From the first crack of the bat to Detroit Tigers fans booing reliever Joba Chamberlain for allowing three home runs in two-thirds of an inning, it was a long night for the home faithful. The Pittsburgh Pirates offense cranked out 21 hits and won 9-3 securing its 13th series victory in the process. A.J. Burnett earned his seventh victory of the season and of the 28 batters he faced 24 saw first-pitch strikes. “He navigated through a very tough lineup," manager Clint Hurdle said. "He made ... Read More
Pirates pregame 6/15: Hello Newman, sorry Vance
The Pittsburgh Pirates have had its struggles at the start of Interleague play this season with a 1-4 record. The Pirates now being a four game stretch against the Chicago White Sox with two games at home and two on the road. Tonight’s starters: The Pirates will face its second consecutive lefty. They are in the middle of a stretch containing four left-handed starters. Francisco Liriano is the Pirates pitcher tonight and is 5-4 with a 4.99 ERA in 15 career games [11 starts]. His last start ... 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
Pirates secure series sweep
It took a while for Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jordy Mercer to hit his first home run of the season, however his second came in Wednesday's 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants and represented the winning run. This is the first Pirates sweep in San Francisco since May 14-16 2004 and the third sweep in the past four series. The Pirates have won 11 of their past 13 games and at 29-24 are a season best five games above .500. As was the case in the first two games, it was the Giants who ... Read More
Scahill’s miscues end Pirates streak
Rob Scahill's luck following a walk and an error ran out when Derek Norris, previously 0-for-4 with four strikeouts hit a grand slam to center field. This secured a 6-2 win for the San Diego Padres and ended the Pittsburgh Pirates seven game losing streak. "You've got to finish innings and we didn't help ourselves late," manager Clint Hurdle said to assembled media following the game. The Pirates wasted an outing from Francisco Liriano in which he allowed no runs on three hits in six ... Read More
Liriano fans season high; Pirates earn sweep
Starling Marte stepped to the plate Sunday as a .301 hitter in the cleanup spot of the lineup, he ended up touching home after a three-run home run off New York Mets reliever Erik Goeddel. This after Goeddel intentionally walked Andrew McCutchen. “Pick your poison, that’s the way I look at it," McCutchen said. The Pittsburgh Pirates earned their third sweep of the season and second at PNC Park after a 9-1 victory against the Mets in front of a sellout crowd of 37,784 at PNC Park Sunday ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/24: Tabata in lineup; Liriano hopes to rebound
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for its third series sweep of the season this afternoon when it takes on the New York Mets. The Pirates were 4-1 and 8-2 winners in games one and two. Today’s starters: The Pirates will send Francisco Liriano [1-4 4.15 ERA] to the mound against Jonathon Niese [3-4 3.72 ERA]. Liriano is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA in one career start against the Mets. He struck out nine batters in the start over the course of 5.1 innings. He lost his last start against the ... Read More
Pirates waste scoring opportunities in loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates were hoping for its first comeback from being seven runs down against the same Minnesota Twins ball club they accomplished the feat against on June 10, 2001. The Pirates ultimately came up short, however, losing 8-5. The Pirates outhit the Twins 13-8 but stranded 10 base runners to the Twins three. “We’ve got more guts than good right now," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We battle and we’re going to fight you unfortunately it’s our own hands that we’re digging some of ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/19: Marte buys into cleanup role
The Pittsburgh Pirates begin their second Interleague series and third homestand of the 2015 season tonight against the Minnesota Twins. The Pirates ended a four game losing streak on Sunday with its 3-0 victory against the Chicago Cubs. Now after a day off, they start an eight-game homestand. This is the third time the Pirates have played the Twins at home since the opening of PNC Park. The Pirates won two of three games when the teams met June 19-21 in 2012. The Pirates lost two of ... Read More