A few weeks ago, I chronicled Charlie Morton's transformation from Charlie Brown to "Ground Chuck," an earth-scorching sinkerball pitcher who ranks second in the majors with a ground ball rate of nearly 63 percent.
05/30/2011 - 12:13
David Golebiewski
Brooks Conrad hit a two-run pinch-hit homer off Jeff Karstens in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Braves over the Pirates 4-2 Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park. Steve Pearce had three hits for the Pirates, including a solo homer that tied the game at 2 in the seventh inning
05/25/2011 - 16:40
David Golebiewski
Charlie Morton turned in another sterling performance, allowing seven hits and two runs over seven innings, but Atlanta's Jair Jurrjens one-upped him, shutting down the Pirates on just six hits in 7 2/3 innings as the Braves topped the Bucs 2-0 at PNC Park on Tuesday night.
05/24/2011 - 21:50
David Golebiewski
The Tigers avoided a sweep with a 2-0 shutout over the Pirates behind a brilliantly pitched game by Rick Porcello, who allowed just one hit over 8 innings. Paul Maholm was on the mound for yet another hard luck loss for Pittsb
05/22/2011 - 21:10
David Golebiewski
Neil Walker homered and drove in a career-high five runs and Jeff Karstens allowed one run over six innings to lead the Pirates past the Detroit Tigers 10-1 on Friday night. Jose Tabata scored three runs and the bullpen pitched three shutout innings to close the door on the visitors.
05/20/2011 - 22:42
David Golebiewski
A 6-3, 235-pound player possessing a vicious left-handed cut capable of making opposing pitchers feel as if they’ve just been gored, Pedro Alvarez has garnered the nickname “El Toro,” or The Bull.
05/18/2011 - 14:05
David Golebiewski
Thursday night's Pirates-Dodgers game went into a lengthy rain delay after the end of the second inning before the contest was finally postponed at 10pm. No make-up date has been set. Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen did not start the game, benched by manager Clint Hurdle for failing to run on a dropped third strike in the eighth inning of Wednesday's game.
05/12/2011 - 21:51
David Golebiewski
It’s a compelling narrative: Charlie Morton, an underachieving former top prospect who entered the year with a major league ERA that only Boeing could love, totally revamps his pitching approach and emerges as a key cog in the Pirates’ rotation.
05/11/2011 - 22:37
David Golebiewski
The Pirates and Dodgers engaged in a pitching duel for five innings before the wheels fell off and LA scored 4 in the sixth and 5 in the eighth en route to a 10-3 scalding of the Pirates. Andrew McCutchen homered twice for the Pirates in the loss.
05/10/2011 - 22:52
David Golebiewski
Neil Walker, Lyle Overbay and Ryan Doumit hit back-to-back-to-back RBI doubles in the bottom of the eighth, and Jeff Karstens delivered a strong start as the Pirates downed the Dodgers 4-1 Monday night.
05/10/2011 - 08:08
David Golebiewski
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