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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...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 5, Astros 4 PITTSBURGH - In a season in which little has gone right for the Houston Astros, they suffered yet another difficult loss Friday night. Right fielder Jimmy Paredes dropped...

Pirates defeat stumbling Astros 6-5 PITTSBURGH - Like many Houston Astros, Jimmy Paredes is learning on the job. Paredes is in his second season as an outfielder after playing beginning his career as a shortstop in the minor leagues then moving to...

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SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Pirates 5, Astros 4 Pirates 5, Astros 4: Travis Snider scored on a dropped pop fly with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as host Pittsburgh recorded a comeback victory over stumbling Houston. With the bases loaded, Russell...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 3, Nationals 1 PITTSBURGH -- It did not take Jordy Mercer long to make an impact with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Just a few hours after being called up from the minor leagues, the...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange AAA call-up Jordy Mercer leads Pirates past Nationals PITTSBURGH - Jordy Mercer was ready to walk across the street from PNC Park to his hotel room and get a good night's sleep. Just a few...

A.J. Burnett doesn’t lead the major leagues in strikeouts. He just wants to and is awful close. “I’m trying to keep up with Yu Darvish, but he’s pretty filthy,” the Pittsburgh Pirates’ ace said of the Texas Rangers&...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates felt Starling Marte had star potential from the day they signed him in 2007 as an international amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic. The left fielder and...

The Sports Xchange MLB roundup: Mott to have Tommy John surgery St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte, who had a league-leading 42 saves last season, will need Tommy John surgery to repair his injured elbow, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported. Motte...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates are soon going to have two more pitchers than rotation spots and it will be interesting how they sort things out. Left-hander Francisco Liriano is tentatively...

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,...