CINCINNATI 鈥� Andrew McCutchen would seemingly be past being star struck at the All-Star Game.The Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder will be competing in his fifth straight Midsummer Classic on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park. However, he said Monday during media day that the thrill ...
CINCINNATI 鈥� Mark Melancon has 45 saves since last year鈥檚 All-Star break, more than any other reliever in the major leagues.That the Pittsburgh Pirates鈥� closer has that many saves would likely come as a surprise to many baseball fans around the country.It does to Milwaukee Brewers closer ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The always-smiling Josh Harrison admits that missing nearly two months of the season is going to be difficult.However, the fact that Harrison underwent surgery Wednesday to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb has not knocked the smile off his face.鈥淚 ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Pedro Alvarez has been a man of mystery ever since the Pirates selected him with the second overall pick in the 2008 amateur draft.The slugging first baseman never opens up during media interviews, which have led some to label him as aloof, even arrogant.However, those close to ...
When the Pirates rapped out 21 hits on Wednesday night in a 9-3 win over the Tigers at Detroit, it marked their biggest total in nearly 11 years.The Pirates also had 21 hits on May 13, 2003, in an 11-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies in the second game of a doubleheader at Denver. Current ...
CHICAGO (AP) 鈥� Jeff Locke allowed just two runs in six innings, Jung Ho Kang hit a two-run home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the struggling Chicago White Sox 3-2 Wednesday night for their seventh straight win.The Pirates, who had thrown three straight shutouts 鈥� and five in the ...