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Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Central

Mercer, Harrison homer in win

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordy Mercer and Josh Harrison homered and starter Gerrit Cole pitched six innings, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. Cole (6-6) extended his winning streak to three games, allowing five hits and one run with ...

Walker hurts Pirates again in Mets win

NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Walker hit a two-run homer against his former team and the New York Mets also got long balls from Jay Bruce and Wilmer Flores in beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night to stop a three-game slide. Robert Gsellman (4-3) won his second consecutive start — ...

Arizona outlasts Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Owings singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Wednesday in a game that took more than 4 1/2 hours to play — plus a 93-minute rain delay. Paul Goldschmidt and Nick Ahmed homered for the ...

Pirates rally for 12-5 win

ATLANTA (AP) — Clint Hurdle was managing to get one run in the 10th inning. His Pittsburgh Pirates got it, then smacked three straight homers and added six more runs, leaving their manager struggling for an explanation. Gift Ngoepe doubled to drive in Andrew McCutchen for the go-ahead run ...

Pirates battle rain, Braves in 6-5 loss

ATLANTA (AP) — Filling in for fan favorite Freddie Freeman, Matt Adams is doing everything he can to quickly endear himself to his new home crowd. Of course, that’s easier to do when they’re actually in their seats. Adams singled in the winning run with about 200 fans left at SunTrust ...

Court upholds suspended term for Pirates’ Kang

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Thursday upheld a suspended prison sentence for Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang over a drunken driving conviction, a ruling that may complicate his plans to rejoin the National League baseball team this season. The Seoul Central ...