As sprint training neared, it looked as if the Pirates had their 13 position players cemented in stone. Starling Marte Andrew McCutchen Gregory Polanco Travis Snider Neil Walker Pedro Alvarez Josh Harrison Francisco Cervelli Jordy Mercer Jung-Ho Kang Corey Hart Chris Stewart Sean Rodriguez It was as simple as that. A spring training with very little questions. But, that changed on Tuesday night, as the Pirates traded Snider to the Orioles for 21-year-old ... Read More
Pirates trade Travis Snider to Baltimore
The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded outfielder Travis Snider to the Baltimore Orioles for left-handed pitcher Stephen Tarpley and a player to be named later. Tarpley was the Orioles’ third-round pick in the 2013 MLB draft. The 21-year old played his second professional season at low-A Abedereen in the Orioles system in 2014. In 13 appearances (12 starts), he was 3-5 with a 3.68 ERA. He pitched 66 innings and had 60 strikeouts and 24 walks. Snider was scheduled to make $2.1 million in the ... Read More
Locke outduels Wainwright as Pirates take series from Cardinals
Jeff Locke pitched 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball and Ike Davis provided his second big blow in as many days as the Pirates defeated the Cardinals 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park. Locke started off slow allowing three hits through two innings, but picked his game up in the third inning after a Matt Holliday solo home run to left field. Locke allowed three total base runners into the eighth inning and was able to keep the Cardinals (71-61) off of the board thanks to some nice defense ... Read More
Pirates score late to break losing skid
The Pirates used two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth to comeback and defeat the Braves 3-2 to snap their seven-game losing skid on Wednesday night. The Pirates (65-62) were only able to record three hits through seven innings against Braves starter Alex Wood. Josh Harrison led the bottom of the first off with a double, but was picked off. Gaby Sanchez and Travis Snider recorded singles in the second and fifth innings for the other offense. It would be Sanchez and Snider that gave ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 8/20: Morton diagnosed with a “sports hernia”, Hurdle discusses Travis Snider
Good afternoon from PNC Park where the Pirates (64-62) look to salvage a game from the Braves (66-60). Gerrit Cole (7-4, 3.78 ERA) will be making his first start since early July as he faces Alex Wood (9-9, 3.07 ERA). The Pirates begin the day 7 games behind the Brewers (71-55) for first in the NL Central, 4 1/2 games behind the Cardinals (68-57) for the first NL Wild Card spot and 2 games behind the Giants (65-59) and Braves (66-60) for the second NL Wild Card spot. Injury Update Charlie ... Read More
Pirates bats awaken in 11-6 rout of Detroit
The Pirates scored eight times in the first two frames to help them to a 11-6 series-opening victory over the Tigers on Monday night. The Pirates (63-55) got to work immediately against Tigers starter Justin Verlander. Josh Harrison led the inning off with a single and advanced to second on a fielding error by center fielder Rajai Davis. Gregory Polanco and Ike Davis followed with one out walks to load the bases and Starling Marte cleared them with a triple down the left field line. Travis ... Read More
Mental errors cost Pirates in 7-5 loss
A major baserunning gaffe and a wide-throw on a wild pitch proved costly as the Pirates fell to the Giants 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon. With the Pirates (57-50) ahead 5-4 with one out in the sixth inning and Travis Snider and Gaby Sanchez on second and third, Chris Stewart walked. Snider didn't realize first base was unoccupied and started walking towards third. The Giants realized what was happening and tagged out Snider for the second out. Sanchez saw the play unfold and tried to get into a ... Read More
Liriano quiets Giants in Pirates 3-1 win
The Pirates have pulled to within one game of the NL Central lead with a 3-1 victory over the Giants on Tuesday night. The Pirates (57-49) scored early for a second night in a row against Tim Hudson as they scored once in the first and twice in the second. Josh Harrison started things off with a lead-off home run to right . They got another big blast in the second from Travis Snider when he followed an Ike Davis single with a home run to right to extend the lead to 3-0. From there, Hudson ... Read More
Pirates strike early in 6-1 win over Dodgers
Francisco Liriano looked like his 2013 self and the Pirate bats put up four runs in the first as they took a three-game series from the Dodgers with a 6-1 victory on Wednesday night. The Pirates (54-47) got to an ineffective Dan Haren right away as Gregory Polanco and Travis Snider started the bottom of the first with singles. Neil Walker and Russell Martin followed with one out walks to put the first run across. Ike Davis added a sac fly and Josh Harrison put a cap on the inning with a 2-RBI ... Read More
Reds Trounce Pirates 11-4
Pittsburgh-- The Reds put a seven-spot in the third inning against Edinson Volquez to give them an 11-4 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday evening. The Reds (35-35) scored first in the second inning when Skip Schumaker knocked in Jay Bruce with a sac fly. The Reds left a runner on third in the inning after Volquez got a strikeout and flyout to end the inning. The Reds added four more in the third when Todd Frazier and Joey Votto reached on back-to-back singles. Volquez then unhitched a ... Read More