Walker, Marte Hit Homers As Hot Pirates Top Braves 10-8
Neil Walker and Starling Marte homered, and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Atlanta Braves 10-8 on Friday night.
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Neil Walker and Starling Marte homered, and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Atlanta Braves 10-8 on Friday night.
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
It takes a special kind of person to be a manager in Major League Baseball.
Jordy Mercer broke a fifth-inning tie when he homered for the second day in a row, Francisco Liriano struck out six to win his second straight decision and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Chris Stewart took some time out before Wednesday's afternoon finale against the San Francisco Giants to join the Cook and Poni Show.
Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon went on a hat-kicking tirade after being ejected last night. Pirates fans may remember another incident involving him at PNC Park.
Andrew McCutchen was fed up. His batting average had dipped below .200 and he figured it was time to get going. He's going in a big way.
Pirates third baseman Josh Harrison joined the Starkey and Mueller Show to talk about both he and the team turning a corner at the plate, what it's like for him playing a number of different positions, and where their new celebration that replaced the "Z" came from.
A little over a quarter of the season has been played, which means it's time to hand out some early season awards.
A fan at the Pirates-Giants game last night caused a bit of controversy in the eighth inning of Monday night's game.
Gerrit Cole struck out a season-best nine to win his third straight start, Neil Walker hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the fifth after a pair of called strikeouts, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Monday night.
Two young Pirates fans lost it in an adorable way this weekend after a surprise from Andrew McCutchen.
Out with the tricks and back to basics for San Diego's Odrisamer Despaigne.
Charlie Morton went seven strong innings as the Pirates got back on track with a 5-2 win over the Padres.
Two months into baseball season, and it's time to assess what categories your fantasy team needs to improve—and win. On offense, you want to find players that can help your team batting average, for example, or move you up a few places in steals. For the pitching side, do you need more wins or saves? Figuring out now where the biggest gains are to be had in your league will make all the difference through the summer months.
Pirates hitting coach Jeff Branson joined Bob Pompeani on Saturday, and talked about the team's hitting heating up during the recent seven game winning streak.
Derek Norris hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to lift the San Diego Padres to a 6-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday night, snapping the Pirates' season-high seven-game winning streak.
Watch out National League. Cutch looks like he's back.
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
An early home run barrage carried A.J. Burnett and the Pittsburgh Pirates to their seventh straight win, 11-5 against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night.
On the disabled list (elbow) since May 8, the Pirates have announced that number six prospect pitcher Nick Kingham has undergone Tommy John surgery and will miss 8-12 months.
In the spirit of David Letterman's retirement, we've put together our own Top 10 list: 10 reasons to stay optimistic about the Bucs this season.
With their five-game winning streak on the line and a sweep against the Marlins in the balance, the Pirates sent out Gerrit Cole for the series finale and got seven strong innings from their staff ace.
Jung Ho Kang capped a late rally with a two-run single and the Pittsburgh Pirates ran their winning streak to six games with a 5-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.
Jordy Mercer sipped hot tea on Tuesday at about 3:45 p.m. as he stood at the base of his locker in the Pirates' clubhouse.
