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Indianapolis dropped Louisville , 4-1. Alex Presley came in hitting .179 since his demotion, but went 3-4 and came up a HR short of a cycle.

Right fielder Alex Presley fell just a home run of shy of the cycle as the Indians offense belted three triples and two doubles while three Indianapolis hurlers held Louisville to only one run on five hits to give the Indians a 4-1 win over the Bats in front of a crowd of 9,898 on Friday night at Victory Field.

Indianapolis won a 15-inning marathon over Louisville, 2-1. Matt Hague , who'd fanned four times, won it with a walk-off single following a one-out triple by Alex Presley .

The plate discipline of the 2012 Pirates is nothing short of horrifying. However, this is not a new thing.

Indianapolis blew a three-run lead late, but won anyway over Buffalo, 8-6. Starter Daniel Cabrera went six, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks.

The Pirates' offense is bad this year. That's an understatement: they've got 118 runs in 41 games, which is an average of less than three runs per game.

After a quick dip into interleague play for the first time in 2012, the Mets and Pirates go back toA just a normal, National League showdown at PNC Park.

This one starts early, at 4:05. The matchup is a bit better than last night, although Drew Smyly is no slouch -- he was drafted in 2010, but he carved up the minors, and now he's striking out a batter an inning in the majors.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are off to a decent start so far in the 2012 season. However, tonight's game against the Tigers was a microcosm of their season to this point: a one-hit shutout and another anemic offensive display.

The Bucs will use a designated hitter in Detroit and were down a bat after demoting Alex Presley to AAA Indianapolis and recalling pitcher Evan Meek .

The Pirates ' left fielder, Alex Presley, was demoted to AAA earlier this week for a level of offensive performance that would ordinarily be considered "bad." The problem is that while this is objectively true, Presley's performance was more "typical," than "bad" by Pirates' standards.

Indianapolis got shut out for the third straight game, the second by 1-0. The Indians have scored one run in their last five games.

Linebacker Keenan Robinson has signed a contract with the Washington Redskins, who picked him in the fourth round of last month's NFL draft.

Ace Roy Halladay takes on the mound tonight as the surging Phillies try for a two-game sweep of the Cubs on tonight.

Thursday's finale of a two-game series between the Pirates and Nationals will feature a matchup of two of the top young pitching talents in the Major Leagues.

There's been a tremendous amount of impatience about the Pirates ' offense recently, with a lot of people wondering why Neal Huntington doesn't just head over to the hitter tree and pluck some fruit and put it in his basket.

Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper looks toward Nationals third base coach Bo Porter after hitting a triple to deep right during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Washington.

Adam LaRoche collected his 1,000th career hit with a three-run double in the seventh and added a solo home run, as the Washington Nationals took down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-4, in the opener of a two-game set at Nationals Park.

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Washington.

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