Pirates Save the Best for Last
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Ronny Paulino's bases-loaded double highlights the Pirates biggest inning in nearly three years, as Pittsburgh scores eight runs in the 10th inning to beat the Reds, 10-4.
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Jeff Bagwell, Brad Ausmus, and Lance Berkman drove in two runs each and the Houston Astros shook off Pirates starter Oliver Perez's dominance in the opener, beating the Pirates, 9-2, for their 13th victory in 14 games and a doubleheader split last night in Pittsburgh.
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Adam LaRoche's three-run homer triggered a five-run 15th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Houston 8-3 on Friday night to move ahead of the Astros and out of the cellar in the NL Central.
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Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer and Oliver Perez pitched 6 2-3 strong innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates stop a seven-game road losing streak with a 6-1 victory over
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Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer and Oliver Perez pitched 6 2-3 strong innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates stop a seven-game road losing streak with a 6-1 victory over Philadelphia on Monday night that eliminated the Phillies from postseason contention.
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Philadelphia, PA -- Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer and Tike Redman drove in two runs with a double to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
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Pete Munro cannot describe the vibe, but he can feel it. He can sense the confidence growing. So he and many of his Astros teammates weren&#39;t concerned Sunday afternoon after the Pirates scored three runs in the first.
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Freddy Sanchez kept his hot August going with a grand slam and five RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended the Cincinnati Reds' six-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory Tuesday in a doubleheader opener.
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This is the Adam LaRoche the Pittsburgh Pirates expected when they traded with Atlanta to get him last winter. They can only wonder where they would be in the NL Central standings if they had this LaRoche all season.
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Tom Gorzelanny allowed one run in seven effective innings and Jack Wilson homered and drove in three runs as the host Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, last night. It was the Cubsâ fourth loss in five games.
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Edgar Renteria capped a 13-pitch at-bat in the first inning with a three-run homer and matched his career high with five RBIs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
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When Pittsburgh came to Oakland for an interleague series last summer, Billy Beane couldn&#39;t believe Jason Kendall was the lone catcher on the Pirates&#39; roster.
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NL batting leader Freddy Sanchez matched a career high with four hits, Shawn Chacon outpitched Greg Maddux, and the Pittsburgh Pirates played the spoiler's role again Wednesday night, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4.
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Roger Clemens has been pitching so well that his Houston Astros teammates feel they merely need to get on the board to win. Clemens limited Pittsburgh to one run over six innings to win his fourth in a row, extending his surge of late-season pitching for a fast-fading team as the Astros beat the Pirates 5-1 Friday night.
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Xavier Nady is trying to have fun with the woeful Pirates, but he knows he would be having a lot more fun if he were still with the Mets.
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It is easy to look at the final game of a postseason series as the game that meant everything. But this particular series took a decisive turn two games before the end arrived Saturday.
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Dodgers castoff Brett Tomko pitches six solid innings, rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff delivers two more hits and the Padres win their season-high seventh in a row, 6-3 over the Pirates.