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Pirates activate C Stewart, cut 1B Ishikawa

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have activated catcher Chris Stewart from the 15-day disabled list and cut first baseman Travis Ishikawa.The Pirates also optioned catcher Tony Sanchez to Triple-A Indianapolis and cleared roster space for first baseman Ike Davis.Davis was acquired from the New York Mets in a trade Friday night and joined the Pirates for Saturday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers.Stewart had surgery on his right knee on March 19. He played six rehab games in the minors. The Pirates got him in a November trade with the New York Yankees to serve as Russell ...

Braun flexes his muscles with two homers in 8-7 win

PITTSBURGH - Ryan Braun hit two homers, including a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning that sent the Milwaukee Brewers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 Saturday night.Braun has five home runs this season after being suspended for the last 65 games of 2013 following Major League Baseball's investigation into the Biogenesis drug scandal. The other three homers came in one game on April 8 at Philadelphia.The go-ahead drive came off Pirates closer Jason Grilli (0-1), his second blown save in six opportunities. Jean Segura's two-out single kept the inning going for Braun, who had ...

Gomez, Snider ejected after Brewer-Pirates brawl

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez and Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Travis Snider were ejected Sunday after a shouting match quickly escalated into a full-scale brawl.Several punches were thrown and a couple of players were tossed to the ground once the benches and bullpens emptied.The problems started when Gomez paused at the plate and flipped his bat after hitting a two-out drive in the third inning off Pirates starter Gerrit Cole. The ball hit the wall and Gomez sped into third base, making a head-first slide for a triple.Gerrit, who was near third base ...

After early brawl, Pirates lose in 14th to Brewers

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pirates aren't accustomed to seeing closer Jason Grilli struggle. They are, however, plenty familiar with Ryan Braun punishing them.Braun homered off Grilli for a second consecutive game, hitting a tying shot in the ninth and sending the Milwaukee Brewers toward a 3-2, 14-inning win Sunday.Khris Davis hit the go-ahead homer in the 14th, long after the Brewers and Pittsburgh got into a punch-filled brawl.Both of Braun's homers ruined save opportunities for Grilli, an All-Star last season."It is the first time in two years-plus that he's had back-to-back bad marks," ...

Rodriguez placed on DL by Pirates with sore knee

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Left-hander Wandy Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Pittsburgh Pirates because of right knee inflammation,Reliever Jared Hughes was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis before Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds.Rodriguez was 0-2 with a 7.65 ERA in four starts. He did not pitch after June 5 last season because of tightness in his forearm but has said since the start of spring training his arm feels fine.Rodriguez was scheduled to start Thursday against the Reds. The Pirates did not announce a replacement.Hughes did not allow a run in ...

Davis slam leads Pirates over Reds 6-5

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Cincinnati Reds have seen enough of Ike Davis already in 2014 - and the season isn't even a month old.Davis became the first player to hit grand slams for different teams in the same April, and Neil Walker had a winning RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates twice overcame deficits to beat the Reds 6-5 Monday night.Pittsburgh trailed 2-0 before Davis' fourth-inning homer off Mike Leake. Davis hit a winning, ninth-inning grand slam off the Reds' J.J. Hoover on April 5 for the New York Mets, who traded him to the Pirates on Friday.Leake ...