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The Milwaukee Brewers aren't a big swing and miss team. Prior to Tuesday night's game against the Pirates, they ranked 22nd in baseball in swinging strikes, at 10% of their total pitches. Yet, the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Nick Gonzales keeps hitting. The middle infielder, playing second base on Tuesday night for Indianapolis, went 2-for-4 with a walk. That extends his hitting streak to 13 games, and continues his streak of reaching base in all...

Reds Use Four Homers to Beat Pirates 4-1

Let's not dwell too much on this one. The Cincinnati Reds hit four solo home runs, three of which would have flown out even...

Pirates Notebook: Bucs Can’t Pull Off Comeback Win; McCutchen Wins Two Awards

The Pirates have been able to pull off the comeback win 24 times this season. It's been kind of the theme for the 2012...

McCutchen & His Value To The Team

Discussing MVP votes in late June is a rather pointless exercise.  Players fade late in the season or get injured or just not perform...

Votto, Posey, Tabata in a class of their own

Joey Votto, named the National League’s Most Valuable Player on Monday, received some admiration earlier this season for his lack of infield fly balls.