The Pittsburgh Pirates and Pirates Charities are encouraging all fans in attendance at PNC Park on Saturday, April 19 to show their support of Franklin Regional through the Pirates Charities 50/50 Raffle. Tomorrow night, all proceeds from the Pirates Charities 50/50 Raffle will benefit the “We Are FR Fund,” a fund set up to assist the victims of the Franklin Regional school tragedy. One hundred percent of the donations to the “We R FR Fund” will be used to meet immediate needs of the injured ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 4/18: Lineups, Hurdle Discusses Martin in the Second Spot
Good afternoon from PNC Park where tonight the Pirates (8-8) look to take at least a split of the series from the Brewers (11-5) in game 2 of the four-game set. Charlie Morton (0-1, 3.32 ERA) looks for win #1 against Kyle Lohse (2-1, 3.05 ERA). Hurdle's Quotes On Russell Martin batting in the second spot -- "He his second probably more than everybody in Spring Training. Every game till the last week he hit second and I started it off just because I wanted to give him the extra at bat early ... Read More
Volquez Continues To Impress, Bats Stay Hot in Pirates 11-2 Win
Edinson Volquez continued to impress as he held the Brewers hot offensive attack to only 2 runs over 7 innings of work and the Pirate bats came alive once again in a 11-2 Pirate victory on Thursday night. Volquez didn't have the best start to the game as he allowed a lead-off single -- the seventh in seven games at PNC Park by opposing lead-off hitters -- to Carlos Gomez. Gomez would then score three batters later on an Aramis Ramirez RBI single. The righty would experience more trouble in ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 4/17: Tabata Update, Hurdle Talks Brewers
Good afternoon from PNC Park where today the Pirates (7-8) look to rebound from a 3-6 road trip tonight against the Brewers (11-4). Edinson Volquez (0-0, 1.29 ERA) will oppose Yovani Gallardo (2-0, 0.96 ERA). -- Jose Tabata left yesterday afternoon's game against the Reds with concussion-like symptoms when he ran into the outfield wall while making a catch. However, he will be available off the bench after passing the MLB mandatory concussion tests. "He went through a battery of tests ... Read More
Cueto Goes the Distance In Shutout of Pirates
On this day, there were no chants of "Cue-To", there was no dropping of the ball, there was no home run to "rattle" him. It was the Cueto that the Pirates feared prior to his injury-ridden season last year as he went the distance in a three-hit shutout of the Pirates on Wednesday afternoon. The Pirates didn't record more than one baserunner in any inning as Cueto only allowed hits to Andrew McCutchen, Jordy Mercer and an infield single to Tony Sanchez while striking out 12 -- a career best ... Read More
Pirates Split With Reds
The Pirates finished off last night's suspended game with a Russell Martin RBI single for an 8-7 victory in game 1 of a 3-game set against the Reds. Andrew McCutchen scored the decisive run off of a Russell Martin RBI single in the top of the seventh to regain a one run advantage. Tony Watson, Mark Melancon and Jason Grilli (Save #) would shut the Reds offense down to close things out. Final Score: Pirates 8, Reds 7 The second game didn't go as smoothly as the Reds stuck starter Gerrit ... Read More
Pirates – Reds Suspended Due To Rain, Tied At 7
The Pirates and Reds gave fans a flashback to the 1970's as both teams slugged home runs in a back-and-forth pace reminiscent to the days of the Lumber Company and Big Red Machine. The game would be suspended after the sixth inning due to rain with the game tied at 7. The Pirates would get home runs from Neil Walker (2), Gaby Sanchez (2), Travis Snider and Starling Marte. Walker and Sanchez went back-to-back in both the second and sixth innings while Snider and Marte did the same in the ... Read More
Polanco Named International League Player of the Week
Pirates top prospect Gregory Polanco was named the International League (AAA) Player of the Week for the first week of the season. The Indianapolis Indian outfielder went 14-for-28 (.500) with a double, 2 triples, a home run, 2 walks, a stolen bases, 6 runs and 7 RBI. He also threw out a runner at the plate from deep right field. With Jameson Taillon out for the year with Tommy John surgery, Polanco will be focal point of the fan base until his expected call up mid-June. PSN will keep ... Read More
Volquez Outduels Wainwright in Pirates 2-1 Victory
Edinson Volquez matched Adam Wainwright pitch-for-pitch on Sunday afternoon as he allowed the Pirates to stick around with the Cardinals enough to pull out a 2-1 victory in the final game of the Pirates opening series homestand. Volquez was the sixth-straight Pirates starter to allow the lead-off hitter to reach base (Bonifacio 3 times, Carpenter 3 times) when Matt Carpenter singled into center. He followed by retiring the next 14 Cardinals before allowing a one-out single to ... Read More
The Experience of Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole is the future of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff. The 22-year old righty showed massive improvement as the season progressed last year as he earned NL Rookie of the Month honors in September. He followed that month up by starting two games in the 2013 NLDS against the Cardinals where he went 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA. Usually, once a player makes the jump to the majors, he has to work on a few things in the offseason that he didn't in the minors. That wasn't the case for Cole as his ... Read More