The Pirates (85 - 62) look to rebound after last night's tough loss against the Cubs (63 - 84) in the third game of this four-game set. Gerrit Cole (7 - 7, 3.48 ERA) opposes Scott Baker (0 - 0, 0.00 ERA). Leading Off Wandy Rodriguez has been shut down for the remainder of the 2013 season by the Pirates. Rodriguez hasn't pitched since June 5th when he left in the first inning in Atlanta. He had a 6 - 4 record with a 2.59 ERA in 12 starts while striking out 46 and walking 12. The Pirates look to ... Read More
Wandy Rodriguez Experiences Another Setback
The Pirates have announced that Wandy Rodriguez experienced a further setback as he experienced pain during his simulated game today. He will meet with Dr. James Andrews next week. Rodriguez had a 6 - 4 record in 12 starts while posting a 3.59 ERA with 46 strikeouts and 12 walks. He was forced from his start in Atlanta on June 5th with left forearm tightness. It is unlikely, now, that he will be back on the roster this season. Other Injury News: Jason Grilli threw 25 pitches off of a ... Read More
Pirates In Desperate Need of a Rodriguez Return
Saturday’s 15-5 thumping at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks was yet another piece of evidence that shows the Pirates’ rotation, which has been dominant all season, is beginning to wear down. Following a two-week span that has seen Jeff Locke, Francisco Liriano, and AJ Burnett rocked for an onslaught of runs in spate starts against the Rockies, Cardinals, and Diamondbacks. With rookie phenom Gerrit Cole still figuring out how to pitch consistently at the major league level and Charlie ... Read More
Pirates Gameday: Wandy Update, Hurdle Talks Cole’s Innings Limit
The Pirates (71 - 49) look to straight the ship after a 1 - 5 road trip that has dropped their NL Central lead to two games. Another team chasing them for a playoff spot, The Arizona Diamondbacks (62 - 57) invade PNC Park for a 3-game set starting tonight. Gerrit Cole (5 - 5, 3.95 ERA) will face Brandon McCarthy (2 - 6, 4.73 ERA). Leading Off The Diamondbacks trail the Pirates by 8 1/2 games going in to tonight's contest. A series victory by the Bucs could go a long way to locking up their ... Read More
Pirates Gameday: Wandy DL Update, Hurdle Talks Contribution
PNC Park -- The Pirates (68 - 44) look to take yet another series as they take on the Marlins (43 - 68) in game two of their three game set. Charlie Morton (3 - 3, 4.07 ERA) will face Tom Koehler (3 - 6, 4.34 ERA). Leading Off Last night's pinch-hit, walkoff home run by Josh Harrison was the first by a Pittsburgh player since Craig Wilson took Milwaukee's Chad Fox deep in the second game of a doubleheader on 9/3/2001 for a 3 - 2 victory. Hurdle's Quotes On the contributions of everyone in ... Read More
Pirates Gameday: Sanchez Talks Nerves, Hurdle Updates On Wandy
(Photo Credit: UPI/Archie Carpenter) PNC Park – The Pirates (65 – 42) look for a rare 5-game sweep of the second place Cardinals (62 – 44) tonight as Charlie Morton (3 – 2, 3.59 ERA) faces Joe Kelly (1 – 3, 3.44 ERA). Leading Off Tony Sanchez will get the start at catcher tonight as Clint Hurdle is giving Russell Martin a day off to rest his sore knee. Sanchez says things have finally sunk in for him being a Pirate. “It sunk in the second day I was here when me and Vic (Black) we’re walking ... Read More
Pirates bats come to life in win over Mets
NEW YORK -- The Pirates followed a vexing loss in the opener at Citi Field with a blueprint 7-3 victory against the Mets on Friday night. Left-hander Wandy Rodriguez disposed with the Mets' lukewarm batting order for six innings, and cleanup man Garrett Jones started one three-run rally with a double and ended another with a replay-reviewed three-run home run. The result was the Bucs' second victory in six games. The victory could have been more easily achieved, but Jose Contreras allowed ... Read More
Wandy paces Pirates over Cubs
For the second consecutive game, the fans who braved the frigid temperatures of PNC Park were rewarded with an excellent pitching performance by the Pittsburgh Pirates. While A.J. Burnett wasn't able to receive any run support for his 10-strikeout performance, the Pirates were able to scrape together three runs to give Wandy Rodriguez and the Pirates their first win of the year. "It was great to get it out of the way," Catcher Russell Martin said. "Now it's on to tomorrow's game." Prior to ... Read More
Pirates reflect back to their time at WBC
Once every four years, respective sports hold a competition to find out who the best of the best is throughout the world. The first one that comes to mind, of course, would be the Summer and Winter Olympics respectively. To a lesser degree - depending on who you speak to - is the World Cup which pits the best of the best that soccer has to offer against each other over a month long tournament. While baseball is America's oldest game, it's also the newest to the four-year annual ... Read More
Pirates led by Pedro and a Wandy-ful performance on ESPN
It's been seven years since the Pirates have been a nationally televised game on ESPN. That was prior to to the All-Star game in Pittsburgh. No one on this current team was here. Last season, John Kruk was pushing for the mothership to make an appearance in Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, the Pirates were out of the race by the time ESPN considered it. So with their success last year, ESPN had to consider a trip to Pittsburgh at the beginning of the year right? Actually, no. In their N.L. Central ... Read More