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Pirates still unable to solve Miller Park in loss to Brewers

If the Milwaukee Brewers could pick one opponent to play for an entire season, it likely would be the Pittsburgh Pirates considering the latter’s lack of success at Miller Park. The latest example…Read More

Pirates battle through rain to sweep Cubs at PNC Park

Not even a midafternoon storm could slow down the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, as they pushed through a lengthy rain delay to down the Chicago Cubs 4-2 at PNC Park. The Pirates (29-18) scored all four…Read More

Francisco Liriano shines as Pirates shut out Cubs at PNC Park

Francisco Liriano threw seven scoreless innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Chicago Cubs 1-0 in the second game of a three-game set on Wednesday night at PNC Park. The Bucs are now 10 games…Read More

Travis Snider may have kickstarted Pirates season in Pittsburgh

Even as the Pittsburgh Pirates have ventured out to their best start in two decades, there has been a noticeable “enthusiasm gap” in the Tri-State Area. As discussed on yesterday’s Three…Read More

Travis Snider’s grand slam pushes Pirates past Cubs 5-4

The Pittsburgh Pirates scored five runs in the sixth and held off a ninth-inning rally by the Chicago Cubs to claim a 5-4 victory Tuesday night in the first of a three-game set at PNC Park. Winners of…Read More

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Walking the Plank: Rough road ahead for Pirates, but pitchers on the way

Alright, let’s get down to business. The Pirates beat the Astros Sunday at PNC Park to win two out…Read More

Locke, Alvarez pace Pittsburgh Pirates to series win over Houston Astros

The Pittsburgh Pirates are used to winning against the Houston Astros, however each game in the concluded…Read More

Astros bounce back to take extra-inning win from Pirates

The Houston Astros scored twice in the 11th inning, including the deciding run on a close call, to snatch…Read More

Late rally gives Pirates 5-4 win over struggling Astros

With a late-game rally, the Pittsburgh Pirates overtook the Houston Astros for a 5-4 win on Friday, taking…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates need to move on to the Houston Astros

Going into Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers, I knew what I was hoping for out of Pittsburgh…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jose Tabata getting the job done

If you based things off last season, Jose Tabata should not be wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform.…Read More

Travis Snider leads Pirates to blowout victory over Brewers

The Pittsburgh Pirates pounded the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Thursday to take the last three of a four-game…Read More

Wandy Rodriguez pitches Pirates past Brewers

It’s been quite some time since the Pittsburgh Pirates could claim they have taken back-to-back…Read More

Walking the Plank: Pirates should look to Jordy Mercer, Gerrit Cole soon

It’s time for this week’s edition of Walking the Plank. If you are a new reader of this column, it’s…Read More

Brewers run wild on Burnett, take series opener from Pirates on Monday

The Pittsburgh Pirates have won three games in a row on four different occasions, but they have never…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates will be making a mistake by sending Jordy Mercer down

When the Pittsburgh Pirates open up a four-game series Monday night against the Milwaukee Brewers at…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates outlast New York Mets, take 3 of 4 at Citi Field

Pedro Alvarez drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen hung…Read More

Jordy Mercer, Jose Tabata help Pirates blast Mets in New York

Saturday afternoon at Citi Field in New York was reminiscent of when the Bucs were known as “The…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates use big innings to even series against New York Mets

In the Charles Dickens classic A Tale of Two Cities, he writes that “it was the best of times,…Read More

Pittsburgh Pirates: Are the Bucs in danger of overusing Mark Melancon?

One of the biggest strengths of the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates has been their bullpen, which ranks fourth…Read More