Good afternoon from PNC Park where the Pirates (62-55) look to right the ship against the Tigers (63-52). Jeff Locke (3-3, 3.78 ERA) will look to keep the Bucs in it against Justin Verlander (10-10, 4.57 ERA). Hurdle's Quotes On Pedro at first : "He's working his backside off to find a level of comfort to go ahead and say 'okay, I'm ready to go over there in a Major League game.', so I think we're really close to that. He's putting the work in and we're appreciative of it and there will be a ... Read More
Big inning sinks Pirates
Charlie Morton gave up another big inning as the Padres defeated the Pirates 8-2 to take another series at PNC Park on Sunday afternoon. The big inning came in the fifth with the Pirates leading 2-1 after a Gregory Polanco 2-run home run in the first. With runners on first and second with two out, Morton hit Yangervis Solarte to load the bases. Seth Smith then came up and cleared the bases with a triple off the left field wall to make it 4-2 Padres. He then scored on a wild pitch. "It was ... Read More
Pirates claim Field off waivers
The Pittsburgh Pirates today claimed infielder Tommy Field off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The announcement was made by Pirates Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington. Field has been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. The 27-year-old Field hit .285 (86-for-302) with 18 doubles, four triples, seven home runs, 33 RBI and 55 runs scored in 80 games with Triple-A Salt Lake this season before being designated for assignment on Thursday. Last year Field saw ... Read More
Harrison/Polanco lead Pirates to 2-1 victory
Josh Harrison and Gregory Polanco provided the offense and Vance Worley went through the sixth inning for the eighth time in nine starts as the Pirates held off the Padres 2-1 on Friday night in front of a sell out crowd at PNC Park. Harrison and Polanco provided the only offense the Pirates (62-53) needed on the night in the first inning when Harrison tripled to lead off the inning. Polanco quickly followed with a RBI single, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Padres ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 8/8: Pedro practicing at first, Hurdle previews the Padres
Good afternoon from PNC Park where the Pirates (61-53) look to continue their winning ways against the Padres (52-61). Vance Worley (4-1, 2.43 ERA) will take the hill against Ian Kennedy (8-9, 3.59 ERA). Player Update Neil Walker took grounders and BP today with the team. "I think he feels better today," said manager Clint Hurdle. "We need him to get to the point where we can get him on the field. He took grounders yesterday, but he didn't take swings. We're going to see if he can do both ... Read More
Polanco does it all in Pirates 7-2 win
Gregory Polanco drove in four runs and had an outfield assist in the Pirates series-clinching 7-2 victory over the Marlins on Thursday night. The rookie right fielder helped the Pirates (61-53) establish a comfortable 3-0 lead in the fourth when he drove in his first two runs of the night. With runners on second and third and one out, the Marlins pitched around Jayson Nix to set up a lefty on lefty matchup between Marlins starter Brian Flynn and Polanco. Polanco worked a 2-0 count before ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 8/7: Hurdle discusses pitching, Cutch/Walker injury update
Good afternoon from PNC Park where tonight the Pirates (60-53) look to take a series from the Marlins (55-58). Edinson Volquez (8-7, 3.91 ERA) will take the hill and oppose Brian Flynn (0-0, 6.00 ERA). Injury Update Neil Walker remains an emergency-only bench player for tonight's game. "He felt better today and was treated this afternoon," said manager Clint Hurdle. "He received treatment when he got to the park. He's going to try and do some more mobility stuff, some flexibility stuff. He ... Read More
Locke shuts down Marlins in Pirates 7-3 win
Jeff Locke went seven strong innings and the bullpen did it's job as the Pirates defeated the Marlins 7-3 on Wednesday night. Locke had a rough start to his night against the Marlins (55-58) allowing a run on three hits in the first capped by a Jeff Baker RBI infield single and two more runs in the second on a Christian Yelich 2-run home run. From there, Locke shut things down allowing one hit over his final five innings of work while striking out four. Locke retired the final 13 batters he ... Read More
How will the Pirates fare without their “big three”?
Andrew McCutchen will be out for at least this homestand with an " avulsion fracture involving the costochondral cartilage of the left 11th rib", Neil Walker is out of the lineup with back problems and Gerrit Cole is making another rehab start in the minors. These injuries come at the most inopportune time as the Pirates are only 2 1/2 games out of first in the NL Central and 1 1/2 games out of the NL wild card thanks, in part, to the continued stellar play of these three. In 109 games played ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 8/6: Cole Update, Hurdle discusses playing with 23
Good afternoon from PNC Park where the Pirates (59-53) look to bounce back from last night's late inning loss to the Marlins (55-57) in the second game of a three-game set. Jeff Locke (2-3, 3.77 ERA) will oppose Tom Koehler (7-8, 3.70 ERA). Injury Update Neil Walker is not in today's lineup after leaving last night's game with a stiff back. "Based on the way he responded last night, there was some tightening up," said manager Clint Hurdle. ":We thought we would give him another full day of ... Read More