In what may be the last time he meets with reporters before the MLB Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington discussed the class, minor league depth and addressed whether Chris Stewart was Gerrit Cole's personal catcher. The MLB Draft will be June 8-June 10, and for the second consecutive year, the Pirates will be picking late. “This is a really good class to be picking from the back end of the first round," Huntington said. "There’s a ton of gray at the top of the draft, ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/24: Tabata in lineup; Liriano hopes to rebound
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for its third series sweep of the season this afternoon when it takes on the New York Mets. The Pirates were 4-1 and 8-2 winners in games one and two. Today’s starters: The Pirates will send Francisco Liriano [1-4 4.15 ERA] to the mound against Jonathon Niese [3-4 3.72 ERA]. Liriano is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA in one career start against the Mets. He struck out nine batters in the start over the course of 5.1 innings. He lost his last start against the ... Read More
Burnett goes seven in Pirates win
New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey came into Saturday afternoon's game with 16 consecutive scoreless innings. He left allowing a career high seven runs in the shortest outing of his career. The Pittsburgh Pirates offense capitalized off Harvey's [5-2] fastball en route to an 8-2 victory. “We had a plan," Francisco Cervelli said. "It was just a bad day for him and everybody’s going to have a bad day and today was his day. He’s still a great pitcher and still one of the best but the credit is ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/23: Burnett meets Harvey in afternoon contest
The Pittsburgh Pirates hope to earn a series win this afternoon against the New York Mets. The Pirates won a 4-1 contest last night to take game one of the series. Today’s starters: Pirates manager Clint Hurdle offered this assessment of today's pitching battle: “You’ve got the young pitcher that’s really special and you have the old experienced veteran." The Pirates will send A.J. Burnett to the mound against Matt Harvey. Burnett last won his third consecutive outing allowing no ... Read More
POLL: Where will the Pirates finish?
With the season a quarter of the way over, where do you think the Pirates will finish in the division? [poll id="135"] ... Read More
Cole, Stewart keys in Pirates win
The battery of Gerrit Cole and Chris Stewart have joined forces five times this season however in Friday night's contest, they showed efforts on both sides of the ball. The Pittsburgh Pirates were able to win 4-1 in front of 33,337. "He knows the intent I have on different pitches and he’s on the same page with me in terms of that aspect," Cole said of his catcher. "He doesn’t let me shake sometimes when he wants a pitch and he thinks it is the right pitch. It actually gives me more ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/22: team discusses inconsistency; Morton to return Monday
An eight game homestand continues for the Pittsburgh Pirates as the New York Mets come to town for a three game series. The Mets come into the series with a 24-18 overall which places them half a game behind first place in the National League East. Tonight’s starters: The Pirates will send right-handed starter Gerrit Cole to the mound against Noah Syndergaard. Cole is coming off a loss to the Chicago Cubs in which he allowed two runs on seven hits in six innings of work. Cole is 0-2 in ... Read More
Pirates swept on Mauer home run in extra innings
Andrew McCutchen did not want to see his Pittsburgh Pirates get swept by the Minnesota Twins, so he took matters into his own hands. His eighth inning home run tied the game and eventually sent the game in to extra innings. On a night where the Pittsburgh Steelers trademark song Renegade was played in a tribute to Troy Polamalu, the Pirates pulled off their version of a fourth-quarter comeback but fell in overtime, by a 4-3 score in the 13th inning. “You keep trying to find a way to ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/20: Mercer back in lineup, Polanco gets day off
The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to earn a split in their two-game series against the Minnesota Twins tonight. An 8-5 victory was a result in favor of the Twins in last night's game. Francisco Liriano pitched two innings and allowed seven runs. The Pirates attempted to rally, however they stranded 10 base runners which limited the damage they could cause. Pedro Alvarez connected for his seventh home run of the season, a homer that ended up being the third ball to land in the Allegheny ... Read More
Pirates waste scoring opportunities in loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates were hoping for its first comeback from being seven runs down against the same Minnesota Twins ball club they accomplished the feat against on June 10, 2001. The Pirates ultimately came up short, however, losing 8-5. The Pirates outhit the Twins 13-8 but stranded 10 base runners to the Twins three. “We’ve got more guts than good right now," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We battle and we’re going to fight you unfortunately it’s our own hands that we’re digging some of ... Read More