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It was a busy holiday weekend for the Pirates who went 3-2 in four days. They are now three games above .500, and we now know that their All-Star candidate will be Joel Hanrahan.
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It was a busy holiday weekend for the Pirates who went 3-2 in four days. They are now three games above .500, and we now know that their All-Star candidate will be Joel Hanrahan.
The Pirates' offense roared to life, picking up 14 hits in a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros in front of a sellout home crowd Monday.
Post-Gazette Pirates beat writer Bill Brink joined The Fan live from Washington with reaction to the Pirates' split of their weekend series with the Nationals.
An early outburst of offense allowed the Pirates to cruise to a big 10-2 win over the Washington Nationals Sunday afternoon, earning a split in the four-game series.
Closer Joel Hanrahan was selected as the Pirates' only representative for the MLB All-Star Game Sunday afternoon.
The Pirates had the rare opportunity to gain a game and a half on the first place St. Louis Cardinals with their doubleheader in Washington D.C. on Saturday. All the pieces were falling into place, beginning with a 5-3 win in the first game, but ended up losing the second 4-3 and splitting the doubleheader.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have come to terms with a teenage Colombian outfielder.
A walk-off single by Matt Stairs in the bottom of the ninth sealed a 2-1 loss for the Pirates.
