DENVER — The Colorado Rockies’ Brenton Doyle drilled a two-run homer to cap a five-run bottom of the ninth inning off Pirates reliever Dennis Santana, and the lowly Rockies stunned the Pirates, 17-16, late Friday night. The Rockies twice overcame nine-run deficits. A nine-run first ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates arrived at spring training six months ago stressing that it was time to win. They talked about urgency. They talked about internal improvements. They talked about returning to playoff contention for the first time in a decade. Then the talk stopped, and ...
PITTSBURGH — Looking to fortify their bullpen for the stretch run, the New York Yankees agreed to acquire two-time All-Star closer David Bednar from the Pittsburgh Pirates a few hours ahead of baseball’s trade deadline Thursday. New York sent three minor league prospects to the ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Henry Davis’ fielder’s-choice grounder brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday. Pittsburgh has won five in a row. San Francisco went 0-6 on its ...
PITTSBURGH — When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ke’Bryan Hayes to a lengthy contract extension in the spring of 2022, both sides believed Hayes would be a vital part of a franchise-wide turnaround. Three years later, the last-place Pirates are still running in place, and Hayes is moving ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew McCutchen hit a go-ahead homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco 6-5 Monday night for their third straight win on a night when Giants top pitching prospect Carson Whisenhunt made his major league debut. McCutchen’s 10th homer this season and 329th of his ...
