Anthony Rizzo has worn out the Pirates this season.The Cubs first baseman has gone 25-for-47 against them for a .532 batting average. He also has 11 doubles, one triple and five home runs in 52 plate appearances, along with 15 runs scored, 14 RBI, five walks and three strikeouts in 56 plate ...
The Pirates are looking at a 7½-game deficit in the National League Central as the second half of the season gets set to begin.That is quite substantial.Yet considering the hole the Pirates found themselves in less than a month ago, the deficit no longer seems daunting. The Pirates dropped 15 ...
SAN DIEGO — Starling Marte had sufficiently impressed the Pirates’ scouts on that January day in the Dominican Republic in 2007.When the workout was over in his hometown of Santo Domingo, the Pirates offered him a professional contract. Marte, who like so many grew impoverished like so many ...