Jedd Gyorko Playing Second To Provide Padres With Offense
Jedd Gyorko is there to provide a solid bat in the lineup, and he could very well emerge as one of the league's best offensive second baseman.
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Jedd Gyorko is there to provide a solid bat in the lineup, and he could very well emerge as one of the league's best offensive second baseman.
Baseball Prospectus national writer John Perrotto joined The Fan Morning Show Thursday.
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- It all proved to be better than expected for rookie Andrew Werner. The left-hander could barely believe the news two days ago that the San Diego Padres were calling him up to the majors. But Werner made the most of his opportunity. Werner allowed two runs over six-plus innings in his major league debut and Carlos Quentin drove in three runs, leading the Padres to a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
Pirates broadcaster and former pitcher Steve Blass joined The Fan Morning Show Wednesday in the aftermath of a frustrating Bucs walk-off loss to the San Diego Padres, who have dominated them over the past few years.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Clint Barmes' first career grand slam keyed a nine-run fourth inning and Neil Walker went 5 for 5 as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the San Diego Padres 11-5 on Sunday.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Jason Marquis took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before settling for a two-hitter as the San Diego Padres beat the Pirates 5-0 for their 11th straight win in Pittsburgh.
Chris Gates | 93-7 The Fan — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle and some of the players spoke to the media following the team's 7-3 loss to San Diego Sunday. Here's what they had to say...
Chris Gates | 93-7 The Fan — Pirates GM spoke with the media Sunday afternoon about all things Pirates baseball. Here's what he had to say.
Not even a players-only meeting Saturday night could prevent the Pirates' losing streak from reaching double digits. The San Diego Padres broke the game open with a three-run sixth inning en route to a 7-3 victory at PNC Park Sunday afternoon.
The month of August has been anything but kind to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the trend continued Saturday night. Paul Maholm was charged with seven runs after allowing 10 hits in 6 2-3 innings as the San Diego Padres beat the Pirates 13-2.
The Pirates slide back to reality continued Friday night as they added once again to the loss column coming off a sweep at the hands of the fifth place Chicago Cubs.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were quiet leading up to the MLB Trade Deadline, but managed to pull off their second deal in as many days Sunday afternoon.
Chris Gates | 93-7 The Fan — The Pirates continued their road luck Wednesday night with a 7-4 win at San Diego.
The Padres erased a 5-3 deficit in the seventh inning and scored the game-winning run in the eighth to knock off the Pirates 6-5 Tuesday night.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (14-15) scored four runs in the first inning and held on for a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres (11-18) Monday night.
