Francisco Liriano picked up his first ever regular season victory against the Cincinnati Reds as the Pittsburgh Pirates emerged victorious in a 7-3 contest Tuesday night. Liriano [10-7] threw six innings and struck out 10 batters, the first time he has punched out a double-digit total of hitters since July 23 against the Washington Nationals. This is also Liriano's fourth 10-win season of his career. According to Pirates PR with Liriano's 10 strikeouts he has 178 on the season. He joins ... Read More
Pirates release 2016 schedule
The fireworks won't take long to get going in 2016 for the Pirates, as they'll kick off their season at home against their bitter rival St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, April 4. It will be the first time since 2007 that the Pirates will host the Cardinals for the Home Opener. It's one of the marquee match ups for the Pirates, as the team released their 2016 regular season schedule. The Pirates will get interleague action in early, as after a quick road trip after the home opener to ... Read More
Players traded from Pirates at deadline have yet to show much
You have to give to get. And in baseball, sometimes what a team gives up is worth more than what they got in return. But that has not been the case for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season. Prior to the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, the Pirates acquired Aramis Ramirez, Joakim Soria, J.A. Happ, Joe Blanton and Michael Morse. Given up were prospects Yhonathan Barrios, Adrian Sampson and JaCoby Jones, veteran Jose Tabata and cash. It is easy to declare which team wins a certain trade ... Read More
AM Joe: Short week begins for Steelers
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Tuesday, September 8, 2015. What's on tap for today: Penn State head coach James Franklin and WVU head coach Dana Holgorson will have their weekly press conferences this afternoon. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh The Pirates (81-55) will have another shot at the last-place Reds (57-79) in Cincinnati this evening. The Bucs remain 5.5 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh National headlines: ESPN.com ... Read More
Burnett makes return to Pirates rotation Thursday
Following Monday afternoon's loss to the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle announced that A.J. Burnett will return to pitch for the team Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Hurdle laid out the rotation for assembled media and this was later confirmed by the Pirates. Francisco Liriano and J.A. Happ will throw as scheduled in the remaining two games against the Reds and Burnett will follow along with Charlie Morton and Jeff Locke. This news means a few ... Read More
Pirates miscues give Reds win
The Pittsburgh Pirates defense betrayed Jeff Locke, as the team fell by a 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds Monday afternoon. Locke [7-10] only allowed four hits in his five-plus innings of work, however the Pirates defense did him no favors committing four errors in this game. Two of those errors were committed by Sean Rodriguez who made his first start this season at shortstop. Though Rodriguez takes ground balls at the position every day there is on-field batting practice, he committed ... Read More
Cole, Cervelli finally show chemistry
Gerrit Cole was not all smiles in the dugout. The Pittsburgh Pirate ace rarely shows emotion on the mound, and that didn’t change when he exited the field at Busch Stadium after the seventh inning Sunday night. But manager Clint Hurdle and Cole’s teammates couldn’t stop high-fiving the young pitcher. High-fives in the dugout usually signal that a pitcher is done for the game, and Cole earned every hand slap after he exited a game where he blanked the St. Louis Cardinals through seven ... Read More
Cole’s pitching helps Pirates cause in series win
It was 13 years ago when Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole sat in the stands of Angel Stadium rooting for John Lackey to win game seven of the 2002 World Series for the then Anaheim Angels. Fast forward to Sunday night and Cole was pitching against Lackey. The Pirates defeated the Cardinals 7-1 to earn a series sweep. In fact, Cole [16-8] hit a single off Lackey [11-9] in the top of the seventh inning which placed the Pirates in front by two runs. It was Cole's first RBI in 2015 and ... Read More
AM Joe: A win is a win is a win
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Sunday, September 6, 2015. What's on tap for today: It's Fan Appreciation Night at Consol Energy Park as the Wild Things (41-54) wrap up their 2015 season against the Windy City Thunderbolts (41-54) at 2:35 p.m. 93.5 WJPA-FM The Pirates (80-54) and the Cardinals (87-48) will play the rubber match of their three-game series at Busch Stadium. Pirates ace Gerrit Cole hopes to bounce back after a sub-par performance last outing. ... Read More
Pirates offense quiet in 4-1 loss to Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates saw its chances for a sweep end Saturday afternoon with a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Charlie Morton [8-7] saw all of his damage come in a second inning at-bat against Stephen Piscotty. Piscotty singled on the play and Josh Harrison was given a throwing error. The combination of the two things allowed for two runs to score. Morton was charged with one earned run as a result of this sequence. Jaime Garcia [8-4] was making his first start of the season against ... Read More