Though A.J. Burnett struggled at times with his control, he was able to pitch seven shutout innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a sweep with its 3-0 victory against the Chicago Cubs. Andrew McCutchen is not known for his defense, however two plays he made significantly helped the Pirates in this game. In the bottom of the second inning with Miguel Montero on first base after a single, Burnett got Chris Coghlan to fly out to the Pirates center fielder. McCutchen got a late break on ... Read More
Pirates lose two-run lead in loss
It was a night to forget for Corey Hart. In Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Hart struck out three times and his not being able to run down a fly ball in right field allowed the winning run to cross home plate. “You make decisions and you live with them as a manager," manager Clint Hurdle said. "I haven’t managed a perfect game yet in the years I’ve been doing it.” The Pirates took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning. Neil Walker fell behind 1-2 in the count ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/13: Rodriguez, Hart back in lineup; Taillon comeback
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for their second five game winning streak this season which would happen if the team defeats the Philadelphia Phillies tonight. Last night, the Pirates won 7-2 at Citizens Bank Park. Josh Harrison and Andrew McCutchen each hit their third home runs in the victory. McCutchen had not hit a home run in a month, which spanned 98 at-bats. Harrison had gone 62 at-bats without a homer and it was the first three run home run of his career. Tonight’s starters ... 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
Burnett gets run support as Pirates avoid sweep
The Pittsburgh Pirates gave A.J. Burnett the most run support he had all season on Thursday night and it was enough to give him his first win of the season. The Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds by a 7-2 score. Burnett [1-1] was the difference maker in the game for the Pirates on both sides of the ball. Burnett pitched seven innings, allowing seven hits, two runs, two walks and four strikeouts on 85 pitches, 52 of which were strikes. Burnett is now second in the National League with a 1.66 ... 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 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 fall to Cardinals in 10 innings
The Pittsburgh Pirates met with the National League Central division leader St. Louis Cardinals and lost 2-1 in extra innings. Matt Adams hit an opposite field walk-off single off Rob Scahill [0-2] with the bases loaded to bring Jon Jay across home plate. A.J. Burnett provided the Pirates with its lone run of the game in the sixth inning with a single to center field. The Pirates had the bases loaded with no outs in the inning against Lance Lynn and were unable to score any further ... Read More
Pirates winning streak ends at five
The Pittsburgh Pirates quest to move into second place in the National League Central will have to wait as they fell 4-0 to the Chicago Cubs Monday night. In this game, the Pirates offense managed four hits, one of which was from Neil Walker who extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Francisco Cervelli, Vance Worley and Chris Stewart got the other three hits. Worley [2-2] pitched six innings allowing nine hits, all four runs, one walk and three strikeouts. He threw 97 pitches, 61 of ... Read More
Two out hits help Pirates prevail
The Pittsburgh Pirates have begun its nine game road trip with a series win after a 2-1 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Pirates have now won four consecutive games. A.J. Burnett had his fourth consecutive quality start throwing seven innings allowing five hits, one run, two walks and four strikeouts on 88 pitches, 54 of which were strikes. This is the longest outing for Burnett in 2015 and the first time he has pitched seven innings since Sept. 6 of last season. The ... Read More