Rizzo, Bryant, Ross Homer; Cubs Beat Pirates 4-3
The Chicago Cubs have done a lot for Jon Lester this season - including a lot of diving stops and long home runs. Once again on Saturday night, Lester's teammates came through in a big way.
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The Chicago Cubs have done a lot for Jon Lester this season - including a lot of diving stops and long home runs. Once again on Saturday night, Lester's teammates came through in a big way.
Jake Arrieta pitched two-hit ball over six innings, Matt Szczur homered, Albert Almora Jr. had three hits and the Chicago Cubs beat the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Friday.
Neil Walker and Michael Conforto gave the Mets an immediate jolt in their return from nagging injuries, and Bartolo Colon pitched New York to a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.
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Noah Syndergaard struck out 11 and took a shutout into the ninth inning, Wilmer Flores homered and drove in four runs, and the New York Mets piled up a season-high 19 hits in routing the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2 on Wednesday night.
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Gerrit Cole expects to come back from a strained right triceps in time to pitch "a majority of the season."
Jameson Taillon took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning of his second major league start, dominating the New York Mets while pitching the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 victory that snapped their five-game losing streak Tuesday night.
Matt Holliday and Randal Grichuk homered, and the surging St. Louis Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with an 8-3 victory Sunday.
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Saturday night.
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli should return to full baseball activities in about a month after being injured last week.
Pitcher Adam Wainwright, pinch-hitting because the Cardinals were out of position players, hit a two-run, two-out double to spark a six-run 12th inning as St. Louis beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 on Friday night.
DJ LeMahieu homered, doubled and drove in three runs, reliever Jorge De La Rosa settled down a slugfest with four perfect innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5 on Thursday.
Pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores' bloop single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning drove in the go-ahead run for the New York Mets in a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.
You may have seen it played on the big screen at the Pittsburgh Pirates games and now the popular Game of Thrones lineup video is out.
Indianapolis Indians manager Dean Treanor is proud of Jameson Taillon as he prepares to make his major league debut.
