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18 hrs ago | Sports Network

Snider slams Pirates past Cubs

Travis Snider's grand slam in the sixth inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs, 5-4, in the opener of a three-game set at PNC Park.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Pedro Alvarez, Jason Grilli, Matt Garza

22 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Pittsburgh Pirates: Continuing to Build on Their 2012 Base in 2013

The Pittsburgh Pirates appear to be meaningfully ahead of where they were in 2012, a year in which they were contenders for about a month and a half on either side of the All-Star Game before a late-season collapse took them into loss territory.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jeff Locke, Pedro Alvarez, Jordy Mercer

Wednesday | Chicago Cubs

Samardzija hopes to extend domination of Bucs

Jeff Samardzija finally picked up his second win of 2013 in his last outing. His next start will come against the team he beat for victory No.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jeff Samardzija, Baseball Players, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Andrew McCutchen, Ian Stewart, Chicago Cubs

Tue May 21, 2013

Post-gazette.com

Snider's grand slam lifts Pirates to 5-4 victory over Cubs

After hitting a grand slam to give the Pirates their first lead of the night, Snider was thrust onto the dugout steps by second baseman Neil Walker as the crowd waited for a curtain call.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, St. Louis Cardinals, Major League Baseball, Matt Garza, Pedro Alvarez, Justin Wilson

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates showing organization is on the rise

Slowly but surely, however, things have begun to turn around under the guidance of general manager Neal Huntington.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates

Mon May 20, 2013

FakeTeams

Injury Report: He's Heeeeeerrrrrreeee

With Ian Kinsler going on the DL, the much-awaited arrival of Jurickson Profar has come.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ian Kinsler, Baseball Players, Jurickson Profar, Leury Garcia, Geovany Soto, Logan Morrison

Sun May 19, 2013

Post-gazette.com

Pirates fall to Astros, 4-2, after 11 innings

Matt Dominguez's ground ball in the 11th inning wasn't hit very hard, but it was all the Houston Astros needed.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jason Castro, Jose Altuve, Baseball Players, Bryan Morris, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Mark Melancon

Sat May 18, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

Astros edge Pirates 4-2 in 11 innings

Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jason Castro, Baseball Players, J.D Martinez, Bryan Morris, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Jose Cisnero

Austin American-Statesman

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Box W:J.Wilson L:E.Gonzalez HR: HOU- M.Dominguez PIT- A.McCutchen , P.Alvarez Houston Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Dale Scott; First, CB Bucknor; Second, Todd Tichenor; Third, Bill Miller; - Robbie Grossman doubled to left center.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Robbie Grossman, Starling Marte, Andrew McCutchen, Garrett Jones, Marwin Gonzalez

Fri May 17, 2013

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Alvarez's HR, Astros' error in 9th cap rally

Travis Snider began a slow jog toward home plate. Andrew McCutchen headed to third in a similar manner, and Brandon Inge broke to second as the ball sailed harmlessly into the night sky.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jimmy Paredes, Jason Castro, Jose Altuve, Baseball Players, Jordan Lyles, Andrew McCutchen

Thu May 16, 2013

Sports Network

Snider leads Pirates past Brewers

Travis Snider had a two-run homer among his three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-1, to take the last three of a four-game set from PNC Park.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Baseball Players, Andrew McCutchen, Garrett Jones, Hiram Burgos

The Times-Picayune

Shin-Soo Choo homers twice as Cincinnati Reds beat Miami Marlins, plus more NL scores

Shin-Soo Choo hit two homers and four pitchers combined on an 11-hit shutout Wednesday night to help the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to a season-best five games by beating Miami 4-0. Choo hit solo homers in the fourth and sixth inning, giving him nine this season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Shin-Soo Choo, Baseball Players, Mike Leake, National League, Major League Baseball, NBA Basketball, Chicago Bulls, Jason Grilli

Wed May 15, 2013

Pittsburgh Pirates

Bucs place McDonald on DL; Mercer recalled

The Pirates placed infielder John McDonald on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday due to a low back strain and recalled infielder Jordy Mercer from Triple-A Indianapolis to take his spot.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jordy Mercer, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rodriguez shuts down Brewers in Pirates' 3-1 victory

Rodriguez, three starts removed from a poor outing on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers, shut them down with seven strong innings during the Pirates' 3-1 win Wednesday night at PNC Park.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jonathan Lucroy, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Norichika Aoki, Yovani Gallardo, Pedro Alvarez

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Pirates IF McDonald lands on DL

The Pittsburgh Pirates placed infielder John McDonald on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday due to a lower back strain.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

Reviewing the Brew

Brewer Daily News for May 15th: Deal offered to Segura, Brewers lose late

Good morning everyone and welcome to the Wednesday edition of Brewer Daily News.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, John Axford, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Jean Segura, Pittsburgh Pirates, Andrew McCutchen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Tuesday game report: Brewers at Pirates

Pittsburgh centerfielder Andrew McCutchen came up with the biggest hit of the night, a solo home run to right-center off Mike Fiers to lead off the bottom of the 12th inning and give the Pirates a walk-off victory, 4-3. The Brewers were nursing a 3-2 lead when manager Ron Roenicke called for John Axford to pitch the eighth.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Martin Maldonado, John Axford, Michael McKenry, Andrew McCutchen, Mike Fiers

Tue May 14, 2013

CBS Local

Franklin Out For Revenge After Manning's Prank

Orlando Franklin is turning to Twitter as he plots his revenge against Peyton Manning and Eric Denver after he was surprised with a a shaving cream pie-in-the-face on live television last week.

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Related Topix: Sports, Coco Crisp, Baseball Players, Joel Hanrahan, Jesus Feliciano, Pedro Feliciano, Jason Bay

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Preview: Brewers at Pirates

After missing the series opener with a stiff neck, Ryan Braun is expected back in the lineup on Tuesday when the Milwaukee Brewers vie for their second straight win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates .

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Related Topix: Sports, Jonathan Lucroy, Baseball Players, Jeff Locke, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Jordy Mercer

The Indianapolis Star

Fastball Fix: Jordy Mercer's time might come in Pittsburgh but it's not now

Each weekday, Star reporter Mark Ambrogi, a life-long Reds fan, will provide links to Indy's four favorite teams -- the Reds, Cubs, Cardinals and White Sox -- and other hot topics in baseball.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jordy Mercer, Baseball Players, Travis Wood, Matt Carpenter, Lance Lynn, Chris Carpenter