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Starling Marte's HR keys surging Mets to sweep of Pirates with 9-1 victory
NEW YORK (AP) — Starling Marte hit his 150th career homer Wednesday, powering the New York Mets to a 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a sweep of a three-game series. Marte, who spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Pirates, hit the milestone two-run homer off...
Pirates 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes scratched with lower back tightness. Grandal starts rehab assignment
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...
Pirates stay careful with prized rookie Jared Jones despite overpowering performance vs Mets
NEW YORK (AP) — Although the Pittsburgh Pirates lost a close ballgame Tuesday night, they might have found their future ace. And like it or not, they're going to handle him with kid gloves. Rookie right-hander Jared Jones fired five shutout innings in his fourth...
Bader drives in go-ahead run for second straight day as Mets beat Pirates 6-3 to reach .500 at 8-8
NEW YORK (AP) — Harrison Bader drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for the second day in a row, hitting a two-run double off an angry Aroldis Chapman that lifted the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Monday night. New York overcame a 3-0, sixth-inning...
Castellanos' walk-off, bases-loaded single caps Phillies' 4-3 rally over Pirates
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a walk-off, bases-loaded single in the ninth inning, Kyle Schwarber homered and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Saturday. Alec Bohm added an RBI for the Phillies, who moved over .500. ...
Falter beats former team, leads Pirates over Phillies 5-2 as Harper stops 0-for-18 slide
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bailey Falter allowed one run over five innings to beat his former team, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over Philadelphia 5-2 on Friday night as Phillies star Bryce Harper broke out of an 0-for-18 slide with two hits. David Bednar pitched a perfect ninth for his...
Tigers erupt against Pirates closer Bednar to rally for 5-3 victory
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gio Urshela, Kerry Carpenter and Jake Rogers delivered RBI singles in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Tuesday. Detroit won for just the second time in six games by getting to Pirates closer David Bednar (1-1), who...
Bryan Reynolds hits 100th career homer as Pirates beat Tigers 7-4 for 3rd straight win
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds began the season knowing he was two home runs shy of 100 in his career. The Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder didn't waste time getting there. Reynolds hit a solo shot to center field in the sixth inning to become the 25th player in franchise history...
The Pirates use a 4-run first inning to beat the Nationals 7-4 and improve to 6-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates bounced right back from their first loss and lowest-scoring game of the season, producing a four-run first inning with the help of Rowdy Tellez's two-run single to send them on their way to a 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday. ...
Joey Gallo goes from 0-for-12 to 3 hits, including a homer, and the Nationals beat the Pirates 5-3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joey Gallo emphatically ended an 0-for-12 season-opening drought with an upper-deck homer that traveled 447 feet and two other hits, and the Washington Nationals beat the Pirates 5-3 on Wednesday night, Pittsburgh's first loss of 2024. “Just feels good to help...
