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Jeff Locke Won’t Start Against the Reds

Earlier this week I wrote about how it would be wise for the Pirates to skip Jeff Locke in the upcoming series against the...

First Pitch: Jeff Locke’s Season Should Be Over

Jeff Locke had a bad day. The left-hander gave up five runs in the first inning to the Cincinnati Reds, putting the Pirates deep in...

Score Escalates Quickly, Pirates Lose 11-3

Things got out of hand in a hurry at PNC Park Sunday afternoon. It was the Pirates final home game of the regular season,...

Five Players Who Could Help the Pirates Win the NL Central

The MLB regular season is designed for the best teams to come out ahead over a 162 game schedule. It's hard to luck into...

Offense Lackluster Again in 5-2 Loss

The Pittsburgh Pirates accumulated more offense Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Friars from moving to...

Pirates Notebook: Command and Confidence

The month of August was a challenging one for Jeff Locke, to say the least. He finished winless in the month, and with a...

First Pitch: The State of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Rotation

For most of the season the Pittsburgh Pirates have been carried by strong pitching, especially out of the starting rotation. Almost all of their...

Pirates Open 11-Game Homestand with 3-1 Victory

While the Chicago Cubs took an early 1-0 lead Thursday night, the Pirates (85-61) appeared in control of the team's series-opener throughout. Jeff Locke...

Pirates Notebook: Previewing the Cubs

Tonight the Pirates return after a 10-game road trip to open up a 11-game homestand with four games against the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates...

First Pitch: How the Pirates Could Stretch Wandy Rodriguez Out in the Majors

Now that rosters have expanded, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a lot of starting options. The problem is that they only have three rotation spots...

Pirates Recall Locke, Hughes, Lambo, Sanchez; Activate Grilli

The Pittsburgh Pirates made the expected moves to recall Jeff Locke, Jared Hughes, Andrew Lambo, and Tony Sanchez from Altoona today. They also activated...

Who Else Could Join the Pirates in September?

The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Kris Johnson, Travis Snider, and Kyle Farnsworth this morning on the first day that rosters expanded. The active roster is...