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Brewers’ Gomez has no plans to apologize

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Carlos Gomez has no plans to apologize for his behavior that set off another brawl.The Brewers center fielder was ejected along with Pittsburgh outfielder Travis Snider and Milwaukee bench coach Jerry Narron after a shouting match escalated into a brawl during the third inning of the Brewers' win Sunday.Gomez flipped his bat to watch his two-out drive off Gerrit Cole. Gomez said he thought the ball would be caught, but it hit the wall and he made a headfirst slide for a triple. Cole, near third base backing up the play, stormed toward Gomez and they exchanged words.Cole ...

MLB suspends 4 after Brewers-Pirates brawl

NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has suspended four players involved in last Sunday's brawl between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers.Milwaukee catcher Martin Maldanado was suspended five games while outfielder Carlos Gomez was suspended three games. Pittsburgh outfielder Travis Snider must sit two games, with Russell Martin also missing one game.There was no immediate word on whether the players plan to appeal. Snider and Martin were in Pittsburgh's initial posted lineup before Tuesday night's game against Cincinnati.Benches cleared after Gomez and Pirates pitcher ...

Cuetoooooooo!

PITTSBURGH - Johnny Cueto tossed his second three-hitter against the Pittsburgh in a week and the Cincinnati Reds eased past the struggling Pirates 4-1 on Tuesday night.Cueto (2-2) struck out four and walked three while running his career-long scoreless streak to 21 innings before giving up a home run to Andrew McCutchen with one out in the ninth. He improved to 15-4 in his career against the Pirates and became the first Cincinnati pitcher to toss consecutive complete games since Mat Latos did it in June 2012.Brayan Pena and Zack Cozart had consecutive RBI hits off Edinson Volquez (1-1) ...

Morton loses control in Pirates’ 5-2 loss to Reds

PITTSBURGH - Poor control and the inability to hold runners might for a bad combination for Charlie Morton.The Pirates' right-hander remained winless in five starts this season as he walked five batters in six innings and allowed the Reds to steal four bases in Cincinnati's 5-2 win over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.Morton said the Reds' aggressiveness did not distract him and pointed to the bases on balls as his downfall, saying he missed his target by as much as three feet on some pitches."When you know that a team is aggressive, obviously you're cognizant of the fact they're going to ...

Bucs waste strong start, fall to Reds again

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Pirates are five games under .500 less than a month into the season but they insist there is no reason to panic.Ryan Ludwick lined a two-run double after two Cincinnati batters were hit by pitches, lifting Tony Cingrani and the Reds over the Pirates 2-1 on Thursday.The Pirates have lost six of seven, scoring a total of 22 runs in that span. The skid has dropped Pittsburgh to 9-14, a year after they had both their first winning season and playoff appearance since 1992."We can't worry about where we are right now," Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen said. ...

Miller time for the Cardinals

ST. LOUIS - Shelby Miller finally solved Pittsburgh, pitching 5 2-3 scoreless innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 win over Pittsburgh Friday night.Miller (2-2) entered the game with an 0-5 record and a 5.93 ERA against the Pirates. He allowed just three hits and four walks while striking out four.Pat Neshek, Kevin Siegrist, Carlos Martinez and Kevin Rosenthal followed Miller and preserved the shutout. Rosenthal struck out the side in the ninth for his seventh save in seven chances.Matt Holliday had three hits, a walk and drove in the only run with a first-inning double. ...