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Pirates Call Up OF Gorkys Hernandez from AAA
The Pittsburgh Pirates have called up outfielder Gorkys Hernandez for their weekend road series against the Detroit Tigers. The Bucs will use a designated hitter in Detroit and were down a bat after demoting Alex Presley to AAA Indianapolis and recalling pitcher Evan Meek. The Pirates have now sent Meek back to Indianapolis to make room [...]
Pirates at Detroit Tigers Series Preview: Interleague Play Begins
Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers - The Pittsburgh Pirates (18-20) visit Detroit to take on the Tigers (18-20) for the finale of a road trip and the opener of interleague play. The Bucs are coming off a 5-3 victory against the Washington Nationals and back-to-back split two-game series against the Nats and the Miami Marlins. Andrew [...]
Pirates Option Presley to AAA, Recall Meek; What About Starling Marte?
The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned struggling outfielder Alex Presley to its AAA affiliate in Indianapolis and have recalled relief pitcher Evan Meek to the majors, the team announced today. Presley, 26, impressed after coming up as a late-season call-up in 2011. He finished the year with a .298 average, four home runs and nine stolen bases in [...]
Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins, Series Pitching Preview
The Pittsburgh Pirates (16-18) visit the Miami Marlins (18-16) for the opener of a two-game set tonight at 7:10 PM. The Bucs took two of three from the Houston Astros (15-19) in their last series, including a 12-inning walk-off victory last night. Tonight, Brad Lincoln will make the spot start with Erik Bedard scratched after experiencing [...]
Game 30: Erik Bedard, Pirates Look to Buck Win-Loss Trend
In game 30 of the 2012 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates (13-16) host the Washington Nationals (18-11) for the second game of the teams’ series. The starting pitching match-up will feature Erik Bedard (2-4, 2.65) against Ross Detwiler (3-1, 1.59). Bedard struck out 11 batters in five innings last time out and has 20 total whiffs in his last 10 [...]
Old Friends Rod Barajas, A.J. Burnett Fuel Dramatic Walk-Off Win for Pittsburgh Pirates
In what proved to be the most exciting game of the 2012 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Bucs defeated the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday night. Plenty of storylines resulted from last night’s game, but I’ll start with center fielder Andrew McCutchen, who hit his first home run of the year tonight off Nationals [...]
Pittsburgh Pirates Set Records in Win Over Cardinals in St. Louis
Looking to avoid being swept by an opponent for the second time this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates turned to Erik Bedard to cool down the hot bats of the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon. Things didn’t start off well for the lefty, as he gave up two runs in the first and needed 55 pitches to [...]
When is Jameson Taillon Going To Be Called Up By the Pittsburgh Pirates?
Jameson Taillon is going to be one of the best pitchers in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates struck gold with the high schooler out of Texas because Taillon is going to just get better and better. Taillon throws 100 mph with a nasty breaking ball. That’s all you need right? The question is: when is the [...]
Rod Barajas, Clint Hurdle Ejected, A.J. Burnett Rocked in Forgettable 12-3 Loss to Cardinals
After not once allowing more than five runs in the opening 27 games of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have now given up back-to-back 10-run games and 22 runs in their last two combined. Tonight, off-season acquisition A.J. Burnett got shellacked for 12 earned runs on 12 hits in just 2.2 innings. He only walked [...]
Pittsburgh Pirates Finally Score Runs, Split Series With Atlanta Braves
The Pittsburgh Pirates did something in their win tonight against the Braves that they hadn’t done all season long: score more than five runs in a single game. The Bucs almost doubled that, actually, crossing nine runners over the plate before being retired 27 times. Pedro Alvarez again led the way offensively with a two-run home [...]
