PITTSBURGH — The second half of the Pirates season is underway and raises the question:Is this team a contender?The answer is maybe. A shaky maybe at that.The division has been very forgiving to this point, allowing a team with a sub-.500 record to think it has a chance to finish first.It ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The San Francisco Giants’ recent run of success hasn’t surprised Brandon Belt.Belt also wasn’t surprised when he helped continue that success Sunday.Trailing 2-0, Belt started San FranciscoÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ comeback with an RBI single in a three-run seventh inning, then added a ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates super-utilityman John Jaso usually has one chance to make an impression in a game. On Friday night, he made the most of a rare second chance.Josh Bell and Jaso homered as the Pittsburgh Pirates broke their Busch Stadium hex with a 4-3 victory over the St. ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Travis Shaw and Corey Knebel were too much for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Shaw drove in three runs with a home run and two doubles and Knebel set a modern-era record with his 38th consecutive game with a strikeout and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pirates 4-2 on Thursday.“The ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Domingo Santana hit a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Daniel Hudson in the seventh inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 victory Wednesday night.Pinch-hitter Eric Thames cut PittsburghÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ lead to 3-2 with a run-scoring ground out in the seventh. Two ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer, Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1 on Monday night.Travis ShawÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ leadoff homer in the second put the Brewers ahead 1-0 and set a franchise mark with the Brewers scoring ...