Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series champions.
Read More at Wikipedia ›The Pittsburgh Pirates released outfielder Nate McClouth on Thursday.
The 30-year-old rejoined the Pirates during the offseason after spending the first five years of his career with the team. The 2008 All Star was traded to the Braves during the 2009 season, but injuries limited his production as he hit just .229 in Atlanta.McClouth, who has a .246 average with 81 homers and 272 RBI during his eight- year career, was batting just .140 in 34 games for Pittsburgh this season....James McDonald tossed eight scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates knocked off the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, in the opener of a three-game series at PNC Park.McDon...
The Pittsburgh Pirates whiffed their way through another nine innings, but the biggest pitch of the day might have been the one their catcher missed.With runners on ...
Early-season ace Johnny Cueto tries to regain fleeting momentum tonight when the Cincinnati Reds visit PNC Park to finish off a three-game holiday week series with t...
Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker and first baseman Joey Votto agreed a week ago to give the slugger a much-needed break on Wednesday against the Pirates.Turns out, the...
After more than two years, Homer Bailey finally pitched his second career complete game.In the same place he got his first.Bailey gave up just four hits and a walk T...
The Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday placed pitcher Juan Cruz on the restricted list.Cruz is returning home to the Dominican Republic so he can attend to some personal b...
James McDonald scattered five hits over eight shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Monday to climb back to .500.Pedro Alvarez, ...
James McDonald didn't have his best stuff on Monday against the Cincinnati Reds.Then again, neither did the Reds.Cincinnati couldn't capitalize on a pair of two-on, ...
Matt Hague was hit by a pitch from Rafael Dolis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their 11...
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jason Grilli was activated off the bereavement list before Wednesday's game against the Mets.Grilli, who was placed on the bereavement lis...
Pedro Alvarez, Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones homered, Erik Bedard pitched six shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago 10-4 Sunday and sent the C...
Pedro Alvarez hit a three-run homer and had four RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a 10-4 victory on Sunday at PNC ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates activated pitcher Juan Cruz from the restricted list and placed pitcher Charlie Morton on the 15-day disabled list.Cruz was put on the restric...
The San Diego Padres have designated right- handed pitcher Jeff Suppan for assignment.Suppan went 2-3 with a 5.28 ERA over six starts for the Padres this year. The 3...
So much for all that momentum the Milwaukee Brewers brought back from their recent road trip.The Pittsburgh Pirates scored six runs off Randy Wolf in the third innin...
The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft gets underway on Monday with the Houston Astros holding the top overall pick for the third time in team history.The...
The Cincinnati Reds turn to Texas-born right-hander Homer Bailey to keep them in first place tonight when they visit PNC Park for the second of three games with the ...
Veteran right-hander Bronson Arroyo makes his 15th career start against the team that drafted him when the Cincinnati Reds visit the Pittsburgh Pirates to begin a th...
Jay Bruce had three hits, including a pair of doubles, Todd Frazier drove in two runs to cap an eventful 24 hours and the Cincinnati Reds cruised by the Pittsburgh P...