The Pittsburgh Pirates return to the road for a three game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. This is the first time the Pirates face a National League East team this season. Tonight’s starters The Pirates will send Gerrit Cole [4-1 2.27 ERA] to the mound against Jerome Williams [2-2 5.18 ERA]. Cole is 1-1 with a 2.61 ERA in two career starts against the Phillies. Cole is coming off his first loss in nine outings after allowing three runs on eight hits as part of his five innings of ... Read More
Pirates win series behind Kang’s bat
Jung-ho Kang accounted for two Pirates runs including the game-winning run as part of a 4-3 Mother's Day victory in front of 34,036 fans. “We feel we’re playing better baseball," manager Clint Hurdle said. "That's what we’ve talked about and that’s where our focus needs to stay. We’re definitely competing in the batter’s box which gives you more opportunities throughout the game.” The Pirates struck first for a fourth game in a row. Kang recorded a one out home run over the left field ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/9: Morton talks about his rehab start; Hurdle discusses Harrison.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 1-6 in May after an 8-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals last night. The series resumes tonight at 7:05. In the loss, Francisco Liriano had an outing Pirates manager Clint Hurdle referred to as a "mixed bag". Though Liriano struck out 10 batters and limited his walk total to one, he allowed six runs five of which were earned. Liriano was disappointed with his pitch location as he left pitches over the plate that the Cardinals were able to attack, the biggest being a ... Read More
Three-run homers seal Pirates defeat
Matt Holliday and Kolten Wong each connected for three-run home runs as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by an 8-5 score Friday night in front of 33,507 fans. “When the other team hits two three run homers, it causes some separation," manager Clint Hurdle said. "It was two of our better games back to back offensively. I definitely don’t think there’s over-trying going on.” The Pirates struck first with a run in the first inning. Gregory Polanco led off the game with ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/8: Cardinals come to town
The Pittsburgh Pirates conclude their second home stand of the season with a three game series against the St. Louis Cardinals, which begins tonight. In last night's game, the Pirates ended a five game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates recorded 11 hits and all eight position players successfully reached base. A.J. Burnett earned his first victory of the season and also struck out his 2400th career batter. “It’s nice to get a win for sure," Mercer said. ... 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 can’t find bats in loss to Reds
Michael Lorenzen made his second ever major league start, however Pittsburgh Pirates fans may be unable to tell after allowing one run on three hits in Tuesday night's 7-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. “We’ve still got to keep working on having manageable at-bats, that’s the one thing we continue to talk about, making sure that we’re getting the pitch we want early in the count," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We missed some pitches we probably could have hit tonight, we’ve just got to do what ... 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
Pirates lose again in extra innings 3-2, swept by Cardinals
Someone should have sent a memo to the Pirates that the marathon was supposed to take place in Pittsburgh, not St. Louis. For the third straight game of the series, the Pirates (12-13) took the Cardinals (18-6) to extra innings before falling, this time a 3-2 loss in the 14th inning off a Kolten Wong walk-off home run. This was the fourth straight game against the Cardinals the Pirates lost in walk-off fashion. Pirates starter Vance Worley was strong in defeat as he went six strong ... Read More