With the All-Star Break right around the corner, Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington met with the media to discuss his usual variety of topics. Huntington discussed the All-Star Game and the likelihood that the Pirates will have multiple people selected. Starters will be announced Sunday night and the rest of the team Monday. “I don’t think we’ve viewed a guy being on a team because he had to be on the team," Huntington said. "We typically had someone that was playing well and deserving. ... Read More
Pirates pregame 7/5: Cole starts; Kang is patient
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a chance to win its 14th series of the season with a win this afternoon against the Cleveland Indians. The Indians took game one of the series by a 5-2 series and the Pirates evened things up with a 1-0 victory yesterday. Gerrit Cole [11-3 2.20 ERA] will face Danny Salazar [7-3 3.80 ERA]. Cole is making his 17th start of the season and had a no-decision in his last start pitching 6.2 innings and allowing two earned runs. The Pirates won the game against the ... Read More
Pirates Locke-down Indians
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jeff Locke pitched eight innings for the first time since April 18 and allowed his lowest hit total of the season in a 1-0 victory against the Cleveland Indians. “The two guys that went out there and did that mound work were really good today," manager Clint Hurdle said. "They both attacked the zone, and I can’t say enough about Locke’s outing today.” Locke [5-4] pitched eight innings three times in 2014, as well. In his eight innings of work he ... Read More
A.J. Burnett named to All-Star Game
A.J. Burnett insists this is his last season. After a down year with the Philadelphia Phillies last season, Burnett returned to Pittsburgh where he spent his two previous years under the tutelage of pitching coach Ray Searage. If Burnett does in fact retire after the season, he will retire a world champion, who threw a no-hitter, an immaculate inning and is a multimillionaire. But one thing has been missing from Burnett's career; an All-Star appearance. Add that to the list now, as ... Read More
Andrew McCutchen named to All-Star game
For the fifth straight season, Pirates outfielder and former MVP Andrew McCutchen has been named to the National League All-Star team. On the season, McCutchen his hitting .296/.390/.493 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI despite a slow start to the season with a leg injury. McCutchen ranks first on the team in on-base percentage and slugging, while his .296 average is second on the team to only Francisco Cervelli. McCutchen is a combined 2-8 in his four All-Star appearances, which includes ... Read More
Pirates pregame 7/4: Hurdle responds to ESPN survey; Marte’s defense
The Pittsburgh Pirates look to get back on the winning track with its Fourth of July afternoon game against the Cleveland Indians. The Indians won last night's game by a 5-2 final score. Jeff Locke [4-4 4.55 ERA] will pitch for the Pirates against Cody Anderson [1-0 0.57 ERA]. Locke is 5-1 with a 2.84 ERA in eight career Interleague starts and is 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA in those appearances this season. In his last start he took a loss against the Atlanta Braves. Locke allowed one run on five ... Read More
Poll: How many All-Stars should the Pirates have?
Major League Baseball will announce its All-Star teams tomorrow for the mid-summer classic. With many deserving players such as Andrew McCutchen, A.J. Burnett, Gerrit Cole, Francisco Liriano, Francisco Cervelli, Starling Marte, Tony Watson and Mark Melancon, how many representatives should the Pirates realistically have? [poll id="140"] ... Read More
Pirates experience Bauer outage, Bourn identity in loss
A 38-pitch second inning proved to be part of Charlie Morton's undoing as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell 5-2 to the Cleveland Indians Friday night. The loss snaps a seven game winning streak in Interleague play. Morton [6-2] lost his first home start of the season although he settled down after the second inning. “I think overall my stuff was pretty good tonight it was just inconsistent," Morton said. "The pitch I threw to [Brandon] Moss it was off the plate but he got extended, it stayed ... Read More
Pirates Taillon suffers setback, will undergo surgery
A second opinion confirmed additional bad news for Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Jameson Taillon. The Pirates revealed in a press release that Taillon has an inguinal hernia and will have surgery late next week with his expected return being approximately two months. Taillon's injury comes after multiple outings spent in extended spring training that had reportedly been successful and without issue. “If things go as expected there should be an opportunity for him to pick up some ... Read More
Pirates pregame 7/3: Jauss reconnects with Francona, Mills
The Pittsburgh Pirates will conclude the first half of its season with a 10-game homestand against the Cleveland Indians. Both teams come in with road sweeps with the Pirates taking three against the Detroit Tigers and the Indians emerging victorious four consecutive times versus the Tampa Bay Rays. The Pirates have won seven consecutive Interleague contests. Charlie Morton will pitch for the Pirates against Trevor Bauer. Morton is 3-6 with a 4.43 ERA in 11 career Interleague starts. ... Read More