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Oneil Cruz finds the Allegheny River on the fly. The Pirates would like to see that power more often
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz's tools can be breathtaking. The arm that lights up the radar gun on throws from deep in the hole. The long legs under his 6-foot-7 frame that seem to carry the Pirates shortstop around the bases in seemingly a handful of steps. Nothing,...
Jared Jones strikes out 8, Oneil Cruz hits the ball into the Allegheny as Pirates edge Rays 4-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones struck out eight, Oneil Cruz homered into the Allegheny River and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Saturday. Jones (5-6) overcame some early control issues to allow two runs over seven solid innings to bounce back from a pair of...
Connor Joe and Oneil Cruz drive in 9th inning runs and Pirates beat Cardinals 2-1
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Connor Joe and Oneil Cruz drove in runs in the ninth inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Colin Holderman (2-0) gave up two hits but no runs in the eighth and David Bednar earned his 14th save by...
Mitch Keller wins his 6th straight start and Oneil Cruz homers again as Pirates blank Twins 3-0
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller pitched six scoreless innings to win his sixth straight start, Oneil Cruz homered for a second consecutive game and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-0 on Friday night. Keller (8-3) scattered seven hits while striking eight and...
Betts, Freeman, Hernandez all homer as Dodgers avoid sweep by handling the Pirates 11-7
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 on Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Freeman hit a three-run shot in the first for his eighth home run of the season. Betts added a...
Nick Gonzales' single in the 10th inning gives Pirates 7-6 victory over Giants
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales’ run-scoring single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Gonzales’ leadoff hit up the middle off Erik Miller (0-2) scored automatic runner Connor Joe from...
Bryan Reynolds' bat, Mitch Keller's arm help Pirates to 8-6 victory over Brewers
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
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
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
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...
