Pittsburgh Pirates Power Rankings - 2013
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 8 | 26-18 | 12 | Three one-run wins highlighted a 5-2 week in games played against the lowly Brewers and Astros. Francisco Liriano has come off the DL to go 2-0 with 16 Ks in 12 innings against admittedly weak teams (Mets and Brewers). Soft schedule continues this week with Cubs and return date versus Brewers. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 7 | 21-16 | 14 | The Pirates won four of six during the week. Took three of four against the Mets to push their road record to 11-9. They haven't won more than 37 road games in a year since 1996. Soft home schedule (10 games versus the Brewers, Cubs and Astros) coming up. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 6 | 17-14 | 14 | A 2-4 week leaves the Buccos three games behind the red-hot Cardinals. A.J. Burnett leads NL starters with 12.21 K/9 and has limited opponents to a .211 average. Starling Marte also has a robust .918 OPS, including 13 extra-base hits. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 5 | 15-10 | 15 | At 15-10, this is the Pirates' best 25-game start since their last playoff season (1992). The relievers are a combined 6-2 with a 2.42 ERA and 11 saves in 12 chances, but they've already pitched 93 innings (second most in the majors). -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 4 | 10-8 | 20 | A 7-2 homestand versus the Cardinals, Braves and Reds puts the Buccos at 10-8. This is only the third time since 1992 they've been over .500 after 18 games. Opponents are batting an MLB-worst .212 against Pirates pitching. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 3 | 6-6 | 24 | Sweeping the Reds at home capped a 5-1 week. The Pirates' pitchers have limited opponents to a .224 average (third-best in the NL), but they're still hitting .204 as a team. Cardinals and Braves come to PNC this week ... should be a good test. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 2 | 1-5 | 25 | Yielding 16 runs over six games should result in better than a 1-5 record, but the Buccos hit .119/.188/.159 versus the Cubs and Dodgers. Andrew McCutchen accounts for the team's only homer while Russell Martin has begun the year 0-for-14. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 22 | With the second-half collapses of the past two years, you might have thought April was a good month for the Pirates. Actually, 2009 was the last season that saw them with a winning record in April (11-10), and that year they finished 62-99. First up: Hosting the Cubs for three, then off to L.A. and Arizona. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |