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The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates' Cole dazzles in debut PITTSBURGH -- After his postgame press conference following his major league debut, Gerrit Cole walked out of the interview and smiled at a reporter. "Hey, don't...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Gerrit Cole will make his much-anticipated major-league debut Tuesday night when he faces defending World Series champion San Francisco and two-time Cy Young award winner Tim...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH It normally takes major-league starting pitchers right around one full year to make their return from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery. Right-hander Charlie Morton might...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Tigers at Pirates After witnessing the Detroit Tigers' offense in the series opener, the Pittsburgh Pirates turned to their surprising pitching staff to split on the road. The Pirates, who will host two games against the...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Pirates 5, Tigers 3 Pirates 5, Tigers 3: Neil Walker homered for the second straight game and Pedro Alvarez delivered a two-run double as host Pittsburgh rallied to move a season-high 13 games over .500. Tigers starter Anibal...

The Sports Xchange By Brian Sandalow, The Sports Xchange Pirates 6, Cubs 2 CHICAGO -- A.J. Burnett carried a shutout into the ninth inning, and Pedro Alvarez hit a home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-2 victory over Jeff Samardzija and the...

The Sports Xchange 06/08/2013 MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Grilli, Jason RHP Jason Grilli pitched one inning and gave up two hits, but still earned his major league-leading 23rd save. He's among just two pitchers without a blown save opportunity and...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: 9th graph clarification of Sveum quote in brackets for three-(ball) counts Liriano, Martin lead Pirates' win over Cubs CHICAGO - Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Russell Martin delivered...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The first round of the draft couldn't have worked out much better for the Pirates. The Pirates not only drafted one of the players they had been focusing strongly on for weeks,...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Pirates 2, Cubs 0 CHICAGO -- Russell Martin doubled in one run and scored another as the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Playing close games -- and winning many of them -- has become a way of life for the Pirates during the 2013 season. That was the case again Friday as the Pirates topped the...

The Sports Xchange By Guy Curtright, The Sports Xchange Braves 7, Pirates 2 ATLANTA -- Kris Medlen hadn't received much offensive support from his Atlanta Braves teammates this season, but that certainly wasn't the case Monday night. Brian McCann,...