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First Pitch: Runs Tough to Come By in Burnett Starts

A.J. Burnett has pitched like a staff ace so far in 2013 but does not have the record to show for it. Granted, wins and...

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...

Pirates Notebook: Burnett Takes Mound As NL Strikeout Leader

A.J. Burnett will start Saturday night with the most strikeouts (72) in the National League and 25,000 bobbleheads with his face in the PNC...

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...

Pirates Notebook: Four Things We Have Learned About Pirates Pitchers

We took a look on Monday at five Pirates hitters and which stats have a large enough 2013 sample size for us to see...

Projection Systems See Pirates Finishing Just Over .500

FanGraphs unveiled two new features Thursday, depth charts and projected standings. Supreme Overlord of FanGraphs (unofficial title) Dave Cameron explains how they work and...

Status Quo for Burnett, Bullpen; Mercer Homers in Pirates Win

The moments that turned out to be the vital ones for the Pirates in Friday's 3-1 win against the Washington Nationals pretty much summed...

Video: Hurdle talks Mercer, Burnett After Pirates Beat Nats

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle talks about Jordy Mercer's big night in his return to Pittsburgh from Triple A Indianapolis and about A.J. Burnett's...

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...

The Bullpen Didn’t Need Burnett’s Control Issues

Looking at the stat line, A.J. Burnett didn't have a terrible start. He gave up just two runs on five hits and three walks...

First Pitch: A Great Day of Starting Pitching

Wednesday was probably the best day of system-wide starting pitching you could ask for. First there was A.J. Burnett, who led the pitching staff in...

A.J. Burnett: Anatomy of a One-Hitter

So many events have to go right for a no-hitter to happen. We sometimes lose sight of that, living in this Golden Age of...