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Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota's Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers' 6-0 victory over the Twins on Friday night.

Sorry Pittsburgh Pirates fans, your favorite 38-year-old backup utility infielder that has hit for a .065/.171/.097 slash line is going to the 15-day disabled list.

Treanor pulled Welker into his office Tuesday afternoon before Indianapolis' game against Scranton/Wilkes Barre and launched into a tirade, the details of which aren't suitable for a newspaper or, apparently, any reporters' ears.

Maria Heddleston has been selected as the Pirates' honorary bat girl for upcoming Mother's Day celebrations at PNC Park.

It was first reported Tuesday night by my friends at the This Is Getting Old blog that the Pittsburgh Pirates had recalled Duke Welker .

The 25-year-old Venezuelan right-hander looked forward to a relaxing evening, with an uninterrupted view from the Pirates' bullpen.

Andrew McCutchen went 4-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored and Garret Jones added a two run home run as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Seattle Mariners, 4-1, in the opener of a brief two-game set at PNC Park.

James McDonald has struggled in his last two starts allowing ten earned runs in ten innings pitched.

When the cut on Neil Walker's right hand necessitated a move to the disabled list, the Pirates had options to replace him.

Couldn't watch yesterday's game due to blackout, so I'm not going to write anything up.

Nick Kingham struck out 13 in six scoreless innings, Charlie Morton threw six strong innings of his own for Altoona, and Indianapolis continued the hot start to its season -- Indianapolis improved its record to 18-7 by dropping Gwinnett , 5-2. Brooks Brown threw four shutout, one-hit innings in a fill-in start.

Gerrit Cole, the top prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system, showed why he is in Triple-A in only his second year of pro baseball on Saturday night.

Brandon Cumpton threw seven two-hit, shutout innings for Indianapolis, but Clay Holmes struggled and not much else good happened.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have won nine of their past twelve games. It's hard to even fathom after the slow start.