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Pirates Attack Edwin Jackson Early In 4-2 Win, Sweep Cubs

Pirates Attack Edwin Jackson Early In 4-2 Win, Sweep Cubs

Only Mother Nature could stop the Pirates’ offensive barrage on Edwin Jackson. In the first two innings, the Bucs smacked six hits and brought in four runs on the opposing… Read more »

Francisco Liriano Digs Up A Gem In 1-0 Pirates Win

Francisco Liriano Digs Up A Gem In 1-0 Pirates Win

Slider. Changeup. Slider. Slider. Slider. Slider. Slider. Changeup. Changeup. Slider. Changeup. Slider. Slider. Slider. Changeup. Slider. Slider. Fastball! Slider. Those were the pitches Francisco Liriano threw to get Cubs batters… Read more »

Travis Snider’s Grand Slam Lifts Pirates to 5-4 Win

Travis Snider’s Grand Slam Lifts Pirates to 5-4 Win

On a night that was hot, then rainy, then blustery, Travis Snider’s swing was the real force of nature. Snider didn’t start against right-hander Matt Garza, but the Cubs bullpen… Read more »

Pirates Win Series on Locke’s Sharp Start, Alvarez’s Homer

Pirates Win Series on Locke’s Sharp Start, Alvarez’s Homer

It’s a negative that the Pirates could only score eight runs in three games against the Houston Astros, baseball’s worst run-preventing team. It’s a negative that that they could only… Read more »

Pirates Lose 4-2: Andrew McCutchen, A.J. Burnett Still Good at Baseball

Pirates Lose 4-2: Andrew McCutchen, A.J. Burnett Still Good at Baseball

Seeing the Houston Astros again must make the Pirates nostalgic for last year, when Andrew McCutchen and A.J. Burnett strapped the team to their back in the first half and… Read more »

Pirates Come Back to Win 5-4 with Alvarez’s Bomb, Martin’s Walkoff

Pirates Come Back to Win 5-4 with Alvarez’s Bomb, Martin’s Walkoff

The Pirates took full advantage of baseball’s worst team in their 5-4 comeback win Friday night, capitalizing on a pair of homer-ready fastballs and two Astros errors in right field…. Read more »

Snider Goes Swimming as Pirates Pound Brewers 7-1

Snider Goes Swimming as Pirates Pound Brewers 7-1

Let’s not mince words. The Pirates pummeled Milwaukee on Thursday. It was a strange game, to say the least. Just to give you an idea of how strange I’ll share this note… Read more »

Rodriguez Works Out of Trouble, Beats Brewers

Rodriguez Works Out of Trouble, Beats Brewers

There was a moment in Wednesday’s game between the Pirates and Brewers at PNC Park when it seemed like Milwaukee was poised to break through against Pittsburgh starting pitcher Wandy… Read more »

Horseshoe Is On the Other Foot as Pirates Walk Off on Brewers

Horseshoe Is On the Other Foot as Pirates Walk Off on Brewers

Milwaukee always seems to have luck on its side when the Brewers play Pittsburgh. Not on Tuesday. Andrew McCutchen hit a solo home run off Mike Fiers in the bottom… Read more »

The Brewers Just Stole Another Base…

The Brewers Just Stole Another Base…

When the Milwaukee Brewers win games, typically it comes by way of the home run. Monday’s game was not your typical Brewers-Pirates game, except for perhaps the end result. Milwaukee… Read more »