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Pirates’ playoff hopes dim after loss to Nats

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A season thatĢƵ spiraled away from the Pittsburgh Pirates spilled into frustration Sunday.On the edge of elimination from the playoff race with a 10-7 loss to Washington, the Pirates got into a bench-clearing skirmish after Nationals star Bryce Harper injured his left ...

Offseason pitching decisions doomed 2016 Pirates

The Liberty Bridge in Pittsburgh went through some troubling times a few weeks ago, with a support beam under siege by flames.The Pittsburgh Pirates’ self-imposed “bridge year” has befallen a similar fate.General Manager Neal Huntington was the first to coin that term in the middle of an ...

Nova taking ‘Happ path’ to riches

Ivan Nova, despite a rough outing Sunday, is taking the J.A. Happ path to free agent riches.The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Happ last season on July 31 from the Mariners in a trade after he struggled mightily in his first — and only — year with Seattle. He went 4-6 with a 4.64 ERA in 21 ...

Pirates sweep DH at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI (AP) — So many things went right that the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t pick just one pleasing moment.Sean Rodriguez homered in both games, and Andrew McCutchen had a bases-loaded single as the Pirates beat the Reds 7-3 on Saturday night for their first doubleheader sweep in ...

Pirates scored 12 late runs in 15-2 win

One minute, it was nail biter. The next minute, it was a blowout.The Pirates led the Phillies 3-2 after six innings on Thursday night before scoring three runs in the seventh inning, one in the eighth and eight in the ninth for a 15-2 rout at Citizen Bank Park in Philadelphia.According to the ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates did the little things to come up with a big win.Jordy Mercer had an RBI single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, David Freese added a two-run single, and the Pirates overcame some shaky defense to preserve their chances in the NL wild-card race ...