| Padres continue set with visiting Pirates | Sat Sep 27 11:11:46 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates will resume a three-game series against the San Diego Padres tonight at Petco Park. Pittsburgh ended a four-game slide with Friday's 6-3 win in the series opener, as Ryan Doumit clubbed a three-run homer to lead the way. Freddy Sanchez had three hits, including a solo home run, and scored twice for the Pirates. Starter Ian Snell gave up one hit -- a solo home run to Nick Hundley -- and struck out five in five innings of work to record the win. He left t | |
| Doumit homers to give Pirates win over Padres | Sat Sep 27 01:24:52 2008 EST |
| San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Ryan Doumit clubbed a three-run homer, as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the San Diego Padres, 6-3, in the opener of a three- game series at PETCO Park. Freddy Sanchez had three hits, including a solo homer, and scored twice for the Pirates, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Ian Snell (7-12) gave up one hit -- a solo home run to Nick Hundley -- and struck out five in five innings of work. He left the game due to a cramp in his right calf. "He's been making a | |
| Pirates, Padres start season-ending series at Petco | Fri Sep 26 10:31:27 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres will try to avoid their first 100-loss season in 15 years tonight, as they begin a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Petco Park. At 62-97, the Padres need just one victory in this set to avoid hitting the century mark in losses for the first time since they lost 101 contests in 1993. San Diego snapped a two-game slide on Thursday, handing a Los Angeles squad that had already clinched the National League West earlier in the day a 7-5 setback | |
| Braun's slam in 10th keeps Brewers tied for wild card lead | Thu Sep 25 23:45:12 2008 EST |
| Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Ryan Braun hit a game-ending grand slam in the 10th inning to give Milwaukee a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and keep the Brewers tied atop the NL wild card standings going into the final weekend of the season. With the win, the Brewers stayed even with the Mets for the wild card spot, after New York won in its final at-bat against Chicago, 7-6, on Thursday. Milwaukee, which hasn't made the playoffs since 1982, closes its season at home with three games a | |
| Pirates officially ink second overall pick Alvarez | Wed Sep 24 19:17:25 2008 EST |
| Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with third baseman Pedro Alvarez, the second overall selection in the 2008 June Draft, on Wednesday. Alvarez batted .317 with 15 doubles, nine home runs and 30 runs batted in 40 games during his junior season at Vanderbilt. Despite missing 23 games during the season with a broken hamate bone in his right hand, Alvarez tied the all- time Vandy home run record with 49. The 21-year-old Alvarez also hit .329 with a school recor | |
| Brewers send Sabathia to hill again vs. Pirates | Wed Sep 24 11:06:51 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - It appears as if the Brewers are going to ride CC Sabathia's arm to the postseason or bust. Sabathia will make his second straight start on short rest tonight, as Milwaukee resumes a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park. The Brewers acquired Sabathia from the Indians in July to help them reach the postseason for the first time in 1982. The pending free agent has been worth the package of products Milwaukee shipped to Cleveland for his services, as Saba | |
| McLouth homers as Pirates sweep Cards | Sun Sep 14 16:58:03 2008 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Nate McLouth went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and finished with two runs driven in and three scored, as the Pittsburgh Pirates completed their first three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals since August 11-13 of 2006 with a 7-2 victory. Adam LaRoche went 2-for-4 with three RBI and scored once for the Pirates, who have pulled off the sweep on the heels of a six-game skid. Brandon Moss also finished with two RBI in the win. Starter Jason Davis lasted just three | |
| Moss' RBI lifts Pirates over Cardinals | Sat Sep 13 23:42:12 2008 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Brandon Moss doubled home the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6, in the middle installment of a three-game series at PNC Park. Ryan Doumit finished 2-for-4 with a walk, three RBI and a run scored for Pittsburgh, which has won two straight following a six-game slide. Nyjer Morgan collected three hits and scored twice, while Adam LaRoche had two runs batted in. Ian Snell was victimized for | |
| Cardinals continue set in Steel City | Sat Sep 13 10:50:11 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Adam Wainwright gets the nod for the St. Louis Cardinals this evening, when they resume a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Wainwright has won back-to-back starts and is 4-0 over the previous five trips to the mound. He last pitched on September 7 versus Florida and held the Marlins to just a run and six hits in eight innings of his team's 3-1 victory. The effort pushed Wainwright to 9-3 this season with a 2.85 ERA. The right-hander will face the P | |
| Maholm, McLouth lead Pirates in rout of Cardinals | Fri Sep 12 23:14:00 2008 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Paul Maholm was stellar in eight-plus innings and Nate McLouth drove in five runs, as the Pittsburgh Pirates battered the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-2, in the opener of a three-game series. McLouth collected three hits, falling a single shy of the cycle, and scored three times for Pittsburgh, which slammed the brakes on a six-game losing streak. Luis Cruz went 3-for-5 and scored twice, while Brandon Moss had two RBI. Maholm (9-8) gave up two runs on seven hits to | |
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