Wandy Rodriguez finally got his first Pirates win as a starter, and the Pirates scored a few runs in support. A 5-0 win gave the Pirates the series win and season series win over the Cardinals. All Wandy Rodriguez did was throw 6 shutout innings. Only in the 3rd inning did Wandy allow more than [...]
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August 30, 2012
With just two days remaining until the August 31 trade waiver claim ends, Manager Clint Hurdle said the focus for the Pittsburgh Pirates down the stretch is internal.
“I think right now as we tier things down, our focus starts in house, and then it moves down from there,” Hurdle said. “[Or] if something that would happen that would grab us. There are guys out everyday on...
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August 31, 2012
Gerrit Cole will not likely help the Pittsburgh Pirates in their playoff push, but the right-hander will get the experience of pitching in playoff baseball. On Wednesday evening, Pittsburgh promoted their top pitching prospect from Double-A Altoona to Triple-A Indianapolis.
The move is to give Cole the taste of not only a higher level of competition, but to give him the chance...
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August 30, 2012
The International League announced their postseason All-Star rosters this week, and two Indianapolis Indians were named to the squad. Starling Marte and Tim Wood both received the honors, with Wood making the list for the second year in a row.
Marte hit for a .286/.347/.500 line in 388 at-bats with Indianapolis, before being promoted to the majors in late July. Prior to his promotion...
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August 28, 2012
The DSL Pirates1 beat the DSL Mets2 today, advancing to the second round of the Dominican Summer League playoffs. The Pirates won 8-0 today, following their 5-3 win yesterday, to sweep the best of three series.
Oderman Rocha pitched five shutout innings to help lead the Pirates to the win. Rocha gave up one walk and one hit, while striking out four. During the regular season, Rocha...
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August 30, 2012
According to Kristy Robinson, the Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Matt Curry to Triple-A:
RT @kristy_robinson: First baseman Matt Curry just got congratulated by team in clubhouse. Was promoted to Triple-A. Nothing yet officia …
— Tim Williams (@timwilliamsP2) August 31, 2012
Curry went 2-for-4 tonight with a double. Coming in to the night he had a .283/.351/.477 line in 392...
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August 31, 2012
Today is August 31st. On August 31st, baseball's rosters lock for the post-season, which means that only players on the active roster or the disabled list on August 31st can be used in the playoffs (with an exception for the 60-day disabled list, which we can talk more about in a minute). The Pittsburgh Pirates are only 1/2 game out of a playoff spot right now, which means that...
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August 29, 2012
Five former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, including one with a rich family history in baseball, and with the Pirates. We also have a trade of note, plus a Jolly Roger Rewind from John Fredland, looking back on a near no-hitter from the 1995 season.
The Transaction
On this date in 1987, the Pirates traded second baseman Johnny Ray to the Angels for two minor leaguers...
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August 29, 2012
Josh Harrison provided the pop. Pedro Alvarez provided the power. The reeling Pittsburgh Pirates eagerly accepted both.
Alvarez homered twice and drove in four runs after Harrison barreled into St. Louis catcher Jadier Molina and the Pirates rolled to a 9-0 victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday night.
While Alvarez crushed his 24th and 25th home runs of the season, it was Harrison...
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August 29, 2012
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August 29, 2012
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 4 Toledo 3 Coupled with a small control problem by issuing three free passes on the night, Jeff Locke still tossed an outstanding game and now has a 2.48 ERA on the season. But oddly enough, the southpaw Locke threw 78 pitches in four and two-thirds shutout innings while only allowing three hits and striking out seven. The decision for Indianapolis...
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August 28, 2012
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pedro Alvarez homered twice and drove in four runs, James McDonald scattered two hits over seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beats the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 on Tuesday night.
Alvarez hit a two-run homer in the third to give the Pirates a comfortable lead, added an RBI double in the fourth then hit a 469-foot blast to center in the sixth. He went 4 for...
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August 28, 2012
Pedro Alvarez homered twice and drove in four runs, James McDonald scattered two hits over seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beats the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 on Tuesday night.
Alvarez hit a two-run homer in the third to give the Pirates a comfortable lead, added an RBI double in the fourth then hit a 469-foot blast to center in the sixth. He went 4 for 5 as Pittsburgh drew...
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August 29, 2012
Pedro Alvarez stayed hot, blasting his 26th homer of the season and driving in three runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to a 5-0 victory over St. Louis on Wednesday night.
The third baseman - who hit two homers on Tuesday - continued his season-long dominance of the Cardinals. His three-run shot in the third gave him seven home runs and 23 RBI in 15 games against St. Louis this...
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August 28, 2012
The Pirates got one of the more satisfying wins they've had in quite some time on Tuesday night with a 9-0 shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals. There were a few big stories, but the two big contributors were James McDonald and Pedro Alvarez. It would be tough to say which performance was bigger for the Bucs. McDonald pitched seven scoreless innings walking just one batter and...
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August 28, 2012
The Pirates needed a win tonight. They needed James McDonald to step up, and they needed the offense to step up. Both sides took that seriously. JMac pitched 7 shutout innings, and the Pirates’ 9 runs were highlighted by Pedro Alvarez’s 2 homeruns. JMac simply shut down the Cardinals lineup tonight. He gave up just [...]
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