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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 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 By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Emergency starter Gomez pitches Pirates past Mariners PITTSBURGH -- Jeanmar Gomez thought he was going to spend Tuesday night in the bullpen, ready to come into the game early if struggling right-...

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 By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 4, Mariners 1 PITTSBURGH -- Understudy Jeanmar Gomez played quite the leading role Tuesday night for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gomez pitched five scoreless innings after being pressed...

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...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Charlie Morton and the Pirates got positive reports from the examinations of the right-hander's shoulder after he left his most recent rehab start early. Morton was diagnosed with...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Francisco Liriano's debut with the Pirates is imminent. The left-hander is scheduled to make a third start for Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday on his rehabilitation assignment,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates could be adding a veteran right hander to their bullpen in time for the weekend series with Washington that begins Friday night in Pittsburgh. Jose Contreras continues...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Francisco Liriano has been a paradox throughout his seven major-league seasons. Take 2011, for example. The left-hander was good enough to throw a no-hitter that year but ended...

New rules, new attitudes. That may be what's needed to understand the changes to the baseball draft. Always the quirkiest distribution system for talent in pro sports, Major League Baseball has added layers of complications with spending limits and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Brandon Inge has comes to grips that his days as an everyday player are over now that he is in his 13th major-league season. Now, the 35-year-old will try to make the adjustment to...