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Tyler Glasnow Appears to be Turning a Corner

PITTSBURGH — Tyler Glasnow may have turned a corner. After a terrible first outing, Glasnow fought back to put something of a respectable performance last week...

Pirates Notebook: Hurdle Doesn’t Want Players to Try to be “That Guy”

PITTSBURGH — In the Pirates’ just-completed three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals, they scored just three runs. The problem has not been that the...

Gregory Polanco Working to Have a Shorter Swing

PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco is 6-foot-5. This season, he would like to be a little bit shorter. Polanco, of course, is not talking about his...

Antonio Bastardo’s Horrible Start to 2017 Continues in Latest Pirates Loss

PITTSBURGH — Antonio Bastardo has not had a great 2017. The Pirates’ veteran left-hander allowed four runs in two-thirds of an inning on Wednesday,...

Pirates Notebook: Clint Hurdle is Paying Attention to Cincinnati’s Bullpen Usage

PITTSBURGH — Cincinnati is experimenting with a new bullpen look in 2017. Reds manager Bryan Price has eschewed traditional roles for a group of...

Disturbing Early Offensive Trends Continue in Pirates Loss to the Reds

PITTSBURGH — In two games against the Cincinnati Reds, the Pirates have gone 0 for 19 with runners in scoring position and have left...

Pirates Notebook: Taillon Focuses on Keeping Things the Same From One Start to Next

PITTSBURGH — Of all of the Pirates’ starting pitchers, Jameson Taillon might have had the best 2017 debut. The Pirates lost, 3-0 to the...

Tyler Glasnow Struggles With Control and Stolen Bases in Season Debut

PITTSBURGH — Tyler Glasnow set out to fix a lot of his problems this offseason. He wanted to command his fastball better, be shorter...

Pirates Notebook: Controlling Running Game and Pitch Efficiency are Keys for Glasnow

PITTSBURGH — If you’re headed to the ballpark or planning on watching the Pirates’ series opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, get in...

Breaking Down Gerrit Cole’s Early Home Run Issues

PITTSBURGH — When Gerrit Cole gave up five runs in the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox in his first outing of the...

Starling Marte’s Power Leads Pirates to Win Over the Braves

PITTSBURGH — If the Pirates were going to sweep the Atlanta Braves at home for the first time since 1994, someone was going to...

Pirates Notebook: How Do the Utility Players Find Time to Practice Each Position?

PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates' success with utility players over the last few years has been taken to something of an extreme with the construction...

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