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Pirates Prospect Watch: Andres Alvarez Delivers Huge Triple on Three Hit Day

Andres Alvarez had a three hit day at the bottom of the Indianapolis lineup. His triple in the seventh inning was the most significant...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Joshua Palacios Homers in Three Hit Game

Joshua Palacios had three hits, including a key home run, helping Indianapolis to a victory on Friday night. The Pirates' Triple-A squad was down 2-0...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Alika Williams Has a Four Hit Night

Alika Williams had four hits on Thursday night for Indianapolis. Since being sent down for Nick Yorke, Williams is 8-for-14 at the Triple-A level. He's...

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Looking at the Trends of Andrew McCutchen Getting Hit by the Reds

Last night the Cincinnati Reds hit Andrew McCutchen for the fourth time this season. This time it was Sam LeCure, and it happened in...

A.J. Burnett 50/50 on Retiring After the 2013 Season

Karen Price of the Trib reports that A.J. Burnett is 50-50 on playing baseball beyond 2013 or retiring. This is something we've heard all...

First Pitch: Playoff Races Kind of Suck

For so many years the Pirates were on the outside of a playoff race. You could watch all of the contending teams, maybe pick...

Playoff Race Update: Reds and Pirates Now Tied For the Top Wild Card Spot

The National League playoff race is tight. The NL Central has three teams separated by two games. The division leaders in the National League...

Reds Stun Pirates in 6-5 Comeback Victory

It's difficult to put into words what happened at PNC Park Friday night. Long story short, the Pirates held a 5-2 lead heading into...

Pirates Notebook: The Most Important Game All Season

Today, separated each by a single game, the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Cincinnati Reds. Each team holds  a wild card spot and if the...

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...

First Pitch: Gerrit Cole Starting to Look Like an Ace When it Counts

Gerrit Cole has always projected as the future ace of the Pittsburgh Pirates. That future could be sooner than expected. Tonight Cole had another dominant...

Pirates Plow Padres, 10-1

Pirates’ manager Clint Hurdle said after last night’s 3-2 loss that the Pirates “gotta keep plowin’” following their third straight loss to the San...

Pirates Notebook: Attitude Equals Results

'The worst loss of the season.' Apparently, that's what some Pirates fans are calling last night's 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres. You know, not...

Pirates Playoff Odds: Bucs Close to Clinching, But Division Underdogs

The Pirates are making the playoffs, barring an unprecedented disaster. Pittsburgh's postseason odds are at 99.6 percent, meaning there is a 1-in-250-chance the Bucs...

A Realistic View of Mark Melancon’s “Struggles” as the Closer

The playoff race brings out strange emotions. One of those emotions is the tendency to magnify a bad outing into something more than just...