Pittsburgh Pirates News

The Houston Astros are in the middle of their best stretch of the season. They are coming off of a series win against the Kansas City Royals, and are 4-3 in their last seven games.

The Bucs are on a tear but Neil Walker is not hitting. In his last 10 games he is hitting .171! On the season he is hitting just .228 with only 1 HR! His splits are .167 vs LH and .250 vs RH.

Pittsburgh ace A.J. Burnett tries to end a three-start skid on Friday night when the Pirates open a three-game series at Miller Park against the Milwaukee Brewers.

It's Memorial Day weekend take a moment to thank the veteran in your life for their service, and to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

David Todd and I discussed the Gaby Sanchez trade on our last podcast , and I again came out against it, with the idea being that it's difficult for the Pirates to draft stars, and a competitive-balance pick in the 30s at least represented the possibility that the Pirates might get a star, even if it wasn't a particularly likely possibility.

"My personality won't let me do it," he said recently. "I'm not a numbers type of guy.

The Pirates aren't letting down late in games. They are tied with Atlanta and Texas for the most comeback wins in the Majors with 14.

Sept 2, 2012; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Gaby Sanchez hits a 2-run home run in the fifth inning during the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.

"Million Dollar Arm" is the next big baseball movie, it and began shooting this month in Mumbai, India.

Here's a frightening thought. If the baseball major leagues were being formed at the start of the 21st century rather than at the start of the 20th, Austin and Charlotte and Portland and Nashville and Orlando would get teams; because those cities are growing.

Pittsburgh's Travis Snider takes a curtain call on the dugout steps after hitting a grand slam off Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Shawn Camp during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

RHP Jeanmar Gomez ' spot in the starting rotation figures to be in jeopardy when RHP Charlie Morton is activated from the disabled list.

The Pirates have been playing inspired baseball as of late, winning the first two in their series against the Cubs to give them 10 victories in 12 games.

Francisco Liriano continued his torrid start, scattering two hits over seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Wednesday night.

The Pittsburgh Kid discusses high school football, hitting lefty/righty, and tells us why we should believe in this year's edition of the Pirates .

Jeff Locke fired seven shutout innings to outduel Lucas Harrell, while Pedro Alvarez's solo homer provided the only scoring in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros at PNC Park.

I like to snoop around the minor league stat pages and look for prospects that are putting up solid or interesting numbers but aren't getting much attention.

Travis Snider's pinch-hit 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.

The 26-18 Pittsburgh Pirates will welcome the struggling Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh for a three-game series at PNC Park.

The Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers are dominating in the first month and a half of the 2013 Major League Baseball season because they are striking out a majority of the batters they face.