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Pirates Notebook: Clint Hurdle Defends Last Night’s Lineup

PITTSBURGH – Much has been made over the Pirates’ recent lineup decisions and their philosophy of resting their core group of players to ensure that...

Pirates Break Through Against a Rookie Starter, Break (Short) Losing Streak

For whatever reason, the Pirates struggled this season to defeat pitchers that are greener than most in the league. The phenomena seemed to start in...

Patience Crucial to Offensive Turnaround

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost for the fifth consecutive game Wednesday as the Cincinnati Reds beat them 3-0. They mustered seven hits in the game...

Strikeouts Beset Pirates Offense in April

The Pittsburgh Pirates struck out 185 times in April to tie for the highest mark in the National League with Washington and Chicago. They...

Hitting with Runners in Scoring Position Next Step for Pirates Offense

Andrew McCutchen stepped to the plate in the fourth inning of last Friday’s game and promptly fell behind in the count 0-2. Milwaukee right-hander...

X-rays Negative on Marte’s Hand

Pirates leftfielder Starling Marte exited Wednesday's 4-3 victory against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning after he was hit by a pitch in...

Sunday Notebook: Sanchez, Kang and Unfair Expectations

Division of labor in Indianapolis It's no secret Tony Sanchez's inevitable demotion to Triple-A Indianapolis once Chris Stewart returned from the disabled list would cause...

The Pirates Solved Jimmy Nelson’s Curveball in the Second Matchup

Jimmy Nelson shut the Pirates down in Milwaukee on April 11th. He scattered only two hits and two walks over seven innings while striking...

First Pitch: Once Again, Clint Hurdle Should Be the Manager of the Year

For the second year in a row, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has been named a finalist for the NL Manager of the Year...

McCutchen and Hurdle Named as Award Finalists

The Pittsburgh Pirates have two finalists for the BBWAA awards this year. Clint Hurdle was named a finalist for the Manager of the Year,...

The ‘Stubborn’ Approach That Has the Pirates Leading the NL in OBP

Follow @NateBarnes_ // Follow @pirateprospects When the Pittsburgh Pirates began the 2014 season, an offensive approach touting the importance of on-base percentage was emphasized after the...

All-Stars Responsible for Pirates’ Early-Season Recovery

Follow @NateBarnes_ // Follow @pirateprospects // The Pittsburgh Pirates began the 2014 season in a fashion rather unbecoming after they finally ended professional sports’ longest losing...