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Diaz gets save in return from suspension, Torrens hits three-run double as Mets beat Pirates 5-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Luis Torrens had three hits, including a three-run double, and Edwin Diaz got the save after his 10-game suspension ended earlier in the day as the New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Saturday. Torrens hit his double in the third inning to the...
Edwin Diaz returns from a 10-game suspension by MLB by closing out Mets' 5-2 victory over Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — All-Star closer Edwin Diaz returned to the New York Mets on Saturday and got the save after completing his 10-game suspension from Major League Baseball for having a foreign substance on his pitching hand. Diaz pitched a scoreless ninth inning to close out the 5-2...
Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Bailey Falter leaves start against Mets in the 3rd with sore arm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter was removed from his start in the third inning Saturday against the New York Mets because of what the Pirates said was left posterior arm discomfort. Falter walked J.D. Martinez to load the bases with none out in a scoreless...
Pirates rookie Paul Skenes needed just 10 electrifying starts to enter the All-Star conversation
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes does seemingly everything fast, whether it's throwing a baseball or sprinting through the minor leagues. Establishing himself as a legitimate major league ace has been no different. It's taken all of 10 starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Paul Skenes dazzles, Pirates tie club record by pounding seven homers in 14-2 demolition of the Mets
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes threw seven strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates tied a franchise record by smashing seven home runs in a 14-2 demolition of the New York Mets on Friday night. Bryan Reynolds and Rowdy Tellez became the first teammates in major league history to...
Pirates shutting down rookie pitcher Jared Jones for at least 2 weeks with right lat strain
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are shutting down rookie right-hander Jared Jones for at least two weeks while he deals with a right lat strain. The team placed the 22-year-old Jones on the 15-day injured list on Thursday after he exited his start against St. Louis after...
Pages, Burleson deliver RBI hits in the 10th as St. Louis beats Pittsburgh 3-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pedro Pages doubled home pinch runner Michael Siani and then scored on Alec Burleson's RBI single as the the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in 10 innings on Thursday. St. Louis took two of three from its NL Central Division rivals by winning...
Pirates place hard-throwing rookie pitcher Jared Jones on the injured list with a right lat strain
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed rookie pitcher Jared Jones on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with a right lat strain. The Pirates made the move less than 24 hours after Jones left following five innings and 78 pitches in what became a 5-4 victory over the...
Bryan Reynolds, Oneil Cruz hit RBI singles in 10th that lift Pirates past Cardinals 5-4
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds and Oneil Cruz hit run-scoring singles on consecutive pitches in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Wednesday night. Willson Contreras’ two-run homer in the eighth off Pittsburgh's Colin...
Nolan Gorman hits grand slam to help the Cardinals beat the Pirates 7-4
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit his second career grand slam, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 on Tuesday night. Matt Carpenter dropped a soft single into left to load the bases with no outs in the fourth inning. Gorman followed with his 17th homer of...
