The Pittsburgh Pirates will look for another series win in this afternoon's contest against the Milwaukee Brewers. After dropping the first game by a 6-4 score in 13 innings, the Pirates came back to win 6-3 and 10-2. In this afternoon's game, Francisco Liriano will face Taylor Jungmann. Liriano is 6-6 with a 4.26 ERA in 15 career games [14 starts] against the Brewers. He is 0-2 with a 4.85 ERA in two starts this year. In his last start, Liriano got a win against the Cincinnati Reds ... Read More
AM Joe: Bucs close to 2.5 games back on Cardinals
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Saturday, September 12, 2015. What's on tap for today: The rest of the NFL kicks off the 2015 season today, starting at 1:00 p.m. KDKA-TV, CBS The Pirates (85-56) Have a Sunday matinee at 1:35 as the go for the series win in their four-game slate with the Milwaukee Brewers (62-80). Francisco Liriano will start for the Bucs. A win would put them just two games back of St. Louis for first place in the NL Central. ROOT Sports ... Read More
Diaz embraces Pirates debut
All of the hard work culminated into one moment for Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz. Diaz, the 14th ranked Pirates prospect heading into the season, saw his major league dream become a reality when he was one of the team's six September call-ups this season. Saturday night, Diaz saw another dream become a reality when he made a pinch-hit appearance in the eighth inning of the team's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. “It was amazing," Diaz said. "I feel great, I don’t have words ... Read More
Pirates put up 10 runs against the Brewers
Jeff Locke made it through 6.1 innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates won 10-2 Saturday night against the Milwaukee Brewers. The difference-maker for the Pirates in this game was a five-run third inning. Gregory Polanco led off with a walk to reach base for the 48 of his past 59 games. Josh Harrison then added a single and Andrew McCutchen did the same, recording his 91st RBI in the process. This placed the Pirates in front by a 1-0 score. Aramis Ramirez then hit a double, which brought home ... Read More
Pirates pregame 9/12: Marte scratched, Hurdle sets rotation for Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates ended a seven-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers. The last time the Pirates won before last night's game was June 10. “We got the monkey off our back, now but it’s two teams that know each other very well now," Jordy Mercer said. "It’s the beauty of this game, anybody can beat anyone on any given day regardless of their record.” Chris Stewart came away with three RBI, his highest total since Aug. 20, 2013 when he also had three ... Read More
Can rise of women in sports translate to baseball?
It is no secret that the rise of women is becoming a more known quantity. In football, Jen Welter spent the preseason as an intern for the Arizona Cardinals and the NBA now has two coaches in Nancy Lieberman and Becky Hammon is an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. Hammon also served as head coach for the Spurs this past summer in Summer League action. When will baseball catch up? Research and statistics have shown that baseball has an older general audience age as opposed to ... Read More
AM Joe: Finally, Bucs beat Brew Crew
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Saturday, September 12, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Nittany Lions (0-1) lead off the day with their first home game at Beaver Stadium in 2015. They'll try to shake off their tough loss at Temple last week when they take on MAC opponent Buffalo (1-0). The Bulls are coming off a Week 1 victory against Albany. Kickoff is at noon. ESPN2 Later this afternoon, Dana Holgorson's West Virginia Mountaineers (1-0) will try to keep ... Read More
Stewart uses head to help Pirates win
Chris Stewart offered a point to the head on three different occasions for the Pittsburgh Pirates and twice, runs were scored. “That’s just for everybody, I want to let them know that it’s a smart hit," Stewart said. "The more smart hitting we do, the more runs we had. I did it a little bit last year but people are getting into this year. It’s a lot of fun but at the same time it gets a lot of runs across.” Because of this and a reluctance to give in to Milwaukee Brewers starter Jimmy ... Read More
Pirates pregame: Marte provides update, Hurdle remembers 9/11
The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to avoid an eighth consecutive loss against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night. Thursday, the Pirates fell 6-4 in 13 innings. A.J. Burnett made his return to action for the first time since July. He earned a no-decision after allowing three runs in five innings. Burnett allowed all three of his runs in the first inning, increasing his second-half ERA to 11.12. By the end of his start it was down to 9.00. The loss also ended a 19-game winning streak for the ... Read More
Pittsburgh welcomes back Burnett
A.J. Burnett has thrown a no-hitter, has won a World Series ring and by all accounts has had an established major league career, however a moment from Wednesday's Pittsburgh Pirates game caught his eye. The downtown Pittsburgh buildings were prepared for A.J. Burnett's return as three separate Batman signals were lit up on downtown buildings from a bank of lasers stationed near the riverwalk in PNC Park. “That’s by far the coolest thing that’s happened to me in my career," Burnett said. "I ... Read More