In what may be the last time he meets with reporters before the MLB Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington discussed the class, minor league depth and addressed whether Chris Stewart was Gerrit Cole's personal catcher. The MLB Draft will be June 8-June 10, and for the second consecutive year, the Pirates will be picking late. “This is a really good class to be picking from the back end of the first round," Huntington said. "There’s a ton of gray at the top of the draft, ... Read More
Cole, Stewart keys in Pirates win
The battery of Gerrit Cole and Chris Stewart have joined forces five times this season however in Friday night's contest, they showed efforts on both sides of the ball. The Pittsburgh Pirates were able to win 4-1 in front of 33,337. "He knows the intent I have on different pitches and he’s on the same page with me in terms of that aspect," Cole said of his catcher. "He doesn’t let me shake sometimes when he wants a pitch and he thinks it is the right pitch. It actually gives me more ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/22: team discusses inconsistency; Morton to return Monday
An eight game homestand continues for the Pittsburgh Pirates as the New York Mets come to town for a three game series. The Mets come into the series with a 24-18 overall which places them half a game behind first place in the National League East. Tonight’s starters: The Pirates will send right-handed starter Gerrit Cole to the mound against Noah Syndergaard. Cole is coming off a loss to the Chicago Cubs in which he allowed two runs on seven hits in six innings of work. Cole is 0-2 in ... Read More
Pirates drop fourth straight in Chicago
A night after playing five hours and allowing twelve runs the night before, the Pittsburgh Pirates [17-19] hoped to get back on track and limit the runs scored by the Chicago Cubs [20-15]. Pitchers Gerrit Cole [5-1, 2.32] and John Lester [3-2, 4.10] took the mound for their respective teams. The Cubs would end up winning the second game of the series, 4-1. Both starting pitchers played outstandingly, however, the Bucs bullpen cracked and the Cubs took advantage. Chicago took an early 1-0 lead ... Read More
Marte homer allows Pirates to win series opener
Gerrit Cole needed 20 pitches to get out of the first inning, however both he and the Pittsburgh Pirates were able to settle down and earn a 4-3 road victory Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies scored in the first inning when three consecutive batters reached base. Cole got the first two outs before Chase Utley was walked on four pitches. Ryan Howard followed with a single to right field. Grady Sizemore then connected for another single which scored Utley. Cole ... Read More
Pirates drop series to Reds
It took until the bottom of the sixth inning for the Pittsburgh Pirates to get ball out of the infield, as they lost 3-0 Wednesday night to the Cincinnati Reds. In the game, one Pirates player reached third base. This occurred in the aforementioned sixth inning. The Reds scored two runs in the fourth inning and their other in the fifth. Gerrit Cole [4-1] allowed a lead-off triple to Todd Frazier. Frazier was inches away from his second home run to center field. Andrew McCutchen had a bit ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/6: Lambo to DL; Lombardozzi joins team
The Pittsburgh Pirates will play its second game in a six game home stand tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds won Tuesday's game with a 7-1 victory. Marlon Byrd was 2-5 on the day with four RBI and his fourth home run of the season. Todd Frazier hit his National League leading ninth homer as part of a two-run second inning. Michael Lorenzen picked up the first win of his major league career with the only damage being a solo home run from Starling Marte, his seventh of the ... 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
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