-1; Montgomery, M 2-0; May 6-1; Graceffo 1-0; Bruihl 1-1; Svanson 3-0; Pushard 1-1.
Batters faced: Ashcraft, B 27; Dotel 6; Montgomery, M 3; May 25; Graceffo 1; Bruihl 5; Svanson 5; Pushard 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Graceffo 2-0; Svanson 1-0.
Umpires: HP: James Hoye. 1B: Tyler Jones. 2B: D.J. Reyburn. 3B: John Libka.
Weather: 67 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 12:15 PM.
T: 2:32.
Att: 27,705.
Venue: Busch Stadium.
May 21, 2026

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Brandon Lowe homers (13) on a fly ball to left field.	1-0 PIT
Bottom 3	Iván Herrera homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-1
Top 4	Jake Mangum grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Konnor Griffin scores. Marcell Ozuna out at 2nd. Jake Mangum to 1st.	2-1 PIT
Top 6	Marcell Ozuna singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. Spencer Horwitz scores. Konnor Griffin scores.	4-1 PIT
Top 7	Henry Davis homers (3) on a line drive to left field.	5-1 PIT
Top 7	Bryan Reynolds grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.	6-1 PIT
Bottom 8	Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd.	6-2 PIT

Team	Highlight
PIT	Brandon Lowe's solo home run (13) (00:00:30)
STL	Iván Herrera's solo home run (6)  (00:00:29)
STL	Dustin May's seven strikeouts (00:01:05)
PIT	Henry Davis' solo home run (3) (00:00:29)
PIT	Oneil Cruz scores on Bryan Reynolds' groundout (00:00:16)
STL	Masyn Winn's amazing throw (00:00:30)
PIT	Braxton Ashcraft's nine strikeouts (00:01:43)
STL	Jordan Walker's RBI single (00:00:19)
PIT	Wilber Dotel escapes the jam (00:00:06)
PIT	Pirates secure the win with a double play (00:00:28)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Pirates	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0		6	10	0	6
Cardinals	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	8	0	7

###Decisions

• Winner: Braxton Ashcraft (3-2, 2.89)
• Loser: Dustin May (3-5, 5.00)

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I’m trying to buy 3 tickets, but it won’t let me because there is 4 seats left in that row, and my purchase would “strand a single seat”, what bullshit is this?

I am launching this campaign to urge Don Kelly to put Konnor Griffin in the leadoff position each game. Here are my arguments:

- KG is our most valuable batting asset given his pedigree, draft position, and contract. The team should be maximizing his number of at-bats in order to capitalize on this and continue his development at the plate. Over the course of the season, batting 1st compared to 6th means 80-100 additional at-bats.

- KG is our best baserunner. Don Kelly seems to value this, as he has been using Oneil Cruz as the leadoff for much of the season. Oneil Cruz is also a good baserunner, however advanced baserunning metrics that I don't fully understand say that KG is slightly better here. It is generally an important bonus to have a + baserunner hitting leadoff, as Spencer Horwitz or Marcell Ozuna's fat asses will not be running the bases in front of them slowing them down.

-KG gets on base. KGs season stats are still heavily weighted by his slow start in the majors when he was 19. Since turning 20, this has been a different story. Lets compare the splits between KG and Cruz more recently. In general, KG gets on base at a better clip than Cruz.

OBP	Last 7 Days	Last 14 Days	Last 28 Days
Oneil Cruz	.321	.386	.303
Konnor Griffin	.462	.340	.381

- KG hits better when he is lower down in the lineup. Using the power of linear regression, I am going to demonstrate the future. Lets look at his OPS by position in the lineup so far this season:

2nd: 0.885

5th: 1.000

6th: 0.755

7th: 0.657

8th: 0.738

Here is a visual representation of this data:

https://preview.redd.it/tn6cdb8kdi2h1.png?width=752&format=png&auto=webp&s=0d5a262aa82a9abfb6e869d40a333f8d9a705b75

This shows a clear trend. As Konnor from the end of the lineup on the lefthand side to the beginning of the lineup on the right hand side, his OPS improves. Using linear regression we get a trendline equation:

OPS = -0.0637(draft position)+1.0618

This allows us to predict with 100% accuracy that, if Konnor were to hit leadoff, he would have an OPS of -0.0637(1)+1.0618 = 0.998 which would make him the third best hitter in baseball, taking the #3 spot from Kyle Schwarber at 0.981. This is how math works.

- Oneil Cruz has a lot of power and its better to put people who slug after people who get on base in the lineup. Generally speaking, if Oneil were to hit after people like Nick Gonzalez and Spencer Horowitz instead of people like Henry Davis and Jared Triolo, it would generate more runs. This is because the first two get on base and the second two don't. So when Oneil Cruz hits homeruns, we would get 3 runs instead of just 1.

Thank you for reading. I look forward to platforming this position until Don Kelly does the right thing.

###Pirates @ Cardinals - 01:15 PM EDT

###Game Status: Pre-Game

###Links & Info

• Current conditions at Busch Stadium: 68°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 8 mph, In From CF
• TV: Pirates: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Cardinals: Cardinals.TV
• Radio: Pirates: 100.1 FM/KDKA-AM 1020, Cardinals: WIJR AM 880 (En Espanol) (es), KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

	Probable Pitcher (Season Stats)	Report
Pirates	Braxton Ashcraft (2-2, 3.09 ERA, 55.1 IP)	No report posted.
Cardinals	Dustin May (3-4, 4.81 ERA, 48.2 IP)	No report posted.

