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
Pirates Swept; Fall to .500
Consider the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-6) just the latest victims of the red-hot, NL Central division-leading Milwaukee Brewers (10-2). Milwaukee completed a third consecutive series sweep, sending the Pirates packing with a 4-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Miller Park. Kyle Lohse (2-1) was outstanding, coming within an out of a complete game, allowing one run on four hits, no walks and nine strikeouts. He allowed a two-out single to Andrew McCutchen in the ninth before being lifted for ... Read More
Brewers give Pirates first series loss of season in 3-2 win
The Milwaukee Brewers continued their torrid streak tonight at Miller Park, winning their eighth straight game as the Pittsburgh Pirates offense could not deliver late in a 3-2 loss. The guarantees the first series defeat of the season for the Pirates (6-5) Meanwhile, the red hot Brewers (9-2) now have the best record in baseball. Carlos Gomez led off the game with a mammoth shot to centerfield, his fourth home run of the season, to give the Brewers an early edge. Starter Edinson Volquez was ... Read More
Brewers Take Series Opener; McCutchen Leaves Game
The Milwaukee Brewers (8-2) continued a hot start to extend a seven-game winning streak and an early NL Central lead, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-4) by a score of 4-2 on Friday evening. Pirates ace Francisco Liriano (0-2) remains winless in his first three starts, though he has had little to no offensive production to work with. Allowing home runs in the fourth and fifth innings to Aramis Ramirez and Mark Reynolds, respectively, Liriano and the Pirates trailed 4-0 after five. He ... Read More