PITTSBURGH — ItĢƵ only four games, but Pittsburgh is in first place in the National League Central following a 5-4 victory over Minnesota on Monday afternoon in the home opener at PNC Park.The Pirates have won their last five home openers. PittsburghĢƵ last setback on opening day at PNC ...
<em>(The following is an excerpt from “Pirates Guide 2018 — the ultimate Pirates season preview book,” which goes on sale today. Brought to you by the same folks behind Piratesbreakdown.com, featuring frequent ĢƵ baseball contributor Jason Rollison, “Pirates ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gio Gonzalez gave up five runs in the first inning of yet another concerning outing for a Washington Nationals starting pitcher, and the NL East champions wrapped up the regular season Sunday with an 11-8 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.Gonzalez (15-9) needed 39 pitches ...