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Bryan Reynolds' bat, Mitch Keller's arm help Pirates to 8-6 victory over Brewers

May. 13, 2024 23:49 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bryan Reynolds went 5 for 5 with a homer and two doubles, Mitch Keller threw six shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 on Monday night. Pittsburgh's Jack Suwinski and Yasmani Grandal hit two-run homers. Jake...

Skenes strikes out 7 in debut, Pirates hit 5 homers in 10-9 victory over the Cubs

May. 11, 2024 23:16 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his major league debut and Yasmani Grandal hit a go-ahead three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 10-9 on Saturday. Skenes, the top overall pick in the 2023 draft, showed flashes of...

Adell homers, Angels rally past Pirates 5-4 to earn first series victory since early April

May. 08, 2024 18:34 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jo Adell hit his fifth homer of the season and added an RBI single and the Los Angeles Angels slipped by the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Wednesday. Brandon Drury doubled twice, including a shot to the wall in left during a three-run outburst in the sixth by Los...

Oneil Cruz hits 2-run homer, leads Pirates to 5-3 win and series victory over Rockies

May. 05, 2024 16:58 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer to highlight a four-run sixth inning, powering the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday for a series win. Cruz sent a slider from Ryan Feltner (1-3) 429 feet to right-center, bouncing his fifth of the season off...

Jared Jones dazzles, Jack Suwinski provides walk-off single as Pirates edge Rockies 1-0

May. 04, 2024 19:19 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Joe led off the ninth against Nick Mears (0-3) with a single and eventually moved to third...

Rockies lead from start to finish for the first time this year in 3-2 victory over skidding Pirates

May. 03, 2024 22:15 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan McMahon homered into the Allegheny River, Cal Quantrill pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies finally held onto a lead during a 3-2 win over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Colorado trailed in each of its first 31 games...

Contreras has 3 hits as Brewers take advantage of sloppy inning by Pirates in 3-2 victory

Apr. 24, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — William Contreras had three hits and the Milwaukee Brewers used one big inning to edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Wednesday night. The Brewers took advantage of a sloppy second inning by the Pirates to turn an error, two walks and two hit batters and an RBI...

Cruz breaks slump with 3 hits, Jones cruises as Pirates beat Brewers 4-2 to end 6-game skid

Apr. 22, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz broke out of a slump with three hits, rookie Jared Jones allowed one run in six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their skid at six games, beating Milwaukee 4-2 on Monday night to stop the Brewers' four-game win streak. Cruz capped a three-run...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are reeling after a hot start. And Paul Skenes isn't around -- yet -- to help

Apr. 21, 2024 18:29 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martín Pérez knows what winning baseball looks like. The veteran left-handed pitcher has the World Series hardware to prove it. He knows what bad body language looks like too. And at the moment, the Pittsburgh Pirates are displaying far too much...

Pirates 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes scratched with lower back tightness. Grandal starts rehab assignment

Apr. 17, 2024 00:54 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Gold Glove third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes was scratched from the Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup Tuesday night against the New York Mets because of tightness in his lower back. “It just kind of locked up on him a little bit trying to work out. He couldn't get it really...