Vance Worley pitched like a man trying to keep his job as he went the distance shutting the Giants out in a Pirates 5-0 victory on Monday night. Worley had a perfect game through four innings until Pablo Sandoval broke it up with a leadoff single to start the fifth. He would be erased by a highlight-reel double play where Jordy Mercer ranged to his left and flipped the ball to Neil Walker with his glove. Walker barehanded the ball while leaning away from the base and immediately spun around ... Read More
Quiet bats wake up in Pirates 12-7 victory
Gregory Polanco and Ike Davis each broke out their slumps in style going a combined 5-for-9 with two home runs and five RBI as the Pirates defeated the Dodgers 12-7 on Tuesday night. After a back-and-forth contest through 5 1/2 innings, the Pirates (53-47) finally broke through for good in the bottom of the sixth. Russell Martin and Ike Davis started the inning with singles and advanced 90-feet on a Josh Harrison sac bunt. After a strikeout and a walk to load the bases, Polanco worked the ... Read More
Pirates lose on second straight walk-off
Kolten Wong sent a 3-2 fastball from Ernesto Frieri into the right field seats with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cardinals their second straight walk-off victory over the Pirates on Tuesday night by the score of 5-4. The Cardinals (49-42) got to Pirates starter Vance Worley early for two runs in the second. Kolten Wong doubled in Jhonny Peralta and Oscar Taveras. The Pirates (47-43) answered back in the fourth when Pedro Alvarez tied things up with a two-run homer to ... Read More
Pirates Unable to Sweep Diamondbacks with 10-2 Loss
Vance Worley and the Pirates were able to hold the Diamondbacks hitless through five innings, but a seven-run ninth proved costly as the Diamondbacks avoided the sweep with a 10-2 victory on Thursday night. The loss drops the Pirates to 0-8 when having a chance to sweep a series. The Pirates (44-41) gave Worley a lead scoring once in the third and fourth. Jordy Mercer doubled to start the third, advanced to third on a Worley groundout and scored on a Gregory Polanco groundout. Neil Walker ... Read More
Polanco Homers for First Time at PNC in Pirates 5-2 Victory
Gregory Polanco showed a sold out PNC Park crowd what he can do with his power as his three-run homer propelled the Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Mets on Thursday night. The fifth inning shot into the Clemente seats helped secure another victory for Vance Worley, who went seven innings allowing one run on seven hits. It wasn't Worley's strongest start, but he was able to work out of a couple of jams with the aid of his defense. With runners on first and second with two out in the ... Read More
Worley, Harrison Push Pirates Past Cubs
Vance Worley provided another strong outing and Josh Harrison came through with two big hits as the Pirates defeated the Cubs 5-3 on Saturday night at Wrigley. A rain delay of two hours delayed the start of the game, but Worley wasn't phased as he threw 6 2/3 innings of five-hit, three-run ball with most of the damage coming in the fourth inning. With the Pirates (36-38) leading 1-0 on a Jordy Mercer solo home run, the Cubs (31-41) struck back as Anthony Rizzo followed a Chris Coghlan ... Read More
Pirates call up Vance Worley to start Sunday vs. Marlins
Needing to call up a starting pitcher to take Francisco Liriano's spot in the rotation on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates have listed right-hander Vance Worley from Triple-A Indianapolis prior to Saturday's game against the Miami Marlins. The promotion of Worley wasn't much of a secret as he was the most logical candidate, especially after his Triple-A start was skipped on Friday night. Worley will be making his debut with the Pirates, who acquired him on March 25 from the Minnesota ... Read More