Earlier in the day, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle told the media that the team did not have many chances to be aggressive. That changed Friday. The Pirates took the extra base and the aggression helped propel them to a 6-3 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers in front of 25,664 fans. Vance Worley [1-1] got the win nearly a week after getting roughed up for six runs in a loss to these same Brewers. Worley pitched six innings allowing six hits, walking four [two of which were ... Read More
Pirates pregame 4/17: Sanchez sent down; Rodriguez starts at second
After a series loss the Pittsburgh Pirates look to start anew against the Milwaukee Brewers. These two teams met a week ago with the Pirates holding a 2-1 season series advantage. Last game out: The Pirates were shutout as Alfredo Simon and Joakim Soria combined to allow two hits in a 1-0 Tigers victory. The Pirates offense struggled to get base runners as evidenced by the 13 consecutive batters Simon retired to end his outing. The Pirates have not had a walk since Saturday and Andrew ... Read More
Jared Hughes embraces return to longer outings
Jared Hughes remembers when he got first got called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011. Hughes made 11 appearances as a September call-up and posted a 4.09 ERA in 11 innings of work. The former Long Beach State Dirtbag made the transformation from hard thrower to sinker ball pitcher while working on his pitch effectiveness. Now however, Hughes had the challenge of proving that he belonged in the major leagues. "I had a chance to prove myself going out there and struggling at first but then ... Read More
Pirates bats silent in series-clinching loss
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Francisco Liriano threw six innings and surrendered one run. It was not enough. The Pirates offense was held to two hits in a 1-0 loss against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday and losing the three-game series, 2-1. “We’ve got some pitches to hit and get into offensive counts but we haven’t been able to get the at-bat that we need," manager Clint Hurdle said. "Right now, we’ve got work to do on the offensive end.” For the second consecutive game, former ... Read More
Pirates pregame 4/15: Marte returns to lineup; Hurdle reflects on Jackie Robinson
Tonight is the conclusion of the first three game series to be played at PNC Park as the Pittsburgh Pirates [3-5] take on the Detroit Tigers [7-1]. The Pirates won the series opener 5-4 Monday and lost 2-0 Tuesday. Last game out: The Pirates were a part of a three-hit shutout losing 2-0 to the Tigers Tuesday night. Shane Greene and Joakim Soria did not allow a base runner to pass first base in the process. Tigers Manager Brad Ausmus got the win on his 46th birthday despite A.J. Burnett ... Read More
Pirates players reflect on first home opener
The Pittsburgh Pirates had its 129th home opener Monday and won 5-4 against the Detroit Tigers. The game was played in front of a regular season high attendance total of 39,933. It was a special moment for all in attendance and even more so for five Pirates — Arquimedes Caminero, Jung-ho Kang, Andrew Lambo, Radhames Liz and Rob Scahill — who got to toe the base line and have their names called with the rest of the team's 25-man roster for the first time. Caminero has waited nine years for ... Read More
Pirates pregame 4/14: Marte out of starting lineup
The Pittsburgh Pirates [3-4] will play the Detroit Tigers [6-1] in the second of a three game series tonight at 7:05 p.m. Last game out: The Pirates won its Opening Day game by a 5-4 score in front of 39,933 fans, the largest-ever crowd to attend a regular season game at PNC Park. The loss represented the first of the year for the Tigers. Josh Harrison hit the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the first inning into the right-center field seats for a home run. Corey Hart ultimately ... Read More
McCutchen’s bat brings Pirates series win
Pittsburgh Pirates fans have seen this script before. A pitcher with a high ERA holding the Pirates at bay and stealing a series win. That would not be the case Sunday, as one swing of the bat changed the course of the game and re-energized the Pirates bats en route to a 10-2 victory Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Andrew McCutchen's three-run home run was his second of the season and came on the first pitch of his at-bat against Kyle Lohse [0-2] which scored both Gregory Polanco and ... Read More
Pirates limited to two hits in shutout
The Pittsburgh Pirates were on the losing end of a 6-0 shutout Saturday in which it was two-hit shutout by Mulwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson and two relievers. Francisco Cervelli and Starling Marte each were responsible for two of the hits, however the rest of the team could not get anything going against Nelson [1-0]. Nelson pitched seven innings in the game while walking two batters and striking out nine. Nelson threw 88 pitches, 56 of which were for strikes. This was ... Read More
Casey Sadler to start Sunday for Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates rotation depth has been tested in the first week of the 2015 season as Francisco Liriano has been placed on the paternity leave list. Starting in his place on Sunday will be Casey Sadler. Liriano is missing his start as his daughter will be born. Liriano is expected to return to the Pirates and make his next start on Wednesday. This will be the first start in Sadler's major league career. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle weighed his options when determining who would ... Read More