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Worley strong in Pirates’ 4-2 victory

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Vance Worley pitched four scoreless innings, Gorkys Hernandez singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 Sunday.Orioles designated hitter Travis Snider had three singles against his former team.Worley, who ...

BRADENTON, Fla. --- The Pirates say Jung Ho KangĢƵ words were twisted by the Korean media.As he got ready to leave his native South Korea after agreeing to a four-year, $11-million contact with the Pirates in January, Kang was quoted as saying he was coming to the Pirates to be the starting ...

Pirates down Red Sox, 5-2

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Mike Napoli hit two solo home runs for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.Napoli connected in his only two at-bats, both times against Gerrit Cole.Napoli had an eight-hour surgery in November to help his sleep apnea. The procedure ...

Sadler leads Pirates past Blue Jays, 1-0

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Starting pitchers Casey Sadler and Aaron Sanchez each threw three hitless innings Sunday and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0.Sadler, who is expected to begin the year at Triple-A Indianapolis, struck out three without a walk for the Pirates. Toronto ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Being disciplined financially has been part of the reason why the Pirates have gone from being a punchline — and punching bag — to one of the best teams in baseball.General manager Neal Huntington believes in finding value at every turn. While all of his moves haven’t ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — To understand how much Francisco Cervelli can help the Pirates, it is instructive to talk to people with his former team.“We’re going to miss him,” New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said recently before a spring training workout.Cervelli, a 29-year-old catcher, ...