Gerrit Cole, A.J. Burnett and Francisco Liriano pulled off quite a feat last weekend when each had double-digit strikeout games in the Pirates鈥� three-game series sweep of the New York Mets at PNC Park.It was just the third time since 1914 鈥� the first season in which records are available ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The Pirates returned to PNC Park on Tuesday night for the start of an eight-game homestand and the biggest question surrounding them was the identity of their starting shortstop.Rookie Jung Ho Kang started all three games of last weekend鈥檚 series against the Cubs at Chicago, ...
The Pirates鈥� season continues to be one of fits and starts as they took a 17-19 record into the weekend.The Pirates began the season with a 1-4 record, then righted the ship to win 10 of the next 14 and improve to 11-9. But May brought them down again, with five consecutive losses to start ...
Jeff Locke has a two-part wish for this season.The left-hander wants his Pirates to be in contention in September for a third consecutive postseason. He also wants to be a factor in the pennant race after being more of a detriment than catalyst in 2013 and 2014.Two years ago, Locke was 2-5 with ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� A.J. Burnett made a bit of history this past week.The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander became the 41st pitcher in major league history to strike out 2,400 batter when he got Cincinnati Reds rookie pitcher right-hander Anthony DeSclafani swinging on Thursday night.鈥淚t鈥檚 nice ...
A point of emphasis for the Pirates鈥� offense from the first day of spring training has been improving its hitting with runners in scoring position.The Pirates have done fine in that regard, at least on the surface, as their .274 batting average in those situations ranked 10th in the major ...