4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (381+ words) The Pirates got back to.500 after escaping two bases-loaded jams in the late innings to hold on and beat the White Sox 4-2 at Rate Field on Wednesday night. Top 5th, 1-0 PIT: Emserlyn Valdez opened the scoring with an opposite-field solo home…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (431+ words) PITTSBURGH — Given that they are clinging to their last playoff hopes, the Pirates entered September needing to play as close to flawless baseball as possible. Their performance on Wednesday night against the lowly Giants was anything but, and Pittsburgh’s already-slim…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (398+ words) PITTSBURGH — The Pirates fought back in the late innings to force extras but fell 5-4 to the Giants in the 10th on Wednesday night at PNC Park. Top 1st, 1-0 SFG: For the second straight game, Rafael Devers homered to center. His solo blast…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (556+ words) PITTSBURGH — The Pirates led by six runs after five innings and five runs after seven only to see the Giants use a five-run eighth inning to tie Tuesday’s game at PNC Park. But a collapse of epic proportions was avoided…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (353+ words) Oneil Cruz hit a late home run and made a clutch sliding catch late but the Pirates were defeated 5-4 by the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. Top 1st, 1-0 PIT: Nick Gonzales got the Pirates (63-67) on the board with an…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1405+ words) PITTSBURGH — After starting a six-game homestand with a series win against the Red Sox, the Pirates looked destined to settle for a 3-3 split as they trailed in the ninth inning of the series finale against the Tigers on Wednesday afternoon. The…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) PITTSBURGH — Two solo home runs in the bottom of the ninth inning capped of an improbable 4-3 walk-off win for the Pirates over the Tigers in a Wednesday afternoon rubber match at PNC Park. Bottom 1st, 1-0 PIT: Oneil Cruz fought off a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (514+ words) PITTSBURGH — Pirates starter Braxton Ashcraft was named a National League All-Star for a reason. In his first big-league season as a full-time starting pitcher, the right-hander was off to an excellent start. When he was named as a replacement for…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (325+ words) PITTSBURGH — After throwing a complete game in his last start in Miami, Braxton Ashcraft threw eight strong innings for the Pirates on Tuesday night. His efforts, along with a two-run home run from Oneil Cruz in his first game off…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (438+ words) PITTSBURGH — Carmen Mlodzinski was knocked around and the Pirates couldn’t crawl out of an early deficit, falling 8-5 to the Tigers at PNC Park on Monday night. Top 1st, 2-0 DET: The Tigers (61-64) plated a pair of runs off Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6) to begin…...