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PITTSBURGH — Corey Dickerson was presented his 2018 Rawlings Gold Glove award for excellent defensive play in the outfield during opening day festivities on Monday at PNC Park.Dickerson, who is in his second season with the Pirates, received his first gold glove by five-time Gold Glove winner ...

Mythbusting Trevor Williams

As a thought exercise, let’s assemble the perfect starting pitcher. Or, as close as we can get to it, anyway.What’s the first thing you’d graft on to this Frankenstein’s monster of a hurler? Would you go straight to velocity and gift him Noah Syndergaard’s four-seamer? Value breaking ...

PITTSBURGH — St. Louis rallied from four runs down for a 6-5 victory over Pittsburgh in 11 innings on Monday at PNC Park to spoil the Pirates’ home opener.Pittsburgh (1-2) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first and added a run in the third for a 4-0 advantage, but the Cardinals (2-3) scored ...

Three years into the Jameson Taillon experience, Pittsburgh Pirates fans may be feeling a roller-coaster effect with the team’s ace.He burst on the scene in 2016, doling out heaping helpings of hope that at least ONE of the team’s vaunted pitching prospects would pan out. His career started ...

Brewers rout Pirates, 13-6

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Christian Yelich hit his 32nd home run, Travis Shaw added his 31st and the Milwaukee Brewers blew past the mistake-prone Pittsburgh Pirates 13-6 on Sunday.Yelich blasted a three-run shot in the second inning off spot starter Nick Kingham (5-7), and Shaw followed two batters ...

Pirates hold off Brewers, 3-2

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers manager Craig Counsell says every day is going to be difficult during the final two weeks of the regular season, and the Pittsburgh Pirates showed why.Jesus Aguilar and Domingo Santana hit back-to-back home runs to begin the ninth inning for Milwaukee, but the NL ...