Bucs: McDonald Struggles Early, Crotta Late As Pirates Lose
Chris Gates | 93-7 The Fan — A four-run first inning put the Pirates behind just enough to prevent a comeback, as Pittsburgh dropped its third loss in four games against Colorado, 6-5.
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Chris Gates | 93-7 The Fan — A four-run first inning put the Pirates behind just enough to prevent a comeback, as Pittsburgh dropped its third loss in four games against Colorado, 6-5.
The Pirates will look to split the series with Colorado this afternoon. Will manager Clint Hurdle make any lineup changes?
Chris Gates | 93-7 The Fan — A three-run double by Ty Wigginton in the top of the eighth inning broke open a 3-3 tie, eventually sending the Rockies to a 6-4 win.
What are the Pirates' future stars up to? 93.7 The Fan's Vinnie Richichi checks in with the PiratesProspects.com contributor to find out.
The Beaver County Times and Baseball Prospectus writer joined Vinnie to discuss Friday's marathon victory, and look back at the first week of the Pirates' 2011 season.
The Pirates correspondent for MLB.com looks back at the first week of the regular season.
As expected, Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf was placed on the 15-day DL.
Hear what Post-Gazette sports editor Jerry Micco and his panel had to say about the biggest topics and issues of the sports week…
Most Pirate fans are crediting the Pirates lineup as the reason for the early season success but it's been the pitching that's earned them 5 wins.
It took 14 innings, but the Pirates pulled off a win, beating the Colorado Rockies, 4-3 on Friday night.
Bad news for the tonight as starting pitcher Ross Ohlendorf left tonight's game with an injury.
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has made a change in his starting lineup for Game 2 of the series with Colorado.
Losing 7-1 in the home opener is demoralizing, sure, but what really bothered me was that the Pirates didn't lose a hard fought game like they did in St. Louis, and they couldn't blame the loss on a meltdown by a normally reliable back of the bullpen guy like they could in Chicago.
Well it looks like the Pirates rained on everyone's opening day parade just a little bit. They lost to the Rockies 7-1 and frankly didn't look so good doing it.
