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Royals re-acquire INF Adam Frazier in trade with Pirates
The Kansas City Royals are bringing back veteran Adam Frazier, trading fellow infielder Cam Devanney to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange on Wednesday.,Frazier, 33, signed as a free agent with the Royals before the 2024 season and with the Pirates before the 2025 season.,Last season in Kansas City,...
Pirates break eight-game slide to edge Twins
Spencer Horwitz drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on for a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Tommy Pham hit a solo home run for Pittsburgh, which ended an eight-game losing streak. Ke'Bryan Hayes went 2-for-4 ...
After hitting for cycle, Byron Buxton to lead Twins vs. skidding Pirates
The Minnesota Twins will go for a three-game sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates when the teams meet Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis on the final day before the All-Star break.,Pittsburgh has lost eight games in a row, and Minnesota has won six of its past eight. A victory Sunday would put the Twin...
Twins seek series victory vs. slumping Pirates
The Minnesota Twins will try to make it three series victories in a row when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Twins are coming off a 2-1 win over the Pirates in the series opener Friday night. They won two of three games against the Chicago Cubs in their ...
Trevor Larnach's HR off Paul Skenes enough for Twins to top Pirates
Trevor Larnach belted a two-run home run and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Larnach's blast marked the only extra-base hit for Minnesota, but that proved to be enough as the Twins took the series opener. Byron Buxton finished 2-f...
Up-and-down Pirates visit Twins, seek to end skid
The Pittsburgh Pirates might want to avoid the Mall of America during their visit to Minnesota., ,They've experienced enough roller-coaster rides as of late., ,After winning six games in a row at home, the Pirates have lost six games in a row on the road. They will try to snap that skid when they pl...
Salvador Perez's 2 homers help Royals edge Pirates
Salvador Perez went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs to propel the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.,Perez's second homer broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning, helping the Royals complete the three-game sweep and extend the club's winning str...
Royals aim to complete rare home sweep in matchup vs. Pirates
Left-hander Kris Bubic is headed to his first All-Star Game next week, but he hasn't been sharp of late for the Kansas City Royals. ,However, Bubic could still pose a serious challenge for the offensively struggling Pittsburgh Pirates. ,Bubic and the Royals will look to complete their first home ser...
Nick Loftin drives in final three Royals' runs in walk-off of Pirates
After clubbing a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, Kansas City's Nick Loftin recorded a walk-off single in the ninth for the Royals' 4-3 home win over the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez posted back-to-back singles off Pittsburgh's Dennis San...
Pirates ball-crusher Oneil Cruz accepts HR Derby invite
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz accepted an invitation on Tuesday to compete in Monday's Home Run Derby in Atlanta.,Cruz is the fifth player to commit to the competition, held one day before the All-Star Game. The others are Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves, Cal Raleigh of the Sea...
Mitch Keller, Seth Lugo go toe to toe for struggling Pirates, Royals
With their respective teams sitting below .500, Kansas City's Seth Lugo and Pittsburgh's Mitch Keller appear to be enticing options for a postseason contender as the trade deadline looms.,In the meantime, each hurler looks to continue his own run of success when Lugo and the Royals try to hand Kelle...
Royals smack 4 HRs to back strong pitching in win over Pirates
Bobby Witt. Jr. clubbed a two-run homer and had three RBIs, as Kansas City went deep four times, while rookie Noah Cameron allowed two runs over seven strong innings of the Royals' 9-3 home win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. ,Vinnie Pasquantino, Salvador Perez and Nick Loftin each hit ...
Pirates make wrong kind of history as Mariners win third straight shutout
Randy Arozarena homered and George Kirby outdueled Paul Skenes as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 Sunday afternoon.,The Mariners blanked Pittsburgh in all three games of the interleague series, after the Pirates did the same against visiting St. Louis. It was the fi...
M's starter George Kirby not worried about opposing Pirates' Paul Skenes
After missing the first couple of months of the season with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, Seattle right-hander George Kirby appears to be rounding into top form.,He'll need to be there, considering the pitchers who are penciled in to oppose him in his final two starts before the All-Star br...
Luis Castillo, two relievers combine for 2-hitter as M's blank Pirates
Luis Castillo pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out a season-high eight batters as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Saturday evening.,It was the second consecutive shutout for the Mariners, who improved to 4-2 on their seven-game homestand. The Pirates ha...
Mariners' Cal Raleigh could surpass franchise icon against Pirates
Dan Wilson and Ken Griffey Jr. were teammates when the latter hit a franchise-record 35 home runs before the All-Star break in 1998.,Wilson, now the Seattle Mariners manager, was asked to make a comparison Friday afternoon after Cal Raleigh homered twice in a 6-0 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirat...
Cal Raleigh hits two more homers as Mariners blank Pirates
Cal Raleigh hit two home runs, his major league-leading 34th and 35th of the season, as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 Friday afternoon in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Randy Arozarena and Dylan Moore also went deep and Bryan Woo (8-4) pitched six ...
Pirates ride six-game winning streak into Seattle
The Pittsburgh Pirates are on a roll.,The Pirates have not only won six consecutive games heading into their interleague series that begins Friday afternoon in Seattle, but they are coming off a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in which they didn't allow a run.,A team that was just 12-26 ...
Pirates shut out Cardinals for second consecutive game
Henry Davis' eighth-inning sacrifice fly scored the game's lone run, lifting the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.,The Pirates extended their winning streak to a season-high five games and dealt the Cardinals their second loss in a row following ...
Pirates aim to extend blowout binge against Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates are on a historic streak of dominance that they had not achieved in a century.,On Tuesday night, Pittsburgh will host the St. Louis Cardinals with the hopes it can continue a memorable offensive surge and back up ace Paul Skenes when he opposes Cardinals right-hander Andre Pal...