Lack of offense finally did the Pirates in, and two errors by rookie shortstop Chase d'Arnaud led to two Cincinnati runs, as the Pirates lost the finale of their three-game set to the Reds 3-1. Jeff Karstens had another strong outing, giving up just one earned run over seven innings.
07/20/2011 - 15:25
David Golebiewski
James McDonald pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings and the bullpen kept the Reds off the board the rest of the way as the Pirates shut out Cincinnati for a second consecutive night, winning 1-0 at PNC Park.
07/19/2011 - 22:36
David Golebiewski
Charlie Morton battled through an 83 minute rain delay to throw five shutout innings and the offense did just enough to take advantage, as the Pirates hung on for a 2-0 win over the Reds Monday night at PNC Park. The win puts the Pirates alone in first place atop the N.L. Central.
07/19/2011 - 00:06
David Golebiewski
Jeff Karstens wasn't even supposed to be a member of the Pirates' 2011 starting rotation, much less its anchor. Yet Karstens, who joined the starting staff after Ross Ohlendorf suffered a shoulder injury, took the mound Friday night in Houston with an ERA lower than the likes of Cliff Lee, CC Sabathia and Tim Lincecum.
07/15/2011 - 10:49
David Golebiewski
Neal Huntington was named senior vice president and general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 25, 2007, after spending almost a decade in the Cleveland Indians front office. The 41-year-old native New Englander—a Division III second-team All-American first baseman at Amherst College in Massachusetts—has changed the entire way the Pirates have done business since taking the reins, often with mixed results.
07/14/2011 - 23:50
David Golebiewski
Andrew McCutchen homered and drove in five runs, Neil Walker had two doubles and a triple, and Paul Maholm allowed one run and four hits over 7 2/3 innings as the Pirates throttled the Cubs 9-1. The Bucs will enter the All-Star break with their best record in 19 years.
07/10/2011 - 16:41
David Golebiewski
Jeff Karstens allowed one run in seven-plus innings, Brandon Wood homered and the Pirates won their third straight game, 5-1 over the Houston Astros Tuesday night. The Bucs are a game behind St. Louis in the N.L. Central.
07/05/2011 - 22:24
David Golebiewski
Jose Tabata was carted off the field in the first inning and two of the Pirates' season-long strengths -- defense and relief pitching -- faltered in a 4-2 loss on Sunday afternoon in front of a record crowd of 39,511 at PNC Park.
06/26/2011 - 17:55
David Golebiewski
For the second consecutive night, the Pirates knocked off the class of the AL, beating the Red Sox 6-4. Lyle Overbay's three-run shot in the bottom of the 4th gave Pittsburgh a lead it never relinquished and Joel Hanrahan picked up his 22nd save of the season.
06/26/2011 - 01:24
David Golebiewski
Jose Tabata and Lyle Overbay each had two hits and an RBI to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
06/25/2011 - 00:39
David Golebiewski
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