Michael Lorenzen made his second ever major league start, however Pittsburgh Pirates fans may be unable to tell after allowing one run on three hits in Tuesday night's 7-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. “We’ve still got to keep working on having manageable at-bats, that’s the one thing we continue to talk about, making sure that we’re getting the pitch we want early in the count," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We missed some pitches we probably could have hit tonight, we’ve just got to do what ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/5: Harrison out of lineup, Cole’s honor discussed
The Pittsburgh Pirates have returned to PNC Park after a nine game road trip and will begin a three game series tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. This is the second time these teams have met as the Reds swept the first series with happened to be the opening series to the season. Both teams enter this game with a 12-13 record. Tonight’s starters: Tonight's pitching match-up will feature Pirates left-handed starter Jeff Locke [2-1 4.76 ERA] and Reds right-handed starter Michael Lorenzen ... Read More
Cole named NL pitcher of the month
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole has been referred to as a gamer, a hard thrower and recently an ace, however now he can add another title to the list. Major League Baseball has named Cole as the National League Pitcher of the Month and in receiving this honor, Cole is the first Pirate to be named pitcher of the month since Randy Tomlin [June 1992]. Cole has started his 2015 season with a 4-0 record in five starts and has posted a 1.76 ERA. Cole allowed six earned runs in April and has ... Read More
Pirates strand 18 runners in extra-inning loss
Jared Hughes got three ground balls, but all three were singles. With Matt Carpenter at the plate, Hughes was unable to get a fourth grounder, instead an opposite field sacrifice fly ended the game. This came in the second consecutive extra-inning 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The loss came in 11 innings. In Friday night's game, the Pirates were unable to provide A.J. Burnett with run support with a Burnett single bringing home one. Liriano pitched eight innings, allowing three ... Read More
Pirates fall to Cardinals in 10 innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates met with the National League Central division leader St. Louis Cardinals and lost 2-1 in extra innings. Matt Adams hit an opposite field walk-off single off Rob Scahill [0-2] with the bases loaded to bring Jon Jay across home plate. A.J. Burnett provided the Pirates with its lone run of the game in the sixth inning with a single to center field. The Pirates had the bases loaded with no outs in the inning against Lance Lynn and were unable to score any further ... Read More
Top 10 Pirates moments of April
The Pittsburgh Pirates have completed its first full month of regular season play and came away with a 12-10 record. Naturally with each team, there are successes and failures, however this month is a definite improvement over last season's 9-14 mark in April. While there were some hitting inconsistencies and Mark Melancon's velocity decline was spotlighted, there was a lot to like, and these are some moments that stuck out. 10. Andrew Lambo Opening Day pinch-hit appearance- The Pirates ... Read More
McCutchen records 1,000th career hit in victory
Andrew McCutchen had been waiting for a while to get a significant hit and it came in the sixth inning on Wednesday night when he recorded his first triple of the season. Two innings later he had a single, good for the 1,000th hit of his career. The Pittsburgh Pirates secured a winning record in April with their 8-1 victory against the Chicago Cubs. The win puts the Pirates at 12-10 for April, an improvement over 2014's 9-16 mark. Despite the Pirates victory, it was the Cubs who scored ... Read More
Cubs early-inning scoring sinks Pirates
For the second time this season, the Chicago Cubs took the opening two games of its series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs won Tuesday night's game by a 6-2 score. Jeff Locke [2-1] did not make it into the fourth inning. Locke pitched 3.2 innings allowing eight hits, six runs [five earned runs], three walks and five strikeouts. Locke threw 86 pitches and had 53 strikes. The Cubs scored three runs in the third inning off Locke. Addison Russell brought home the first with his third double ... Read More
Pirates winning streak ends at five
The Pittsburgh Pirates quest to move into second place in the National League Central will have to wait as they fell 4-0 to the Chicago Cubs Monday night. In this game, the Pirates offense managed four hits, one of which was from Neil Walker who extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Francisco Cervelli, Vance Worley and Chris Stewart got the other three hits. Worley [2-2] pitched six innings allowing nine hits, all four runs, one walk and three strikeouts. He threw 97 pitches, 61 of ... Read More
Two out hits help Pirates prevail
The Pittsburgh Pirates have begun its nine game road trip with a series win after a 2-1 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Pirates have now won four consecutive games. A.J. Burnett had his fourth consecutive quality start throwing seven innings allowing five hits, one run, two walks and four strikeouts on 88 pitches, 54 of which were strikes. This is the longest outing for Burnett in 2015 and the first time he has pitched seven innings since Sept. 6 of last season. The ... Read More