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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Jonathan Sanchez wants a chance to plead his case. The Pirates left-hander was suspended six games by Major League Baseball on Saturday, a day after he was ejected from the first...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates reverted to Plan B less than a week into the season when it came to the cleanup spot in the batting order. However, the alternate plan has worked out fine so far....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Set-up man Mark Melancon and closer Jason Grilli, who have formed a lockdown late-inning duo for the Pirates so far this season, will be rested and ready Friday night for the...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Pirates 5, Phillies 3 Pirates 5, Phillies 3: Brandon Inge's pinch-hit single broke a tie in the eighth inning as visiting Pittsburgh rallied from a two-run deficit after Philadelphia removed starter Roy Halladay. Pedro...

The Sports Xchange Pirates 5, Phillies 3 PHILADELPHIA -- Pinch hitter Brandon Inge, playing just his second game since returning from the disabled list, singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Wednesday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pinch hitter Brandon Inge hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 Wednesday night.   Roy Halladay pitched six innings of one-hit ball and...

The Sports Xchange Inge's key RBI helps Pirates win PHILADELPHIA - Brandon Inge has made himself comfortable with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and on Wednesday night he was hitting in a situation that made him that much more so. The 35-year-old Inge,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Jonathan Sanchez has made just three starts for Pittsburgh and his spot in the Pirates' rotation is already tenuous. Sanchez is 0-1 with an 11.12 ERA and also gave up two runs in...

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...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Jason Grilli has a nickname for the Pirates' bullpen. "We're the Shark Tank," the closer said with a smile. "We've got a lot of sharks out in that bullpen. When we smell blood, we...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Wandy Rodriguez faced the minimum while throwing seven innings of 1-hit ball to outpitch Tim Hudson help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Friday.   Hudson came up short in his first attempt at win No. 200....

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Norwich City at Manchester United, 8:55 a.m. (ESPN2) Men’s College Basketball--Louisville at Syracuse, 11 a.m. (CBS); Alabama at Florida, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Butler at Virginia Commonwealth, 11 a.m....