| Pirates try to make it back-to-back wins over Giants |
Tue Aug 9 10:39:42 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Now that their 10-game losing streak is in the past, the Pittsburgh Pirates can focus on getting back to business. Recording back-to-back victories is first on the agenda for Pittsburgh, which will continue its three-game series against the San Francisco Giants tonight at AT&T Park. The Pirates won Monday's opener of this set, 5-0, and prevailed for the first time since beating Atlanta back on July 28 at Turner Field. Charlie Morton kept the Giants off the scoreboard thro |
| Cubs' Castro claims NL weekly award |
Mon Aug 8 16:10:09 2011 EST |
| r that span, hit safely in all seven games and had six multi-hit performances to earn his second career weekly award. Castro's torrid performance was highlighted by a game-winning home run in the eighth inning of Chicago's 1-0 defeat of the Pittsburgh Pirates August 3. Other notable performances included: Castro's Chicago teammate Carlos Zambrano, Washington outfielder Rick Ankiel and first baseman Michael Morse, Atlanta rookie Jose Constanza and second baseman Dan Uggla, Milwaukee slugger Princ |
| Bucs hope to end woes in San Francisco |
Mon Aug 8 10:51:53 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - In just a matter of weeks the Pittsburgh Pirates have gone from the penthouse to the outhouse and watched their brief lead atop the NL Central standings turn to dust. Mired in a season-worst 10-game losing streak and 10 games off the pace in the division, the Pirates are out west hoping to put an end to their woes in Monday's opener of a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Pittsburgh was able to split a four-game series in Atlanta before suffe |
| Padres sweep struggling Pirates |
Sun Aug 7 17:00:31 2011 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Mat Latos cruised through seven-plus innings and Logan Forsythe knocked in three runs to help the San Diego Padres take a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates and complete the sweep of a three-game series. Latos (6-11) allowed two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out seven to earn his first win since June 27. He was riding a six-start winless streak. Will Venable added three hits, two RBI and a run scored in San Diego's fourth straight win. Kevin |
| Padres' Headley out with fractured finger |
Sun Aug 7 14:30:05 2011 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley sat out Sunday's contest against the Pittsburgh Pirates because of a fractured left pinkie finger. Headley injured the finger when he slid head first into second while stealing the bag in the first inning of Saturday's game. He finished the game, but an X-ray and a CT scan later showed the fracture. Headley is batting .292 with four home runs and a team-high 43 RBI this season. He also is the team leader in hits (107 |
| Pirates recall Lincoln, option Watson |
Sat Aug 6 16:52:11 2011 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled pitcher Brad Lincoln from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday. Lincoln went 7-8 with a 4.19 earned run average in 19 starts with Indianapolis this season. He made one start for the Pirates earlier this season and gave up two runs over six innings. In a corresponding move, Pittsburgh optioned pitcher Tony Watson to Indianapolis. Watson appeared in 25 games for the Pirates this season, posting an 0-2 record with a 2.73 ERA. |
| Pirates hope to end slide vs. Padres |
Sat Aug 6 11:43:00 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't been the same team since their controversial 19-inning loss to the Braves on July 26. Since the horrendous call at home plate that allowed Julio Lugo to score the winning run in the wee hours of the morning, the Pirates have fallen out of first place in the NL Central and now find themselves in danger of a 19th straight losing season and another year without a playoff spot. To make matters worse, Pittsburgh has been losing to teams with far-wors |
| Headley, Padres slam struggling Pirates |
Fri Aug 5 22:51:31 2011 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Chase Headley hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as San Diego went deep four times in a 15-5 win over the fading Pittsburgh Pirates to open a three-game set. After the Pirates beat the Braves by a 3-1 score on July 25, the two teams engaged in a 19-inning bout that saw the Braves win on a questionable call at the plate. That has sparked the Pirates' current woes as the team has won just once in their past 11 games and have dropped a season-high eight strai |
| Brewers starting to separate themselves in NL Central |
Fri Aug 5 13:17:50 2011 EST |
| Yankees-Red Sox, Dodgers-Giants or White Sox-Cubs. Stay tuned, as Milwaukee and St. Louis will play nine more times in the next 34 days. PARTY OVER FOR PIRATES? After bursting onto the scene with a captivating first half of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates (54-56) are in danger of fading into the background. Things have gone south in a hurry for the Pirates, who have lost a season-high seven in a row and 12 of their last 15 overall. They began a seven-game homestand this week by suffering a f |
| Cubs rally to top free-falling Pirates |
Thu Aug 4 22:46:24 2011 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Marlon Byrd had the 1,000th hit of his career in the fourth and drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs capped a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-6 win. Blake DeWitt hit a two-run home run while Carlos Pena added a solo shot and two RBI for the Cubs, who have won a season-high five straight and swept a four-game set in Pittsburgh for the first time since June 5-7, 1959. Rodrigo Lopez lasted just f |
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