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Contreras has 3 hits as Brewers take advantage of sloppy inning by Pirates in 3-2 victory
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...
The Pirates are sticking to the plan with Paul Skenes, even as pitching prospect dominates in minors
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes is looking every bit the ace the Pittsburgh Pirates thought they were getting when they selected the hard-throwing right-hander with the first overall pick in last year's draft. Just don't expect Pirates general manager Ben Cherington to shift whatever...
McCutchen leads off with home run for second day in row and Pirates beat Brewers 2-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen led off the bottom of the first with a home run for the second straight game, Bailey Falter took a shutout into the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday night. McCutchen hit the first pitch of Tobias...
Cruz breaks slump with 3 hits, Jones cruises as Pirates beat Brewers 4-2 to end 6-game skid
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
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...
Sizzling Phillies finish homestand 8-2 with sweeps of White Sox, Rockies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Yes, the Phillies spent the last two seasons piling up wins late in the year and ended each of the last two seasons with deep runs in the postseason. But those cold April and Mays gnawed at the team. How could a team that ended 2022 and 2023 among the best in...
Wilyer Abreu drives in a pair of runs as Red Sox complete sweep of reeling Pirates with 6-1 victory
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Wilyer Abreu had three hits and drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Abreu's RBI single off Martín Pérez (1-1) in the third gave the Red Sox the lead for good. He added another RBI...
Crawford works 6 solid innings and the Red Sox deal the struggling Pirates a 5th straight loss
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kutter Crawford allowed one run in six strong innings and the Boston Red Sox defeated the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday. Crawford (1-0, 0.66 ERA) struck out six and walked three. The 28-year-old right-hander gave up a season-high seven hits after...
Brayan Bello allows 1 hit in 6 innings as Red Sox breeze past Pirates 8-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brayan Bello allowed one hit in six innings, Rob Refsnyder hit his first home run of the season and the Boston Red Sox breezed past the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 on Friday night. Bello (3-1) struck out seven and walked two. The lone hit he surrendered was...
Red Sox acquire right-hander Vladimir Gutierrez from Brewers for cash
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox acquired right-handed pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash and optioned him to their Triple-A Worcester affiliate on Thursday. Milwaukee had designated Gutierrez for assignment Wednesday. The Red Sox made room for Gutierrez...
