The Los Angeles Dodgers have defended Dodgers Stadium well all season and did so once again on Friday night, winning 6-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak that the Pirates had over L.A. and dropped them to 21-6 against National League West opponents this season. Early inning woes again reared their head again as the Dodgers scored single runs in both the first and second inning of the contest. Pirates catchers have had trouble getting runners out ... Read More
COLUMN: Kang injury leaves Pirates with big shoes to fill
A hush fell over PNC Park on Thursday. Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jung-Ho Kang dropped head first to the dirt near second base after Chicago Cub Chris Coghlan slid into second base, swept his outstretched legs under Kang’s, who was on the bag with the ball in hand about to throw to first to complete a double play, and his right knee collided into Kang’s left knee. It was not hard to see Kang was injured, as he was rolling side-to-side on the ground while clutching his left knee with his ... Read More
Glasnow, Indians stave off elimination in Governor’s Cup
Playing in their first elimination game of the postseason, the Indianapolis Indians looked to live to play another day against the Columbus Clippers in Game 3 of the best-of-five Governor's Cup Championship. The Indians guaranteed that Game 4 will be played at Victory Field in Indianapolis by overcoming a four-run deficit to defeat the Clippers 6-5. Pirates top prospect Tyler Glasnow got the ball in Game 3 for Indianapolis and he got off to a rocky start. Over his first four innings, Glasnow ... Read More
AM Joe: Late night Bucs return for visit to Chavez Ravine
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Friday, September 18, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Penguins first on-ice workouts will take place today at 9:15 a.m. The Pirates (87-59) are in Los Angeles for a three-game set with the NL West-leading Dodgers. Waiting for the Bucs is L.A. ace Zach Grienke. Clint Hurdle's squad will counter with lefty Jeff Locke. First pitch is a late one; 10:10 p.m. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh. Week 3 of WPIAL action gets underway this ... Read More
Pirates ‘Camera Guy’ finds decades of perfect shots
Chances are strong that most fans have seen Walt Srocki every night they've been to PNC Park. The name may not be known by all, but the face certainly is. For 28 seasons, Srocki has been a fixture at the ballpark. He is recognized as the man who wears a No. 0 "Camera Guy" jersey at every game. He had his own shirt made, as well as a trading card, which may be used as a Topps insert next season. Outside of camera work, Srocki has a passion for art, particularly painting, mainly influenced ... Read More
Pirates allow six runs in fifth; lose to Cubs
Scoring four or more runs is normally a winning recipe for the Pittsburgh Pirates as the team entered play 69-13 when accomplishing this, however the Chicago Cubs were able to overcome this for a 9-6 victory Sunday afternoon. “If you come on the short end you want other teams to beat you," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We continued to get in our way. We didn’t play a very good game and we’ve been outplayed these past three games.” The game's result also was coupled with a left knee injury ... Read More
Report: Kang lost for season with left knee injury
Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang will miss the rest of the 2015 season with multiple injuries to his left knee and leg, according to a report by Josh Yohe of DKPittsburghSports.com Kang's agent, Alan Nero, also released a statement through the team on his client's behalf this evening: "It is unfortunate that what would be considered heads up baseball would cause such a serious injury. That said, Coghlan was playing the game the way it should be played. I’m confident he meant no harm. I ... Read More
Pirates pregame 9/17: Former reliever gives Watson valuable advice
The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to win its afternoon contest Thursday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs. If the Pirates do win it will avoid losing its first four-game series of the season. This afternoon, Charlie Morton will face Kyle Hendricks. Morton is 3-5 with a 4.71 ERA in 13 career starts against the Cubs. Morton won his last start, snapping a three-game losing streak. In the start, Morton allowed two runs on three hits over six innings of work against the Milwaukee ... Read More
Indianapolis loses Game 2 of IL final
After leading the International League in comebacks in the regular season with, the Indianapolis Indians were no stranger to battling back after giving up an early lead. Unfortunately, in Game 2 of the Governor's Cup, the Indians were unable to overcome their early deficit to the Columbus Clippers and lost 5-4. The Game 2 loss to Columbus gives the Clippers a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five game series that will now head to Indianapolis for the rest of the series. Wilfredo Boscan got the ball ... Read More
AM Joe: ‘Ground Chuck’ on the lunch menu for Bucs/Cubs
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Thursday, September 17, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Penguins will open training camp at their new Cranberry Twp. practice facility. General manager Jim Rutherford and head coach Mike Johnston will speak to the media around 11:00 a.m. The Pirates (87-58) will try to salvage a split of their four-game series with the Chicago Cubs (84-61) this afternoon. Charlie Morton will do the heavy lifting for the Bucs. First pitch is at ... Read More