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Despite holding the lead through most of the game, the Pirates lost to the last-place Houston Astros, 7-4 on Monday night. Wandy Rodriguez and company held the Pirates to just five hits.
The Pittsburgh Pirates jumped out to an early lead and never looked back en route to a 7-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday afternoon.
For the second consecutive night, a home run in the eighth inning sank the Pirates. They lost 5-4 to the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night at Busch Stadium, dropping to 61-70.
The author of a popular Pirates blog gives Chris Mueller his take on the Pirates' ongoing, albeit reportedly stalled, contract talks with All-Star Andrew McCutchen.
A three-run homer in the eighth inning sealed the Pirates' fate in their 8-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night. Charlie Morton (9-7) lasted just four and 1-3 innings, giving up nine hits and five runs, raising his ERA to 3.63.
Pirates Reliever Jason Grilli joined Joe Starkey and Josh Miller of Seibel, Starkey and Miller on Sportsradio 93-7 The FAN fresh off getting the win against the Brewers in the season finale and told us that the team is looking forward to facing the Brewers one more time this year and giving them a hard time.
Aaron Thompson pitched 4 1-3 scoreless innings in his major-league debut, Jason Grilli won his first game in nearly two years and four Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers combined on a five-hitter in a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.
The Pirates managed just 11 hits in their 11-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday night. Ross Ohlendorf, returning for the first time since April, lasted five innings, giving up seven runs – four earned – and striking out three.
