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Brandon Lowe helps hot Pirates slide past Diamondbacks
Brandon Lowe went 3-for-5 and scored twice to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win in the rubber match of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday at Phoenix.,Starting pitcher Mitch Keller (4-1) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out four with two walks over six inning...
Pirates place RHP Chris Devenski (illness) on injured list
The Pirates placed relief pitcher Chris Devenski on the 15-day injured list Thursday with an undisclosed illness.,Pittsburgh recalled fellow right-hander Cam Sanders from Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding transaction.,Devenski, 35, just completed a two-game suspension for throwing at Cincinna...
Pirates, buoyed by shutout win, pursue series victory over D-backs
The Pittsburgh Pirates will take aim at their fifth victory in six games when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series at Phoenix.,The Pirates and Diamondbacks have split the first two games of the set. Arizona rolled to a 9-0 victory on Tuesday b...
Paul Skenes fires 8 strong innings as Pirates blank Diamondbacks
Paul Skenes allowed two hits over eight stellar innings and Brandon Lowe hit a towering homer to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night in Phoenix.,Lowe's first-inning blast off Michael Soroka was all the offense Skenes (5-2) needed as he silenc...
Pirates' Paul Skenes bids to return to form vs. Diamondbacks
Paul Skenes attempts to bounce back from a shaky outing when the Pittsburgh Pirates face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night at Phoenix.,The right-hander served up two first-inning homers and gave up five runs (three earned) and seven hits in five innings of a 10-5 loss to the St. Louis Card...
D-backs support Eduardo Rodriguez's gem, blank Pirates
Eduardo Rodriguez tossed seven scoreless innings and Geraldo Perdomo had a two-run double during a five-run sixth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks notched a 9-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Rodriguez (3-0) allowed two hits and three walks while striking out seve...
MLB suspends Pirates RHP Chris Devenski, skipper Don Kelly
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Chris Devenski received a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine from Major League Baseball on Tuesday for intentionally throwing at Sal Stewart of the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.,MLB also announced Pirates manager Don Kelly was handed a one-game suspension an...
Sagging Diamondbacks sense opportunity in return to Arizona against Pirates
The Arizona Diamondbacks were beaten and battered on a 2-6 excursion and have fallen a game below .500.,The Diamondbacks will look to regain their form with a six-game homestand that begins Tuesday night in Phoenix with the opener of a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.,Arizona's woes be...
Braxton Ashcraft leads Pirates over Reds in pitchers' duel
Oneil Cruz's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth broke a scoreless tie and the host Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Sunday.,The win gives the Pirates a sweep of the three-game series.,The Reds' Sal Stewart was 0-for-4; he is in the midst of a rough 0-19 stretch.,The...
Emerging righties on hill as Pirates aim to sweep Reds
The host Pittsburgh Pirates look to continue their early-season dominance of the Cincinnati Reds with a three-game series sweep when the National League Central rivals meet Sunday.,The Pirates have outscored the Reds 26-8 in the first two games, while the Reds have used catcher Jose Trevino as a pos...
Pirates wreck Reds; tie MLB record for consecutive walks
The host Pittsburgh Pirates scored 15 runs in the first four innings and took advantage of record wildness by the Cincinnati Reds to roll to a 17-7 victory on Saturday.,Rookie Konnor Griffin doubled, tripled and went 4-for-5 while driving in two, while Ryan O'Hearn doubled and drove in three as the ...
Pirates wreck Reds with early scoring outbursts
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 15 runs in the first four innings and took advantage of record wildness from Cincinnati pitching to register another blowout win over the Reds, 17-7, Saturday in Pittsburgh.,Since losing 2-0 to Cincinnati in the first meeting on March 30, Pittsburgh has won the last fou...
Pirates reinstate INF Jared Triolo (knee) from injured list
The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated infielder Jared Triolo from the 10-day injured list ahead of their Saturday game against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Triolo, 28, last played for the Pirates on April 3 due to an injury to the patellar tendon in his right knee. ,The former Gold Glove winner batted ...
Losing streak over, Pirates strive for another win vs. Reds
Fresh from snapping their five-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates will look for back-to-back wins when they host the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon.,The Pirates hit four home runs in Friday's 9-1 rout of the Reds, including two by catcher Henry Davis, who scored three times and drove ...
Bryan Reynolds displays his dominance of Reds in Pirates rout
Bryan Reynolds continued his dominance of Cincinnati pitching with a tape-measure homer and an RBI triple in support of seven strong innings from Mitch Keller as the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-1 Friday night in Pittsburgh.,Henry Davis, who came into the game batting just .154 in...
First-place Reds carry 5-series winning streak into Pittsburgh
The Cincinnati Reds begin May atop the National League Central standings, having won five consecutive series heading into a seven-game road trip that begins Friday night in Pittsburgh.,Cincinnati's 20-11 record is the team's best 31-game start since 2006 and also marks the first time in franchise hi...
Cardinals roll past Pirates, Paul Skenes
JJ Wetherholt and Jordan Walker both homered during a three-run first inning off reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and Alec Burleson went 3-for-5 with three RBIs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals completed a four-game series sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 10-5 vict...
Hunter Dobbins set for Cardinals debut vs. Pirates, Paul Skenes
Hunter Dobbins will go up against a formidable opposite number in his Cardinals debut on Thursday afternoon when St. Louis opposes the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,The 26-year-old right-hander will face the Pirates' ace, reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes (4-1, 2.48 ERA).,St. Lou...
Andre Pallante fires 6 strong innings as Cardinals edge Pirates
Andre Pallante allowed a run and five hits over six innings, Alec Burleson homered and the St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 5-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,Pallante (3-2) did not walk a batter and fanned six.,Ivan Herrera went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI for the Ca...
Andre Pallante, Cardinals edge Pirates
Andre Pallante allowed a run and five hits over six innings, Alec Burleson homered and the St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 5-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.,Pallante (3-2) did not walk a batter and fanned six.,Ivan Herrera was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI for ...