The speed of Andrew McCutchen and the power of Russell Martin helped push the Pirates past the Phillies 6-3 Wednesday night to keep their 1 1/2 game lead in the National League Wild Card race. With the Pirates (76-69) trailing the Phillies 3-2 in the fifth inning, Andrew McCutchen showed everyone his rib injury isn't affecting him as he hit a deep fly that hit off of the heightened wall in left-center field. The ball took an odd bounce towards center allowing McCutchen and his speed to ... Read More
Alvarez diagnosed with stress reaction in foot
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Pedro Alvarez has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in the 4th metatarsal in his left foot. The typical recovery time for this type of injury is 4-6 weeks. Alvarez has not played in a game for the Pirates since September 5, and he hasn't started a game for the Pirates since August 26. ... Read More
Can John Holdzkom impact bullpen for stretch run?
John Holdzkom is quickly becoming a household name in the city of Pittsburgh. Though he has only been with the Pirates for less than two weeks, and has a grand total of three appearances over that span, the well-traveled reliever is certainly getting a lot of attention. With an imposing 6'7 frame, and a fastball clocking in the upper 90s, Holdzkom stands out on the mound. Over his first three appearances, he's used that overpowering fastball to record six strikeouts and get his first major ... Read More
Pirate bats continue to remain hot in 6-4 win over Phillies
Jeff Locke recovered from his bad outing in St. Louis to throw seven innings of one-run ball and the Pirates lumber remained hot with a four-run eighth propelling the Bucs to their fourth straight win, a 6-4 victory over the Phillies. Locke retired the first ten batters he faced before experiencing trouble in the fourth. Ryan Howard hit a two-out single to put the Phillies (66-77) on the board. Marlon Byrd followed with a double putting runners on second and third, but Locke was able to ... Read More
Pirates 2015 schedule released
The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates schedule was released Monday by Major League Baseball. The Pirates will begin the season on April 6th in Cincinnati and their first home date will be Monday, April 13th when they open up a three-game set with the Detroit Tigers. This year's interleague schedule will feature teams from the American League Central as the Tigers, Indians, Twins and White Sox will come to PNC Park. The Pirates will travel to Kansas City, Minnesota, Detroit and Chicago (AL). The ... Read More
Gut-check time for the Pirates
The Cardinals recent three game sweep of the Pirates has them in an uneasy position going into the final stretch of the 2014 regular season. The Pirates trail St. Louis by 4 1/2 games for first in the National League Central and trail Milwaukee/Atlanta by a half game for the second Wild Card spot with 21 games remaining. Pittsburgh has been in this position twice already this season before coming all the way back. They trailed the division leader by nine games at the end of June, but trimmed ... Read More
Harrison named NL Player-of-the-Month for August
Major League Baseball has announced that Josh Harrison has won the National League Player-of-the-Month for the month of August. Harrison posted a slash line of .347/.602/.976 with 12 doubles, three triples, four home runs and nine RBI in 123 plate appearances. He led the NL in slugging (.602), extra-base hits (19), total bases (71) and was fifth in batting average (.347). His 1.6 WAR for the month was fourth-best in the Majors behind Alex Gordon (1.8), Jhonny Peralta (1.7) and Josh ... Read More
Wainwright does it all in Cardinals win over Pirates
Adam Wainwright pitched into the seventh inning with a lead and provided three RBI as the Cardinals extended their National League Central lead with a 6-4 win over the Pirates on Tuesday night. Wainwright didn't have his normal unhittable stuff allowing three Pirate home runs in the game, but his three RBI and the ineffectiveness of Jeff Locke kept the Cardinals in front. Locke could not find the strike zone in only three-plus innings of work. After escaping a bases loaded jam in the ... Read More
Pirates make more call-ups
The Pirates made more September call-ups with the end of the AAA season coming last night. The next group includes pitchers Jeff Locke, Casey Sadler, John Holdzkom and Bobby LaFromboise along with outfielder Gregory Polanco. The team has also selected the contract of Chase d'Arnaud from Indianapolis. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Pirates DFA'd IF Michael Martinez. Locke will make his scheduled start tonight in St. Louis after being sent down during the Cincinnati series ... Read More
Pirates make first September call-ups
The Pirates have made their first call-ups since rosters expanded to 40 at midnight last night. Catcher Tony Sanchez and pitchers Gerrit Cole and Stolmy Pimentel were officially called up. Cole, who had been optioned to Low-A Bristol after his previous start to allow another bench player, will make his scheduled start this afternoon in St. Louis. Sanchez batted .235/.422/.758 in 81 games with AAA Indianapolis this season while hitting 17 doubles,11 home runs and 45 RBI. Pimentel, who ... Read More