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The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 1, Cubs 0 PITTSBURGH -- Francisco Liriano seemed to turn back the hands of time. The Pirates left-hander pitched Wednesday night as he did during his scintillating rookie season of 2006,...

Liriano flashes his rookie form in win over Cubs PITTSBURGH -- Francisco Liriano insists he is only living in the moment. However, he is pitching as if it were 2006 all over again. The Pirates left-hander allowed just two hits in seven innings and...

MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates will likely be looking for a shortstop at the end of this season when Clint Barmes' two-year, $10.5-million contract expires. While Barmes has been solid defensively, his hitting has...

LF Starling Marte was not in the starting lineup for just the second game this season but entered the game in the seventh inning as a defensive replacement then struck out in his only plate appearances. Marte is 6-for-35 in his last nine games and manager...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Pirates 5, Cubs 4 Pirates 5, Cubs 4: Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam to cap a five-run sixth inning as Pittsburgh rallied past visiting Chicago in the opener of a three-game series. The Pirates managed only one hit...

Pirates 5, Cubs 4: Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam to cap a five-run sixth inning as Pittsburgh rallied past visiting Chicago in the opener of a three-game series. The Pirates managed only one hit against Cubs starter Matt Garza, who struck...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Through all his years coming up through the Toronto farm system and during parts of five seasons with the Blue Jays, Travis Snider had the reputation of being a burgeoning power...

  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.   Garza allowed one...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates, Cubs' bullpen spoil Garza's return PITTSBURGH -- The good news for the Chicago Cubs was that Matt Garza was nearly flawless while making his first major-league start in exactly 10 months....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Jared Hughes was one of the biggest surprises of the 2012 season for the Pirates. The right-handed reliever has been one of their biggest disappointments in 2013. However, Hughes...

1. Rangers (1): How good of a team do you have to be to beat the Tigers when Miguel Cabrera hits three home runs? Texas did that after putting Ian Kinsler on the DL on Sunday. Alexi Ogando is another recent addition to the DL. 2. Cardinals (2):...

EditorsNote: fixes typo in headline Locke gem, Alvarez homer lead Pirates past Astros PITTSBURGH -- As Michael McKenry worked with left-hander Jeff Locke on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates backup catcher couldn't help but think about the potential of...