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Shawn Camp , Paul Maholm , Joel Hanrahan , Rafael Dolis , Casey Coleman , Matt Hague , Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs kept the game close, but could not overcome the Pittsburgh Pirates to snap their ever-growing losing streak.

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Last night, the Pirates beat a free-falling Cubs team 1-0 to move to 21-24 on the season.A SP A.J. Burnett qualified for the win with 5.1 innings of shutout, 6-hit ball, while four members of the surprisingly strong bullpen combined for 3.2 scoreless innings.A A quick rundown of thoughts: 1.A The strength of the entire team's pitching has been the ... (more)

A.J. Burnett and four relievers worked out of trouble all game and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their 10th straight loss with a 1-0 victory on Friday night.

Taylor Thornton scored twice, including the game-winning goal with 16:19 remaining and second-seeded Northwestern advanced to another women's lacrosse national championship game with a 9-7 victory over No.

Pirates Pedro Alvarez touches home as he slides past the tag of Cubs catcher Koyie Hill Friday night at PNC Park.

Joel Hanrahan is the unquestioned leader of the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen.A He proved it on the mound again last night with his fifth one, two, three inning in sixteen opportunities.A A It appears to be getting easier for the Bucs closer, especially when he flashes that hard slider at about 88-89 miles per hour.

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Clint Barmes drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly and the Pirates rallied for a 5-4 win over the Mets in the opener of a three-game series.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been a bad baseball team for a long time. Closer Joel Hanrahan is working hard to change that fact.

Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of two-run homers and A.J. Burnett pitched six solid innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

Detroit Tigers starter Drew Smyly pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning of an interleague baseball game, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Detroit.

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland was called into question last week when he pulled Drew Smyly after throwing only 69 pitches in his previous start.

It's very easy to be very down on the Pirates at this point in time ... and deservedly so.

Roy Halladay threw eight innings for his first victory in a month and Philadelphia held off Chicago for its season-best fifth straight victory.

Brad Lincoln pitched six innings to earn a victory in his first start of the season, and three relievers protected a one-run lead with three shutout innings to help beat the Miami Marlins 3-2. "After Linc, we turned it over to our bullpen," said catcher Rod Barajas, who hit his second homer.

Erik Bedard struck out seven batters after having his start delayed by back spasms.

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Brad Lincoln pitched six innings to earn a victory in his first start of the season Monday, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a streak of eight consecutive losses against the Marlins by winning 3-2. Lincoln , who had come out of the bullpen in his seven previous appearances this season, departed for a pinch-hitter with a 3-2 lead and an ERA of 1.33.