Tag Archives: Starling Marte
Pirates Continue Their Late Inning Hitting to Beat St. Louis 5-3
The Pirates have had a small trend this year with late inning comebacks. They’ve struggled against starting pitchers, but have managed comebacks against opponents bullpens. That appeared once again in… Read more
Pirates Keep Rolling with 6-4 Win Over Phillies
The Pirates’ offense jumped on starter Cliff Lee and the Phillies’ relievers for 14 hits for a 6-4 win Thursday afternoon. Add in the fact that manager Clint Hurdle made… Read more
Pirates Beat Braves 4-2 to Complete Successful Homestand
The Pittsburgh Pirates getting out to a 10-8 record to start 2013 would be far less impressive if half of those games were against, say, the Marlins, Padres and Astros…. Read more
Pirates Pregame: Marte Gets the Day Off
Starling Marte’s 10-game hit streak came to an emphatic end last night, with the 22-year old Pirates outfielder striking out five times in Pittsburgh’s 6-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Top of the Lineup Heating Up
Wins are for the most part an antiquated statistic in baseball, but sometimes a win can carry a bit of significance. A.J. Burnett got his first one of the 2013… Read more
Pirates Complete a Huge Comeback Victory Against the Reds
There were many moments in Pittsburgh’s improbable come-from-behind 10-7 win against Cincinnati on Sunday that could be pointed to as turning points. Michael McKenry’s first home run, Starling Marte’s home… Read more
McCutchen’s Blast the Difference in Win Against Reds
In the immediate aftermath of the second home run off the bat of Cincinnati’s Brandon Phillips there was a brief sense of, “Here we go again,” as it relates to… Read more
Jonathan Sanchez Shelled As Pirates Lose Sweep Attempt 10-2
When baseball games that count are played in early April, most of the conclusions people draw are based around confirmation bias. These first nine games are no more significant than… Read more
Bucs’ Bats Finally Show Signs of Life in Win at Arizona
It took more than a week, but the Pittsburgh Pirates finally showed something resembling consistency on offense in the Bucs’ 6-5 win on Wednesday against Arizona at Chase Field. The… Read more
Pirates Win 5-3, Wandy Rodriguez Suffers Hamstring Tightness
The Pirates finally got a few runs to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3. Andrew McCutchen and Travis Snider both drove in two runs to break Pittsburgh’s four-game losing skid Monday… Read more
