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Author: Alan Saunders

The Rotation Has Led the Way For the Pirates So Far in 2017

PITTSBURGH — Pretty much everything that could have gone wrong for the Pirates in the first month of the season has. They lost their...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Discusses Steroids and Starling Marte

PITTSBURGH — Much of the drama and intrigue that has surrounded the last week of the Pirates’ regular season has been caused by the...

Bell Homers, Gift Debuts, and Glasnow Struggles in Pirates’ 6-5 Win Over the Cubs

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-5 on Wednesday night, in front of 16,904 people. Gift Ngoepe made his major league debut...

Pirates Notebook: Off the Plane, Then Into the Game

PITTSBURGH — Dovydas Neverauskas had a long, unlikely path from Vilnius, Lithuania to the major leagues. Neverauskas was the first Lithuanian-born players signed by an...

Gerrit Cole’s Best MLB Start is Wasted By the Pirates in a 1-0 Loss to the Cubs

PITTSBURGH — By at least one metric, Garret Cole had a career night Tuesday at PNC Park. The game score for Cole’s seven-inning, two-hit outing...

Pirates Notebook: Antonio Bastardo Could Be Out Longer Than Ten Days

PITTSBURGH — Antonio Bastardo’s sideways 2017 season has taken another turn, as the Pirates’ left-handed relief pitcher was placed on the 10-day disabled list...

When Chad Kuhl’s Sinkerball Doesn’t Sink

PITTSBURGH — Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Chad Kuhl is a sinkerball pitcher. Sometimes, when things are going so well or he...

Pirates Notebook: Pirates Have Faced Their Share of Left-Handed Pitchers This Season

PITTSBURGH — For the second straight day, the Pirates will welcome a left-hander into PNC Park, as they’ll face Chicago’s Brett Anderson in the...

Pirates 2-1 Win Shows They Need Gregory Polanco to Produce, Even Against Lefties

PITTSBURGH — “Nothing builds confidence like a little success.” That was manager Clint Hurdle’s message about his team’s offense in a 2-1 win over the...

Pirates Notebook: The Pirates are Having Significant Issues on Defense

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates have a pretty significant problem with defense. It was thrust into the spotlight by two errors and a couple of other...

Taillon’s Command and Pirates Poor Defense Leads to 11-5 Loss Against the Yankees

PITTSBURGH — Jameson Taillon didn’t start throwing his two-seam fastball with regularity until he made his major-league debut less than a year ago. Despite that,...

Pirates Notebook: Examining Josh Bell’s Numbers From the Right Side

PITTSBURGH — Josh Bell picked a good time to get his first major-league extra base hit as a right-handed hitter on Friday. His two-run...

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