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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 MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates passed the quarter pole of the season Thursday night with their 7-1 win over Milwaukee. Through 41 games, they are 24-17. That puts them on pace to finish the season...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Maybe Pirates' outfielder Jose Tabata isn't a bust after all. It once looked as if the Pirates made an awful decision in signing the outfielder to a six-year, $15-million contract...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Manager Clint Hurdle likes to call catcher Russell Martin a "game changer." The Pirates found out what they had been missing when Martin returned to the lineup Tuesday night and...

Pirates 4, Brewers 3 (12): Andrew McCutchen belted a leadoff homer in the bottom of the 12th inning as host Pittsburgh rallied past Milwaukee. McCutchen slugged his fifth homer of the season to right-center on a 2-2 pitch off Mike Fiers (0-2) as the...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 4, Brewers 3 (12 innings) PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen gave the Pittsburgh Pirates something rare Tuesday night -- a win over the Milwaukee Brewers. McCutchen led off the bottom of...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange McCutchen, Pirates walk off with rare win over Brewers PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen has an interesting theory on his Pittsburgh Pirates never seeming to be able to beat the Milwaukee Brewers....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Pirates 4, Brewers 3 (12) Pirates 4, Brewers 3 (12): Andrew McCutchen belted a leadoff homer in the bottom of the 12th inning as host Pittsburgh rallied past Milwaukee. McCutchen slugged his fifth homer to right-center on a 2-2...

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 will have one of their key players back in the lineup Monday night when they open a four-game home series against Milwaukee. Second baseman Neil Walker will be activated...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Pirates' lefty Francisco Liriano says he is ready to go after sitting out spring training and the first six weeks of the regular season. He is scheduled to be activated from the...

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...