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Pirates closer David Bednar on 15-day injured list with strained oblique
PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Bednar was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday with a strained left oblique muscle. The 29-year-old closer went on the IL, retroactive to June 20, after being unavailable to pitch the ninth inning of a 4-3 win over the Tampa...
'We've got a lot of dudes in here with good stuff.' The Pirates' pitching staff is growing up fast
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Derek Shelton emerged from the dugout at sweltering PNC Park and trotted toward the mound to take the ball from Mitch Keller early in the eighth inning on Wednesday. A smattering of boos greeted the move after Keller had spent most of the afternoon dominating the...
Bryan Reynolds hits late HR after Mitch Keller, Hunter Greene duel to lift the Pirates past Reds 1-0
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Wednesday. Reynolds pounced on an 80 mph changeup from Nick Martinez (2-5) and sent it just over the wall in center field for his...
Paul Skenes wins his fourth straight decision and leads Pirates over Reds 4-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Paul Skenes pitched one-run ball over six innings to win his fourth straight decision and lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Monday night. Skenes (4-0) allowed six hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and one walk, lowering his...
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...
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...
Christopher Morel hits RBI single in the 9th to give Cubs a 1-0 win over Pirates
CHICAGO (AP) — Christopher Morel singled in Cody Bellinger with one out in the ninth to give the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Bellinger got the winning rally started with a ground-rule double down the left-field line with one out off David Bednar....
Jared Jones dazzles, Jack Suwinski provides walk-off single as Pirates edge Rockies 1-0
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...
Bryan Reynolds, Ke'Bryan Hayes hit back-to-back homers in 10th, Pirates beat Giants 4-3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds and Ke’Bryan Hayes hit back-to-back homers in the 10th inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates outlast the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday night. Reynolds led off with a two-run homer for a 3-1 lead, and Hayes followed with another shot to...
