The Pittsburgh Pirates look to avoid a sweep tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates are currently on a five game losing streak and are looking for their first victory in May. In last night's game, the Pirates lost 3-0. Gerrit Cole lost his first start of the season and the defeat ended an eight-game winning streak for him. The Reds did their damage with two runs in the fourth inning and one in the fifth. Cole was removed from the game after five innings. Tonight’s starters: In ... Read More
Radhames Liz taking advantage of opportunity with Pirates
Radhames Liz knew he wanted to extend his baseball career but had the option of following the money and going to Japan or trusting his gut feeling. He went with his heart. "This year I had a good offer to go over there [Japan]," Liz said. "It was better money and a better offer but this is where I want to be. Sometimes it’s just not about the money.” Now for the first time since 2009, Liz is back on major league roster, this time as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Liz started his ... Read More
Pirates drop series to Reds
It took until the bottom of the sixth inning for the Pittsburgh Pirates to get ball out of the infield, as they lost 3-0 Wednesday night to the Cincinnati Reds. In the game, one Pirates player reached third base. This occurred in the aforementioned sixth inning. The Reds scored two runs in the fourth inning and their other in the fifth. Gerrit Cole [4-1] allowed a lead-off triple to Todd Frazier. Frazier was inches away from his second home run to center field. Andrew McCutchen had a bit ... Read More
Kingham suffers elbow injury during start
Indianapolis Indians pitcher Nick Kingham left Wednesday's game in the sixth inning with elbow pain. Kingham was making a start against the Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Kingham came into the season ranked as the sixth best prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system by Baseball America. “Kingham was removed from his start today due to discomfort in his right elbow,” the Indianapolis Indians said in a statement released to media. “He is ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/6: Lambo to DL; Lombardozzi joins team
The Pittsburgh Pirates will play its second game in a six game home stand tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds won Tuesday's game with a 7-1 victory. Marlon Byrd was 2-5 on the day with four RBI and his fourth home run of the season. Todd Frazier hit his National League leading ninth homer as part of a two-run second inning. Michael Lorenzen picked up the first win of his major league career with the only damage being a solo home run from Starling Marte, his seventh of the ... Read More
POLL: How concerned are you about Andrew McCutchen:
With yet another hitless game last night, former MVP Andrew McCutchen voiced his frustration in his postgame interview. How concerned are you with McCutchen? [poll id="132"] ... Read More
Pirates can’t find bats in loss to Reds
Michael Lorenzen made his second ever major league start, however Pittsburgh Pirates fans may be unable to tell after allowing one run on three hits in Tuesday night's 7-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. “We’ve still got to keep working on having manageable at-bats, that’s the one thing we continue to talk about, making sure that we’re getting the pitch we want early in the count," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We missed some pitches we probably could have hit tonight, we’ve just got to do what ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/5: Harrison out of lineup, Cole’s honor discussed
The Pittsburgh Pirates have returned to PNC Park after a nine game road trip and will begin a three game series tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. This is the second time these teams have met as the Reds swept the first series with happened to be the opening series to the season. Both teams enter this game with a 12-13 record. Tonight’s starters: Tonight's pitching match-up will feature Pirates left-handed starter Jeff Locke [2-1 4.76 ERA] and Reds right-handed starter Michael Lorenzen ... Read More
Cole named NL pitcher of the month
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole has been referred to as a gamer, a hard thrower and recently an ace, however now he can add another title to the list. Major League Baseball has named Cole as the National League Pitcher of the Month and in receiving this honor, Cole is the first Pirate to be named pitcher of the month since Randy Tomlin [June 1992]. Cole has started his 2015 season with a 4-0 record in five starts and has posted a 1.76 ERA. Cole allowed six earned runs in April and has ... Read More
Fomer Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens retires
Former Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jeff Karstens has retired at age 32, according to a post on his social media pages. #HanginEmUp Just would like to give a huge thank you to all my family, friends, teammates, and… https://t.co/ta07uWiJOa— Jeff Karstens (@karstens27) May 4, 2015 "Just would like to give a huge thank you to all my family, friends, teammates, and coaches for all the support you've giving me on and off the field over the years," he said in his post. "I will ... Read More