Unlike last season, when they boasted the NL's best record in July, the Pittsburgh Pirates will have to come from behind to make the playoffs this time.
Protege topped mentor Sunday at PNC Park, with Jeff Locke outpitching A.J. Burnett in the latter's return to Pittsburgh, giving the Bucs a 3-game sweep.
Matt Gajtka and Larry Snyder get back into podcast shape with the latest Gospel of Hockey, addressing the Penguins' offseason of change and NHL free agency.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have paid plenty of lip service to analytics in recent weeks, but they had better be serious if they want to catch up in that area.
With Francisco Liriano leaving Tuesday's game early with a muscle strain, the Pirates will need other aspects of their game to make up for a thin rotation.
The much-anticipated debut of mega-prospect Gregory Polanco is almost over, as the 22-year-old tweeted that he will be in a Pirates uniform Tuesday night.
Jeff Locke threw a gem in a spot start, but the Pittsburgh Pirates didn't get any breaks in a frustrating 1-0 loss to first-place Milwaukee at PNC Park.
Matt Gajtka and Larry Snyder get together for a lively podcast to talk about the Penguins' unconventional management shuffle and the Pirates' recent surge.