Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen was removed from Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning after being hit by a pitch from Atlanta Braves right-hander Julio Teheran. pic.twitter.com/qSsQZgoH6p — Forbes to Federal (@ForbesToFederal) June 27, 2015 The Pirates had Neil Walker on base with McCutchen at the plate. With the count 1-1 and one out in the inning, McCutchen was hit by a 91 mile-per-hour two-seam fastball. The pitch hit his left elbow and ... Read More
Pirates walk-off on Mercer hit
Extra innings: two words Pirates fans have become accustomed to hearing at PNC Park and Friday was no different. It was the fourth extra inning game played in the past nine home contests. This time, however, Jordy Mercer had the walk off hit against Jason Grilli to send the 34,220 fans happy with a 3-2 Pirates victory over the Atlanta Braves. This, a day after losing a 13-inning game to the Cincinnati Reds. “It’s the kind of baseball that we play and we’ve done it time after time," Pedro ... Read More
Pirates pregame 6/24: Volstad called up; Hart to DL
A roller coaster game Tuesday night ended in the Pittsburgh Pirates favor as it won a 7-6 game against the Cincinnati Reds. “We lost three in a row on the road so we want to win at home," Andrew McCutchen said. "To lose how we did against the Nationals, we were pretty amped up for playing in front of a home crowd.” The Pirates will look to make it two wins in a row when they take on the Reds once again. Gerrit Cole will start for the Pirates attempt to become the fifth Pittsburgh ... Read More
Seven-run fourth inning propels Pirates to victory
With the Pittsburgh Pirates leading the Cincinnati Reds by one, Todd Frazier came to the plate against Arquimedes Caminero. Frazier came into the contest batting .375 against the Pirates in 2015 and hit a sinking liner. Starling Marte came in and dove headfirst to record the third out of the seventh inning stranding Billy Hamilton. Caminero celebrated with a fist pump and Frazier slammed his helmet in disgust. “I didn’t know he was so shallow," Caminero said. "When I saw that play it was ... Read More
Kang homers; solid pitching continues in Pirates victory
The Pittsburgh Pirates won its seventh consecutive contest Wednesday night after defeating the Chicago White Sox by a 3-2 score. The Pirates now have tied their season high winning streak and are 20-5 in their past 25 games. Jeff Locke [4-3] came into the contest with a 2.82 ERA in seven career Interleague starts and backed that up allowing two runs on three hits over six innings. Locke also walked two batters while striking out a season high eight. This was his highest total since he struck ... Read More
Pirates use long ball to win game; series
The Pirates combined timely hitting with a solid Charlie Morton outing, winning Tuesday night by a 3-0 score over the Chicago White Sox. In the two games the Pirates hosted at home, their outhit the White Sox 28-6. Morton earned his fifth win of the season in as many starts. He threw seven scoreless innings allowing four hits on 94 pitches and 65 were strikes. Morton retired 13 batters on three pitches or less and had 12 ground ball outs. Morton's main trouble came in the first inning when ... Read More
Pirates hold off Phillies late inning rally
Tony Watson had already allowed one run and loaded the bases with no outs. It was not an ideal situation for him however he induced three ground ball outs which ended the threat. Meanwhile, Gerrit Cole earned his league-leading 10th win of the season as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by a 4-3 score Saturday afternoon. “I think we’re playing our brand of baseball," Cole said. "I think we’re playing really sharp D and stringing together at-bats throughout the game ... Read More
Morton’s outing helps Pirates avoid sweep
Charlie Morton pitched seven or more innings for the third time in four major league starts this season as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 to avoid a sweep. “That’s who we are, we bounce back very well," Jordy Mercer said. "We’re a very resilient ball club and when things don’t go for us we can easily come back the next day and be ready. We showed a full team effort tonight.” Morton [4-0] would pitch a total of 7.1 shutout innings allowing three hits. In his 102 ... Read More
Brewers clinch series win over Pirates with 4-1 victory
Jason Rogers came into the game with five hits against left-handed pitching. It was his bat, however, that contributed to a 4-1 Milwaukee Brewers victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. “Rogers had the two big hits for sure and it was a nice game by Jason," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "He’s not in there every day and he’s facing one of the better starters in our division and has a nice night. That’s why he’s here.” Rogers first hit his second home run of the season to left field in ... Read More
Pirates pregame 6/9: McCutchen returns to the lineup
The Pirates hope to get back to its winning ways after losing a 2-0 contest Monday evening to the Milwaukee Brewers. In the loss, there were two rain delays totaling two hours and 13 minutes. A.J. Burnett took the loss and is now 6-2 on the season. Tonight’s starters: The Pirates send Francisco Liriano to the mound against Taylor Jungmann. Liriano has posted the second-lowest batting average against [.215] among all National League left-handed pitchers since 2013 behind Clayton ... Read More