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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 ...

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh has six players on its roster who have won a World Series, but only infielder David Freese knows what it feels like to be a hero of the Fall Classic, something the third baseman experienced while playing for St. Louis in 2011.Freese, who entered this season as a ...

DETROIT (AP) — On a chilly afternoon, Pirates right-hander Trevor Williams put the Detroit bats in a deep freeze.Williams was pulled with a no-hitter in progress after six innings, and Pittsburgh hung on to beat the Tigers 1-0 Sunday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.Williams (1-0) ...

<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 ...

Pirates down Nats, 11-8, in season finale

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 ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals are running out of time to make their September surge extend their season beyond the first day of October.Seung Hwan OhĢƵ difficult season hit another low point when he surrendered a go-ahead two-run homer to PittsburghĢƵ Starling Marte in the ...