Chase d'Arnaud

MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Reliever Mark Melancon dubbed the Pirates' bullpen as "The Shark Tank" early this season on Twitter and the nickname is catching on. The Pirates' relievers have even have developed a special...

RHP Jeanmar Gomez (2-0, 2.28) will start Friday night against Houston in the opener of a three-game series. Gomez says he is completely recovered from the tightness in his right calf that forced him from his previous start last Sunday, a win over the Mets...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates passed the quarter pole of the season Thursday night with their 7-1 win over Milwaukee. Through 41 games, they are 24-17. That puts them on pace to finish the season...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Maybe Pirates' outfielder Jose Tabata isn't a bust after all. It once looked as if the Pirates made an awful decision in signing the outfielder to a six-year, $15-million contract...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Manager Clint Hurdle likes to call catcher Russell Martin a "game changer." The Pirates found out what they had been missing when Martin returned to the lineup Tuesday night and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The stiff neck that caused Russell Martin to miss six of the seven games the Pirates have played proved not to be serious enough for the catcher to be placed on the disabled list....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates will have one of their key players back in the lineup Monday night when they open a four-game home series against Milwaukee. Second baseman Neil Walker will be activated...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Pirates' lefty Francisco Liriano says he is ready to go after sitting out spring training and the first six weeks of the regular season. He is scheduled to be activated from the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates are missing three-quarters of their 2012 rotation in 2013. However, it hasn't held them back so far. Right-handers Jeff Karstens and Charlie Morton have been on the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The circumstances could be ripe Saturday for Russell Martin to make his first major-league appearance in the outfield. Manager Clint Hurdle has been toying with the idea of...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH James McDonald knew something wasn't right the last time he started and it went beyond having an awful line in the box score. The Pirates right-hander allowed seven runs, eight hits...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The courtship and eventual signing of left-hander Francisco Liriano by the Pirates last winter lasted longer than some celebrity marriages. It seems the wait for him to take the...