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Pirates Call Up OF Gorkys Hernandez from AAA
The Pittsburgh Pirates have called up outfielder Gorkys Hernandez for their weekend road series against the Detroit Tigers. The Bucs will use a designated hitter in Detroit and were down a bat after demoting Alex Presley to AAA Indianapolis and recalling pitcher Evan Meek. The Pirates have now sent Meek back to Indianapolis to make room [...]
TweetPirates at Detroit Tigers Series Preview: Interleague Play Begins
Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers - The Pittsburgh Pirates (18-20) visit Detroit to take on the Tigers (18-20) for the finale of a road trip and the opener of interleague play. The Bucs are coming off a 5-3 victory against the Washington Nationals and back-to-back split two-game series against the Nats and the Miami Marlins. Andrew [...]
TweetPirates Option Presley to AAA, Recall Meek; What About Starling Marte?
The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned struggling outfielder Alex Presley to its AAA affiliate in Indianapolis and have recalled relief pitcher Evan Meek to the majors, the team announced today. Presley, 26, impressed after coming up as a late-season call-up in 2011. He finished the year with a .298 average, four home runs and nine stolen bases in [...]
TweetPittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins, Series Pitching Preview
The Pittsburgh Pirates (16-18) visit the Miami Marlins (18-16) for the opener of a two-game set tonight at 7:10 PM. The Bucs took two of three from the Houston Astros (15-19) in their last series, including a 12-inning walk-off victory last night. Tonight, Brad Lincoln will make the spot start with Erik Bedard scratched after experiencing [...]
TweetDouble Play: Are The Baltimore Orioles For Real?
It’s Monday, so you know what that means! Double Play time between Mark Hock and Bryan Lutz. Today we will debate whether the Baltimore Orioles are one of the best teams in the American League, if the bullpen is key to a team’s success, and the player most likely to rebound after a slow start. [...]
TweetWashington Nationals Pitcher Stephen Strasburg Strikes Out 13
Washington Nationals Pitcher Stephen Strasburg is quite possibly the best pitcher in the league right now. On Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Strasburg struck out a season-high 13 over six innings in route to his third win. Yes, you heard that right, 13 over six. At one point, Strasburg struck out seven straight batters. That is just [...]
TweetGame 30: Erik Bedard, Pirates Look to Buck Win-Loss Trend
In game 30 of the 2012 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates (13-16) host the Washington Nationals (18-11) for the second game of the teams’ series. The starting pitching match-up will feature Erik Bedard (2-4, 2.65) against Ross Detwiler (3-1, 1.59). Bedard struck out 11 batters in five innings last time out and has 20 total whiffs in his last 10 [...]
TweetOld Friends Rod Barajas, A.J. Burnett Fuel Dramatic Walk-Off Win for Pittsburgh Pirates
In what proved to be the most exciting game of the 2012 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Bucs defeated the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday night. Plenty of storylines resulted from last night’s game, but I’ll start with center fielder Andrew McCutchen, who hit his first home run of the year tonight off Nationals [...]
TweetFantasy Baseball Additions: Rafael Soriano and Pedro Alvarez
Just like the real teams, fantasy baseball players are scrambling to fill their lineups after a string of high-profile injuries this week. A couple guys to target who should be available in your leagues are New York Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano and Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez. The big baseball news last night was [...]
TweetPittsburgh Pirates Set Records in Win Over Cardinals in St. Louis
Looking to avoid being swept by an opponent for the second time this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates turned to Erik Bedard to cool down the hot bats of the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon. Things didn’t start off well for the lefty, as he gave up two runs in the first and needed 55 pitches to [...]
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