Pirates Lineup vs. May	AVG	OPS	AB	HR	RBI	K
1 Cruz, O - CF	.333	1.666	3	1	1	1
2 Lowe, B - 2B	.000	.333	2	0	0	0
3 Reynolds, B - LF	.250	.750	4	0	2	0
4 Horwitz - 1B	.400	.900	5	0	0	1
5 Griffin - SS	.000	.000	2	0	0	0
6 Ozuna - DH	.333	1.122	9	1	1	1
7 Mangum - RF	1.000	2.000	2	0	1	0
8 Triolo - 3B	.500	1.250	2	0	0	0
9 Davis, H - C	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0
10 Ashcraft, B - P	-	-	-	-	-	-

Cardinals Lineup vs. Ashcraft, B	AVG	OPS	AB	HR	RBI	K
1 Wetherholt - 2B	.500	1.667	2	0	0	0
2 Herrera - DH	.250	1.000	4	0	1	0
3 Burleson - 1B	.200	.733	5	0	1	2
4 Walker, J - RF	.250	.450	4	0	2	2
5 Gorman - 3B	.250	1.250	4	1	1	3
6 Winn - SS	.250	.500	4	0	0	2
7 Church - LF	.000	.000	2	0	0	0
8 Pagés, P - C	.000	.000	2	0	0	1
9 Scott II - CF	.500	2.500	2	1	1	1
10 May - P	-	-	-	-	-	-

|NLC Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)| |:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |1|Milwaukee Brewers|29|18|- (-)|-|- (-)| |2|St. Louis Cardinals|28|20|1.5 (114)|2|- (-)| |3|Chicago Cubs|29|21|1.5 (113)|3|- (-)| |4|Cincinnati Reds|26|24|4.5 (110)|5|3.0 (110)| |5|Pittsburgh Pirates|25|24|5.0 (110)|6|3.5 (110)|

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Does anyone know when the June pass sales might open?

Last month some of you passholders were really helpful, providing tips on the renewal deadlines. I still didn’t get one but want to try again because like a typical fan I’m a glutton for punishment.

bullpen got it done

We should send this guy down to Indianapolis he sucks

Breathe breathe breatheeeeeeeeeeeeee

#Pirates @ Cardinals - Wed, May 20

###Game Status: Warmup - First Pitch is scheduled for 07:45 PM EDT

###Links & Info

• Current conditions at Busch Stadium: 67°F - Cloudy - Wind 9 mph, In From LF
• TV: Pirates: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Cardinals: Cardinals.TV
• Radio: Pirates: Sports Radio 93.7 KDKA The Fan, Cardinals: WIJR AM 880 (En Espanol) (es), KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

|NLC Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)| |:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |1|Milwaukee Brewers|28|18|- (-)|-|- (-)| |2|St. Louis Cardinals|28|19|0.5 (116)|2|- (-)| |3|Chicago Cubs|29|20|0.5 (115)|3|- (-)| |4|Cincinnati Reds|26|24|4.0 (111)|5|3.5 (110)| |5|Pittsburgh Pirates|24|24|5.0 (111)|7|4.5 (110)|

	Probable Pitcher (Season Stats)	Report
Pirates	Carmen Mlodzinski (3-3, 4.40 ERA, 45.0 IP)	No report posted.
Cardinals	Michael McGreevy (3-2, 2.10 ERA, 51.1 IP)	No report posted.

Pirates Lineup vs. McGreevy	AVG	OPS	AB	HR	RBI	K
1 Gonzales, N - 3B	.250	.500	4	0	0	2
2 Lowe, B - 2B	-	-	-	-	-	-
3 Reynolds, B - LF	.500	2.000	4	1	2	2
4 Cruz, O - DH	-	-	-	-	-	-
5 Horwitz - 1B	.500	2.667	2	1	2	0
6 Griffin - SS	-	-	-	-	-	-
7 Rodríguez, E - C	-	-	-	-	-	-
8 Garcia, Jh - CF	-	-	-	-	-	-
9 Mangum - RF	-	-	-	-	-	-
10 Mlodzinski - P	-	-	-	-	-	-

Cardinals Lineup vs. Mlodzinski	AVG	OPS	AB	HR	RBI	K
1 Wetherholt - 2B	-	-	-	-	-	-
2 Herrera - C	1.000	2.000	2	0	0	0
3 Burleson - 1B	.111	.555	9	1	1	2
4 Walker, J - RF	.000	.000	4	0	0	2
5 Gorman - DH	.000	.000	6	0	0	4
6 Winn - SS	.333	.666	6	0	0	2
7 Prieto - 3B	-	-	-	-	-	-
8 Church - LF	.000	.000	1	0	0	1
9 Scott II - CF	.000	.000	2	0	0	1
10 McGreevy - P	-	-	-	-	-	-

###Division Scoreboard CIN 9 @ PHI 4 - Final

MIL 0 @ CHC 0 Warmup

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