MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers bring out the best in Chad Kuhl.Kuhl and Richard Rodriguez combined on a two-hitter, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brewers 9-0 on Sunday.Kuhl is 3-0 with a 1.91 ERA in six starts against the Brewers, and the Pirates are unbeaten in those ...
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers got rid of a problem, and the Pirates may have reacquired one.Here’s some commentary to go with the headlines:n The NFL holds its draft, and the Steelers make a trade.You want a letter grade on the Steelers’ draft? It’s W, which stands for wait and see. Wait ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham accomplished something Sunday that only one major league pitcher had achieved in the past century.In his big league debut, Kingham carried a perfect game into the seventh inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. He joined ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Altherr had quite a game for a guy who sat on the bench the first six innings.Altherr’s RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Phillies to a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday, giving Philadelphia its first four-game sweep over the Pirates in 24 ...
PITTSBURGH -- Clint Hurdle has gray hair, two artificial hips and a fondness for 1970s rock anthems like Grand Funk's "We're An American Band."But he never seemed older than he did the other day when he invoked the unwritten "respect for the game" statute against the Chicago Cubs' young star, ...
MIAMI (AP) — When things became testy between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins, Starling Marte kept swinging. And connecting.If the Pirates sought retribution for an inside fastball that sidelined Josh Harrison, Marte provided it by going 5 for 5, including a ninth-inning homer to cap ...