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Cueto Sharp as Reds Beat Bucs
The Pirates fell back to the .500 mark in losing a series to the Reds at home. Johnny Cueto was very solid, tossing eight shutout innings and striking out nine… Read more
Offense Rebounds, Bucs Over .500 Again
Faced with the prospect of falling below .500, the Pirates offense responded with 12 singles and a double. Four of those singles were accompanied by an HBP and a BB… Read more
Arroyo Runs Bucs Loss Streak to Four
The Pirates scoreless streak has reached 22 innings as former Pirate Bronson Arroyo threw 8 shut out innings to pick up his fourth win. He allowed just five singles and… Read more
Gallardo Pitches, Hits Brewers Into Sweep
It was a Ruthian effort. Yovani Gallardo allowed zero runs and whiffed 11 in seven innings and hit a solo jack for the only run of the game. Ian Snell… Read more
Another Blown Lead, Another Brewer Win
The Pirates gave Paul Maholm a 5-1 lead to work with. And for a while it looked like it might hold up. Maholm left the bases full of Beer Makers… Read more
Long Balls Doom Bucs
The Pirates took an early lead, fell behind quickly, tied it up late and lost it in regulation. The Bucco offense plated two in the first in support of Jeff… Read more
Ohlendorf, Adam LaRoche Take Series from San Diego
Ross Ohlendorf settled in after allowing a two run bomb to Adrian Gonzalez in the first inning. He pitched into the 8th and gave way after giving up a pinch… Read more
Duke Dominate as Bucs Beat Friars
Is it wrong to get excited when Zach Duke pitches like I did in 2005? He went 8-1/3 inning, allowing just one run, five singles, a triple and a pair… Read more
Giles Beats Pirates in 11
It went late out West. 11 innings and nearly 3:45 of baseball later, Brian Giles sharp liner down the right field line scored Chris Burke with the winning run. Kevin… Read more
Bucs Sweep Marlins
The Pirates have taken the Marlins for three straight games. The offense was powered by the LaRoche brothers. Adam had four hits and three doubles and Andy drove in two… Read more
