Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Francisco Liriano threw six innings and surrendered one run. It was not enough. The Pirates offense was held to two hits in a 1-0 loss against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday and losing the three-game series, 2-1. “We’ve got some pitches to hit and get into offensive counts but we haven’t been able to get the at-bat that we need," manager Clint Hurdle said. "Right now, we’ve got work to do on the offensive end.” For the second consecutive game, former ... Read More
Pirates pregame 4/15: Marte returns to lineup; Hurdle reflects on Jackie Robinson
Tonight is the conclusion of the first three game series to be played at PNC Park as the Pittsburgh Pirates [3-5] take on the Detroit Tigers [7-1]. The Pirates won the series opener 5-4 Monday and lost 2-0 Tuesday. Last game out: The Pirates were a part of a three-hit shutout losing 2-0 to the Tigers Tuesday night. Shane Greene and Joakim Soria did not allow a base runner to pass first base in the process. Tigers Manager Brad Ausmus got the win on his 46th birthday despite A.J. Burnett ... Read More
Pirates players reflect on first home opener
The Pittsburgh Pirates had its 129th home opener Monday and won 5-4 against the Detroit Tigers. The game was played in front of a regular season high attendance total of 39,933. It was a special moment for all in attendance and even more so for five Pirates — Arquimedes Caminero, Jung-ho Kang, Andrew Lambo, Radhames Liz and Rob Scahill — who got to toe the base line and have their names called with the rest of the team's 25-man roster for the first time. Caminero has waited nine years for ... Read More
Burnett, Pirates on wrong side of pitchers’ duel
A.J. Burnett toed the rubber against Nick Castellanos and the Detroit Tigers. With runners on second and third base in the fourth inning this was Burnett's first test all game, and 31,755 Pittsburgh Pirates fans knowing this started to cheer the home pitcher in an effort to fire him up. The result was the first fist pump from Burnett this season and a strike out to end the inning. “Anytime you’ve got guys in scoring position, it’s big but it was a big pitch at a big time," Burnett said. ... Read More
Pirates pregame 4/14: Marte out of starting lineup
The Pittsburgh Pirates [3-4] will play the Detroit Tigers [6-1] in the second of a three game series tonight at 7:05 p.m. Last game out: The Pirates won its Opening Day game by a 5-4 score in front of 39,933 fans, the largest-ever crowd to attend a regular season game at PNC Park. The loss represented the first of the year for the Tigers. Josh Harrison hit the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the first inning into the right-center field seats for a home run. Corey Hart ultimately ... Read More
Pirates win home opener in front of largest ever regular season crowd
The 39,933 fans that sold out PNC Park already were excited to see their Pittsburgh Pirates return for the first time since a Wild Card loss, but a Josh Harrison first pitch home run in addition to Gerrit Cole's pitching provided the ingredients to a 5-4 home opener victory over the Detroit Tigers Monday. Harrison's home run came in the bottom of the first after Cole pitched a hitless 13-pitch first inning. Anibal Sanchez [1-1] gave up his first run of the season on the homer and it came on a ... Read More
McCutchen’s bat brings Pirates series win
Pittsburgh Pirates fans have seen this script before. A pitcher with a high ERA holding the Pirates at bay and stealing a series win. That would not be the case Sunday, as one swing of the bat changed the course of the game and re-energized the Pirates bats en route to a 10-2 victory Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Andrew McCutchen's three-run home run was his second of the season and came on the first pitch of his at-bat against Kyle Lohse [0-2] which scored both Gregory Polanco and ... Read More
Pirates limited to two hits in shutout
The Pittsburgh Pirates were on the losing end of a 6-0 shutout Saturday in which it was two-hit shutout by Mulwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson and two relievers. Francisco Cervelli and Starling Marte each were responsible for two of the hits, however the rest of the team could not get anything going against Nelson [1-0]. Nelson pitched seven innings in the game while walking two batters and striking out nine. Nelson threw 88 pitches, 56 of which were for strikes. This was ... Read More
Casey Sadler to start Sunday for Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates rotation depth has been tested in the first week of the 2015 season as Francisco Liriano has been placed on the paternity leave list. Starting in his place on Sunday will be Casey Sadler. Liriano is missing his start as his daughter will be born. Liriano is expected to return to the Pirates and make his next start on Wednesday. This will be the first start in Sadler's major league career. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle weighed his options when determining who would ... Read More
Pirates earn first win in Milwaukee
In past years winning a game in Milwaukee was a very hard accomplishment, however in 2015 Miller Park was the home of the first Pittsburgh Pirates win this season. The Pirates won Friday night's game by a 6-2 score. Locke [1-0] pitched six innings allowing seven hits and two runs while walking one batter and striking out two. Locke also helped his cause with an RBI double in the second inning as part of a three-run second inning. Locke threw 90 pitches in this game with 62 ending up as ... Read More