Pirates Beat D-Backs, 5-4; Karstens Injured
Chris Gates | 93-7 The FAN -- Overshadowing what was the Pirates' best hitting night of the season Tuesday at Arizona was the loss of starting pitcher Jeff Karstens after just one inning.
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Chris Gates | 93-7 The FAN -- Overshadowing what was the Pirates' best hitting night of the season Tuesday at Arizona was the loss of starting pitcher Jeff Karstens after just one inning.
Pittsburgh's starter lasted one inning. The closer wasn't available. The road trip, a disaster to that point. With a little grit, good pitching from the bullpen and clutch hitting, the Pirates pulled out a victory that could be a big confidence booster before they head back home.
Kevin Correia pitched six effective innings, Garrett Jones homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
The way Melky Cabrera has produced in his short time with San Francisco, Emmanuel Burriss prepared himself to get home however he could.
Matt Cain tossed a one-hitter, allowing only a two-out single in the sixth inning to McDonald during a near-perfect performance Friday as the San Francisco Giants beat the Pirates 5-0 in their home opener.
Chris Capuano struck out seven in his first home game with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who scored all of their runs in the first inning against Jeff Karstens and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.
Chris Gates | 93-7 The FAN -- Pirates starting pitcher A.J. Burnett is set to make his third rehab start of the season Monday with Triple-A Indianapolis.
Pirates Infielder Casey McGehee joined Seibel, Starkey and Miller on Sportsradio 93-7 The FAN live from Los Angeles where the team is getting ready to wrap up their series with the Dodgers.
Chris Gates | 93-7 The FAN -- It's no secret by now. The Pirates can't score runs.
Chris Gates | 93-7 The FAN — Andre Ethier drove a 2-1 slider high and over the right field wall to break open a tie game and give Los Angeles a 2-1 win.
Andre Ethier hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning Tuesday, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pirates right-handed pitching prospect Gerrit Cole joined Dan Zangrilli and former big leaguer Kevin Orie on Sportsradio 93-7 The FAN's Pirates pregame show to talk about his professional debut in which he pitched four innings surrendering one earned run on four hits while only walking one and striking out seven.
Hours before starting against the Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Matt Hague joins Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan's Vinnie & Cook.
MLB Network analyst Sean Casey joined the Fan Morning show Tuesday as the Pirates travel to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers.
