The Pittsburgh Pirates will partner with local officials and organizations to ensure the safety of concert goers on Saturday, July 26 as the Jason Aldean “Burn it Down” tour visits PNC Park. Gates to PNC Park are scheduled to open at 5:30 p.m. as the concert, featuring Aldean along with very special guests Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr, is expected to begin with Tyler Farr taking the stage at approximately 6:45 p.m. The Pirates have partnered with Pittsburgh Mayor ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 7/22: Cutch makes a child’s wish come true
Good afternoon from PNC Park where this evening the Pirates (52-47) take on the Dodgers (56-45). Vance Worley (2-1, 3.38 ERA) will face Josh Beckett (6-5, 2.26 ERA). -- This afternoon the Pirates and All-Star Andrew McCutchen, in partnership with with Make-A-Wish, will welcome Matthew Beichner to PNC Park. Mathew is a 12-year-old boy from Colorado Springs, Co., who has been diagnosed with germinoma and his wish is to meet and have lunch in centerfield with his hero, McCutchen. The Pirates ... Read More
Josh Harrison quickly crashing back to Earth
Pittsburgh Pirates’ super utility man Josh Harrison was quite the first half story, putting together the best two months of his major league career, earning himself a trip to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game in the process. But as unpredictable as Harrison’s productive couple of months were, it was just as predictable that he would come crashing back to reality very quickly. I liked to tell people it wouldn’t last, but the masses still bought into the fact that Harrison was the savior. While ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 7/21: Hurdle discusses Polanco, Walker
Good afternoon from PNC Park where the Pirates (52-46) look to add onto their three-game win streak against the Dodgers (55-45). Edinson Volquez (8-6, 3.65 ERA) will face Hyun-Jun Ryu (10-5, 3.44 ERA). Injury Update -- Gerrit Cole will throw a sim game on Wednesday at PNC Park. One inning with a screen and three without a screen. "We're going to try to get him to 50-55 pitches, maybe 60," said manager Clint Hurdle. -- Starling Marte is in tonight's starting lineup after pinch-hitting last ... Read More
Pirates look to improve from slow first half
The Pittsburgh Pirates didn't play their best baseball during the first half of the 2014 season, but somehow they find themselves only three and a half games out of first place in the NL Central and three games out of the NL Wild Card. The pitching staff has not been the group that put up a 2.99 team pre-All-Star break ERA last season as the starting staff didn't get the season started on the right foot. Pirates starters only won four games through the first 42 games of the season. Reliable ... Read More
Pirates contribute in All-Star game
Andrew McCutchen, Tony Watson and Josh Harrison all contributed to the National League All-Star effort, but it wasn't enough as the American League squad locked up home field advantage in the Word Series with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday evening. McCutchen led the game off with an infield single. Derek Jeter -- who participated in his final midsummer classic-- made a diving stop at short, but his throw was late as McCutchen's speed was too much. He then reached second on a wild pitch and stole ... Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates’ schedule will play a role in second half
While Andrew McCutchen, Tony Watson and Josh Harrison get ready to compete in the 2014 MLB All-Star Game Tuesday night, the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates have to focus on a strong second half finish. The Pirates, despite entering the All-Star break losers of five of seven, find themselves in a pretty good spot. While they are in fourth place in a very tight National League Central, they sit only 3.5 games out of first place and only three games out of the final Wild Card spot. However the ... Read More
Pirates bullpen blows another game
Tony Watson allowed an uncharacteristic three runs in relief allowing the Reds to comeback from down 5-1 to beat the Pirates 6-5 on Friday night. The Pirates (48-45) were able to jump on Reds starter Matt Latos in the fourth inning. With one out, Andrew McCutchen deposited his 15th home run of the season into the right-center seats to tie things at one. Three batters later, Pedro Alvarez matched McCutchen with his 15th -- a three run shot to right -- to give the Bucs a 4-1 lead. Russell ... Read More
Should Pittsburgh Pirates ‘go for it’ in injury riddled NL Central?
After a torrid home stand that saw the Pittsburgh Pirates win eight of 10 games, the Bucs found themselves 27 outs away from being swept in a four-game series Thursday night. Thanks to a complete game effort from Edinson Volquez that didn't happen, but despite losing three of four games to the Red Birds, the Pirates have to be feeling pretty good about themselves as they head into Cincinnati for their final three-game series before the All-Star break. Make that they have to be feeling ... Read More
Volquez goes the distance in Pirates 9-1 win
Edinson Volquez became the first Pirates starter to pitch a complete game this season as the Bucs salvaged a game from the Cardinals 9-1. Volquez only experienced a small amount of trouble in the third, fourth and ninth innings, but only allowed one run to cross. Kolten Wong began the third for the Cardinals (50-43) with a single. He then stole second, advanced to third on a sac bunt and scored on a Matt Carpenter sac fly. The fourth and ninth innings both saw runners on first and second ... Read More