PITTSBURGH — Bryan Reynolds and Oneil Cruz hit run-scoring singles on consecutive pitches in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4, on Wednesday night. Willson Contreras’ two-run homer in the eighth off Colin Holderman tied the score ...
By Wes Crosby The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Nolan Gorman hit his second career grand slam, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 on Tuesday night. Matt Carpenter dropped a soft single into left to load the bases with no outs in the fourth inning. Gorman ...
By Charles Odum The Associated Press ATLANTA — Oneil Cruz and Rowdy Tellez each hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of Bailey Falter’s strong start to beat the Atlanta Braves, 4-2, on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Bryan Reynolds’ ...
ATLANTA — Marcell Ozuna drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double in Atlanta’s five-run third inning, Charlie Morton gave up only three hits to Pittsburgh, his former home, and the Braves beat the Pirates 6-1 on Friday night. Morton, 40, has wins against every major league team with his first win over the Pirates. He pitched for Pittsburgh from 2009 through 2015. The 40-year-old right-hander pitched 6• scoreless innings and had seven strikeouts. “There’s always been a special place for me for Pittsburgh,” Morton said. “I spent seven seasons there and experienced a ...
By Mitch Stacy The Associated Press CINCINNATI — Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer, Luis L. Ortiz threw six innings of one-run ball and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 on Wednesday, winning a series between the NL Central rivals for the second consecutive ...
By Jeff Wallner The Associated Press CINCINNATI — Bryan Reynolds extended the longest active hitting streak in the major leagues to 22 games with a two-run home run in the first inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5 on Tuesday night. Reynolds’ streak is the longest by a Pirate since 2003 when Kenny Lofton hit safely in 26 straight games. Jason Kendall and Aramis Ramirez had 23- and 22-game streaks respectively. “Every at-bat’s new and different,” Reynolds said. “Every pitcher’s trying to do something different to you. Just restarts every ...
