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Jameson Taillon entered rare territory Tuesday night against the New York Mets.The Pirates rookie right-hander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and wound up pitching eight scoreless innings while allowing two hits to the defending National League champions at Citi Field in New ...

Andrew McCutchen has traditionally been a slow starter throughout his eight-year career.The Pirates star center has a career batting average of .255 in April but then rises to .314 in May, .316 in June before tapering off slightly to .305 in July, .296 in August and .278 in September. His OPS ...

The spotlight was squarely on Neil Walker on Tuesday when the New York Mets played the Pirates in a doubleheader at PNC Park.It marked the second basemanÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ first visit since the Pirates traded him last Dec. 9. Adding to the storyline was that Walker grew up in the North Hills, was the ...

Walker returns as a visitor

PITTSBURGH — Neil Walker has found that playing for the New York Mets is different than for his hometown Pirates.Not better necessarily, just different, after being traded last December for left-hander Jon Niese.Walker was the Pirates’ first-round draft pick in 2004 from Pine-Richland High ...

Locke’s first shutout a quirky one

It took 101 career starts before Jeff Locke threw his first shutout and it turned out to be a quirky one.The Pirates left-hander checked the Marlins on three hits Monday night in a 10-0 rout at Miami. It was also the 28-year-oldÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ first complete game.Locke only struck out one batter. However, ...

Clint Hurdle marvels as Sean RodriguezÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ work ethic.Rodriguez, the Pirates’ invaluable utility player, moves all around the infield during the early stages of pre-game batting practice. Hurdle, the Pirates’ manager, stands just off to the left side of the batting cage and hits a string of ...