Tag: Pirates

Rounding Third: What is going on in Pittsburgh?

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – There were few better stories in baseball last season than the Pittsburgh Pirates snapping their 20-year postseason drought. With a reigning National League MVP in Andrew McCutchen, along with up-and- coming stars like Pedro Alvarez and […]

Pirates recall P Locke

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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled pitcher Jeff Locke from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday. Locke will be making his first major league start since Sept. 22, 2013. He was 0-2 with a 5.04 earned run average in five […]

Pirates put Pimentel on DL

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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates put right-hander Stolmy Pimentel on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. The move is retroactive to Friday, a day after Pimentel surrendered the game- winning home run to […]

Pirates recall P Sadler

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St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled pitcher Casey Sadler from Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday. Sadler, who has never appeared in a major league game, is 3-0 with 1.67 ERA and 16 strikeouts over four starts for Indianapolis. […]

Bucs’ Martin lands on DL

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St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates placed starting catcher Russell Martin on the 15-day disabled list Saturday due to a hamstring strain he sustained the previous night. Martin left in the sixth inning of Friday’s 1-0 Pirates’ loss […]

Pirates place P Grilli on DL

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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates placed pitcher Jason Grilli on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a left oblique strain. Grilli has appeared in eight games this season going 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA, while converting four of […]

Punishments handed out for Brewers-Pirates brawl

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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced multiple suspensions stemming from Sunday’s bench-clearing brawl between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates. Brewers backup catcher Martin Maldonado drew the largest penalty, a five-game ban, after he leveled […]

Pirates place P Rodriguez on DL

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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates placed pitcher Wandy Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list Monday with right knee inflammation. Rodriguez last pitched on Saturday when he was tagged for four runs on six hits over four frames in […]

Brewers, Pirates benches empty after Gomez triple

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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Benches cleared and punches were thrown in Sunday’s game between the Brewers and Pirates at PNC Park after Milwaukee’s Carlos Gomez tripled off Gerrit Cole in the third inning. Gomez flipped his bat on a long […]

Pirates C Stewart comes off DL

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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates activated catcher Chris Stewart from the 15-day disabled list Saturday and optioned catcher Tony Sanchez to Triple-A Indianapolis. Stewart underwent right knee surgery on March 19 and batted .400 (6-for-15) with a double […]