Miller Park used to be a ballpark the Pittsburgh Pirates could not find success with and this held true once again Friday night as the home Milwaukee Brewers came away with a 4-1 victory. Charlie Morton [6-3] suffered the loss allowing four runs on five hits in six innings pitched. He also walked more batters [3] than he struck out [2] in 90 pitches, 54 of which were strikes. Morton's first blemish came in the first inning when Gerardo Parra hit a leadoff double. He moved to third base on ... Read More
Pirates top-10 first half moments
It was a very successful first half of the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates as it has the third best record in the major leagues. With that in mind it is time to revisit some of the successes in the first half of the season. 10. Home opener- This was mentioned in an earlier article so I will keep the description short. A home opener always makes every baseball fan excited as they have waited a long time for the season to begin. The familiar sights, smells and sounds bring a smile to every ... Read More
McCutchen wins it in extras for Pirates
Andrew McCutchen's two-run home run in the 14th inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The homer extended McCutchen's hitting streak to 18 games this despite a couple of nearly game-changing calls from home plate umpire Vic Carapazza. “Quite the climactic ending right there," McCutchen said. "That was a lot of fun and who would have thought it came to that?” Mark Reynolds struck out and so did Jhonny Peralta. Carapazza ruled each a foul ball when ... Read More
Pirates Pregame 7/10: Gerrit Cole discusses the Bucs starting pitching success
35,183 Pittsburgh Pirates fans packed PNC Park hoping to see a victory against the St. Louis Cardinals, however after a 4-1 loss Thursday night left disappointed. The Pirates hope to reverse their fortune while also avoiding the rain, something that has not happened as of late tonight. Tonight Gerrit Cole will face off against Lance Lynn. Cole is making his 18th start of the season and his 12 wins are a major league best total. It was a tale of two starts for Cole in his last start, a win ... Read More
Pirates bats come through in eighth inning to secure sweep
Andrew Cashner was nearly unhittable for seven innings. A night after driving in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eight, Gregory Polanco did it again in a 5-2 Pittsburgh Pirates victory over the San Diego Padres. With the win, the Pirates earned their first sweep of the Padres since April 12-14, 1994. “Cashner was tough and we weren’t getting a lot of good pitches to hit," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We took it professional and didn’t take it personal and we kept showing up and ... Read More
Polanco triple helps snaps Pirates home skid against Padres
A Gregory Polanco triple in the bottom of the eighth inning allowed the Pittsburgh Pirates to take a 3-2 victory against the San Diego Padres. "It was a pretty swing and he had a lot of good swings all night," manager Clint Hurdle said. The victory ends a 14-series losing streak to the Padres at PNC Park. "We can knock this one off our to-do list," said Hurdle. "It's a long time coming." Francisco Liriano had a ball deflect off his right arm and dealt with a long rain delay, however ... Read More
Josh Harrison placed on DL with thumb injury
Pittsburgh Pirates starting third baseman Josh Harrison will miss six weeks with torn thumb ligaments in his left hand, according to a report by Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Josh Harrison has torn thumb ligaments. Out 6 weeks. #pirates. — Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) July 6, 2015 Harrison will not play in tonight’s game against the San Diego Padres. Instead, he has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. He injured his thumb sliding into second base in the ... Read More
Pirates pregame 7/5: Cole starts; Kang is patient
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a chance to win its 14th series of the season with a win this afternoon against the Cleveland Indians. The Indians took game one of the series by a 5-2 series and the Pirates evened things up with a 1-0 victory yesterday. Gerrit Cole [11-3 2.20 ERA] will face Danny Salazar [7-3 3.80 ERA]. Cole is making his 17th start of the season and had a no-decision in his last start pitching 6.2 innings and allowing two earned runs. The Pirates won the game against the ... Read More
Pirates pregame 6/25: Kang makes defensive strides; law of averages comes into question
It is the rubber match between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds as each team won a game in the first two days of the series. The Pirates won a 7-6 decision on Tuesday and the Reds countered with a 5-2 victory Wednesday. The loss Wednesday also saw Gerrit Cole have his shortest outing while allowing the most runs in a start this season. “It boiled down to me not making pitches and just being flat," Cole said. "It happens sometimes.” Tonight the Pirates will have A.J. Burnett toe the ... Read More
Pirates winning streak a season high after victory
Pedro Alvarez has had his struggles against left-handed pitching this season going 2-for-20 on the season, however his single helped the Pittsburgh Pirates score the game-winning run in a 3-2 victory against the Chicago White Sox.This victory game the Pirates a major league leading eighth sweep of the season. They had five sweeps all of last season. The Pirates also earned its eighth consecutive win, a season high."We're playing very good baseball," manager Clint Hurdle said to assembled media ... Read More