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The Pittsburgh Pirates hope the return of Charlie Morton helps to bolster what has been one of baseball’s best pitching staffs. Morton makes his season debut Thursday when the Pirates host the San Francisco Giants in the finale of a three-game series,...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 12, Giants 8 PITTSBURGH -- Just when it appeared major league pitchers had adjusted to Starling Marte, the Pittsburgh Pirates' leadoff hitter adjusted back in a big way Wednesday night....

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Marte sparks Pirates' 12-8 win over Giants PITTSBURGH -- Starling Marte insisted he was not frustrated by the first extended slump of his short major league career. Yet the Pittsburgh Pirates...

MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates' statistical gurus quantify everything that goes on during a baseball game. They even recently calculated that center fielder Andrew McCutchen had done more running during the first two...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH So what will Pablo Sandoval do on the disabled list? That's a scary thought for Giants fans who know Sandoval could shed some weight and any inactivity could have the opposite...

Part 2 : continues.... ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Mercer, Jordy INF Jordy Mercer started at shortstop and went 3-for-5 in the 12-8 win over San Francisco on Wednesday night. He will likely be in the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The Giants are something of a veteran team, with only a handful of youngsters contributing the past several years. On Sunday, though, the team had a player make his big-league...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Even before Sunday's game at Arizona, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said that right-hander Chad Gaudin is not going start-to-start but is in the rotation. Then Gaudin earned his...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The defending world champion Giants now have two trends they are trying to buck. The one that has plagued them all year, playing well on the road, is the most concerning because...

The Sports Xchange By Jonathan Dalton, The SportsXchange Diamondbacks 3, Giants 1 PHOENIX -- Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Friday...

The Sports Xchange By Jonathan Dalton, The Sports Xchange Goldschmidt's three-run HR in eighth lifts Diamondbacks PHOENIX -- After watching Paul Goldschmidt go hitless in his first three at-bats, Arizona manager Kirk Gibson figured that his first...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Diamondbacks 3, Giants 1 Diamondbacks 3, Giants 1: Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-out, three-run homer off Jeremy Affeldt in the eighth inning as host Arizona rallied to win the opener of the three-game series. Matt Cain worked...