Edinson Volquez threw seven solid innings after a shaky start and Andrew McCutchen added his thirteenth home run of the season as the Pirates clinched their fifth straight series victory with a 3-2 win over the Phillies on Saturday afternoon. The Pirates got on the board in the first for the third time in four games when Andrew McCutchen sent a two-run home run -- his ninth since June 1st-- into the Phillies bullpen. It came one at bat too late though, as a home run would have given him the ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 7/5: Hurdle Discusses Volquez, Shortstop Situation
Good afternoon from PNC Park where today the Pirates (45-41) take on the Phillies (37-49) in the second game of a three-game set. Edinson Volquez (6-6, 4.07 ERA) will face David Buchanan (4-4, 4.86 ERA). Hurdle's Quotes On Mercer's recent success and what it does to Harrison at SS: "I'm trying to find that seamless transition for a lot of different guys. To give them a little bit. Move the chains a little bit and hold that ground. Like a tug of war, hold that ground, now can we get a little ... Read More
Alvarez Homer Pushes Pirates Past Mets 5-2
Pittsburgh-- Pedro Alvarez continues to heat up as the slugger went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI and Edinson Volquez threw six shutout innings as the Pirates defeated the Mets 5-2 on Sunday afternoon to take the four-game series. The Pirate offense, led by Alvarez, managed to produce more offense in the games first four batters against Bartolo Colon than their whole outing against him last time out as they quickly put two runs on the board. Starling Marte singled with one out ... Read More
Volquez, Alvarez Power Pirates Past Rays
Edinson Volquez threw eight innings of one-run ball as the Pirates got back to the .500 mark with a 8-1 win over the Rays on Monday night. Volquez (5-6) experienced a little trouble in the first and second before settling down. Desmond Jennings led off the bottom of the first, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a James Loney RBI single. The Rays (31-47) threatened again in the second, but Volquez was able to get Ryan Hanigan to ground into an inning-ending double play. Volquez ... Read More
Reds Trounce Pirates 11-4
Pittsburgh-- The Reds put a seven-spot in the third inning against Edinson Volquez to give them an 11-4 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday evening. The Reds (35-35) scored first in the second inning when Skip Schumaker knocked in Jay Bruce with a sac fly. The Reds left a runner on third in the inning after Volquez got a strikeout and flyout to end the inning. The Reds added four more in the third when Todd Frazier and Joey Votto reached on back-to-back singles. Volquez then unhitched a ... Read More
Pirates Beat Cubs 4-0 Behind Volquez’s Strong Start
Pittsburgh -- Edinson Volquez gave the Pirates a much needed quality start as the right-handed starter went seven shutout innings as the Pirates shutout the Cubs 4-0 to take the four-game series. Volquez ran into some trouble throughout his start, but came out of those innings spotless. The first problem came in the third when the Cubs (26-38) threatened with first and second with one out. He then struck out Junior Lake and Anthony Rizzo to get out of the inning. The Pirates (32-34) got on ... Read More
Brewers Beat Bucs 9-3
The Brewers took advantage of Edinson Volquez's lone bad inning and pulled away against the Pirates bullpen for a 9-3 victory on Saturday afternoon. The Brewers (37-26) struck first in the first when Jean Segura reached on a Jordy Mercer fielding error and moved to third on two Ike Davis errors. Jonathan Lucroy the knocked him with a sac fly to center field. The Pirates struck back to take the lead in the third after Neil Walker and Andrew McCutchen hit one-out singles. Following a Davis ... Read More
Cutch Shines in National Spotlight, Bucs Win 5-3
Andrew McCutchen showed the nation why he was last years NL MVP going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and a nice sliding catch on defense as the Pirates (26-30) defeated the Dodgers (30-28) 5-3 on Sunday night in front of a National ESPN audience. McCutchen started things off for the Pirates in the first hitting a two-out double off of the left field wall. Ike Davis and Russell Martin followed with walks to load the bases. Dodgers starter Zach Greinke was clearly flustered with the strike ... Read More
Pirates Big Inning Pushes Bucs Past Cardinals
The Pirates (16-20) put four runs up in the fourth inning and the bullpen shut the door over the final 4 1/3 innings as the Bucs defeated the Cardinals (18-19) on Saturday night. Pirates starter Edinson Volquez cruised through the first before getting into trouble in the second. He allowed two hits and a walk to begin the inning then hit Peter Bourjos to load the bases before allowing a run to score on a 5-4-3 double play. Volquez then threw a wild pitch to Cardinals starter Lance Lynn to make ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 5/10: Lineups, Hurdle Discusses Turnarounds
Good afternoon from a rainy PNC Park where tonight the Pirates (15-20) look to continue their win streak against the Cardinals (18-18). Edinson Volquez (1-3, 4.19 ERA) looks to turn things around against Lance Lynn (4-1, 3.51 ERA). Andrew McCutchen is not in tonight's lineup. The clubhouse was closed before the lineup was posted. More updates on this after the game. Wandy to Come Off DL Clint Hurdle has officially announced that Wandy Rodriguez will start on Thursday in Milwaukee. It will be ... Read More