The Pittsburgh Pirates and Pirates Charities are encouraging all fans in attendance at PNC Park on Saturday, April 19 to show their support of Franklin Regional through the Pirates Charities 50/50 Raffle. Tomorrow night, all proceeds from the Pirates Charities 50/50 Raffle will benefit the “We Are FR Fund,” a fund set up to assist the victims of the Franklin Regional school tragedy. One hundred percent of the donations to the “We R FR Fund” will be used to meet immediate needs of the injured ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 4/18: Lineups, Hurdle Discusses Martin in the Second Spot
Good afternoon from PNC Park where tonight the Pirates (8-8) look to take at least a split of the series from the Brewers (11-5) in game 2 of the four-game set. Charlie Morton (0-1, 3.32 ERA) looks for win #1 against Kyle Lohse (2-1, 3.05 ERA). Hurdle's Quotes On Russell Martin batting in the second spot -- "He his second probably more than everybody in Spring Training. Every game till the last week he hit second and I started it off just because I wanted to give him the extra at bat early ... Read More
Volquez Continues To Impress, Bats Stay Hot in Pirates 11-2 Win
Edinson Volquez continued to impress as he held the Brewers hot offensive attack to only 2 runs over 7 innings of work and the Pirate bats came alive once again in a 11-2 Pirate victory on Thursday night. Volquez didn't have the best start to the game as he allowed a lead-off single -- the seventh in seven games at PNC Park by opposing lead-off hitters -- to Carlos Gomez. Gomez would then score three batters later on an Aramis Ramirez RBI single. The righty would experience more trouble in ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 4/17: Tabata Update, Hurdle Talks Brewers
Good afternoon from PNC Park where today the Pirates (7-8) look to rebound from a 3-6 road trip tonight against the Brewers (11-4). Edinson Volquez (0-0, 1.29 ERA) will oppose Yovani Gallardo (2-0, 0.96 ERA). -- Jose Tabata left yesterday afternoon's game against the Reds with concussion-like symptoms when he ran into the outfield wall while making a catch. However, he will be available off the bench after passing the MLB mandatory concussion tests. "He went through a battery of tests ... Read More
Pirates – Reds Suspended Due To Rain, Tied At 7
The Pirates and Reds gave fans a flashback to the 1970's as both teams slugged home runs in a back-and-forth pace reminiscent to the days of the Lumber Company and Big Red Machine. The game would be suspended after the sixth inning due to rain with the game tied at 7. The Pirates would get home runs from Neil Walker (2), Gaby Sanchez (2), Travis Snider and Starling Marte. Walker and Sanchez went back-to-back in both the second and sixth innings while Snider and Marte did the same in the ... Read More
Volquez Outduels Wainwright in Pirates 2-1 Victory
Edinson Volquez matched Adam Wainwright pitch-for-pitch on Sunday afternoon as he allowed the Pirates to stick around with the Cardinals enough to pull out a 2-1 victory in the final game of the Pirates opening series homestand. Volquez was the sixth-straight Pirates starter to allow the lead-off hitter to reach base (Bonifacio 3 times, Carpenter 3 times) when Matt Carpenter singled into center. He followed by retiring the next 14 Cardinals before allowing a one-out single to ... Read More
The Experience of Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole is the future of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff. The 22-year old righty showed massive improvement as the season progressed last year as he earned NL Rookie of the Month honors in September. He followed that month up by starting two games in the 2013 NLDS against the Cardinals where he went 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA. Usually, once a player makes the jump to the majors, he has to work on a few things in the offseason that he didn't in the minors. That wasn't the case for Cole as his ... Read More
Jameson Taillon to have Tommy John Surgery
Jameson Taillon has been diagnosed with an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. After seeking a second opinion that confirmed the original diagnosis and not receiving relief from his symptoms despite a period of rest, the decision was made to seek additional opinions. Based on multiple medical opinions and recommendations, Jameson has elected to have Tommy John surgery which will be performed Dr. David Altchek. Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington spoke with the ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 4/6: Lineups, Hurdle Talks Volquez’s Confidence
Good morning from PNC Park where today the Pirates (3-2) finish their opening homestand of the 2014 season in the rubber match of a 3-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals (3-2). Edinson Volquez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will take the hill for the Bucs and oppose Adam Wainwright (1-0, 0.00). It was Wainwright who denied the Pirates a NLCS birth in game 5 of last seasons NLDS. Hurdle's Quotes On Volquez's improvements -- "For those that have watched every outing from the start of spring training, ... Read More
Pirates Can’t Comeback From Liriano’s Rough Start, Fall 6-1
The St. Louis Cardinals jumped on Francisco Liriano early for three runs in the first and the Pirate offense couldn't repeat their 12-run barrage from a night ago in a 6-1 loss on Saturday night. Liriano started off his night allowing three straight hits --including a lead-off single by Matt Carpenter, who was the fifth player in-a-row to lead-off the game with a hit -- and five of the first seven Cardinals to reach base in route to a Pirates 3-0 hole after a half inning. "I tried to use ... Read More