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Pirates place Grilli, Martin on disabled list

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Russell Martin on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and were successful in a second attempt at putting closer Jason Grilli on the DL with a left oblique strain.Martin was injured in the sixth inning of Friday's 1-0 loss to the Cardinals. He complained about hip pain and was sent back to Pittsburgh for an MRI exam Saturday to see if the two ailments are connected.On Friday, the Pirates tried to place Grilli on the DL, backdate the move to April 21 and recall right-hander Jared Hughes from Triple-A Indianapolis. ...

Pirates’ Liriano removed in third inning

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates starter Francisco Liriano left the game in the third inning suffering from flu-like symptoms and dizziness after walking Cardinals pitcher Tyler Lyons and going to a 3-0 count on leadoff man Matt Carpenter.Liriano, who is 0-3 in six starts, met with a trainer on the mound before leaving in a scoreless game Saturday.Stolmy Pimentel threw ball four to Carpenter and the Cardinals loaded the bases on a two-out single by Matt Adams before Yadier Molina struck out on a full count.

Bullpen picks up Pirates in win over Cardinals

ST. LOUIS - Francisco Liriano wasn't feeling well. First came a nosebleed, then the Pirates pitcher felt dizzy at the plate before flying out to end the second inning.Liriano was getting hooked up to an IV to deal with flu-like symptoms when the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen stepped up big-time in a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday that snapped a four-game losing streak.Waiting to be taken out in the third inning, the lefty was bent over, hands on his knees."I just feel dizzy, weak and dizzy," Liriano said after the game. "I don't know. I just feel sick."Gaby Sanchez had ...

Pirates optimistic Liriano can make next start

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates are hopeful Francisco Liriano, taken out of Saturday's game with flu-like symptoms and dizziness, will be able to make his next start.General manager Neal Huntington said Sunday that the team was "cautiously optimistic" Liriano would be ready. Liriano left after walking pitcher Tyler Lyons and falling behind 3-0 to leadoff man Matt Carpenter in the third inning.Liriano, a 16-game winner last year, is 0-3 with a 3.97 ERA in six starts. He was getting treatment Sunday after receiving IV fluids when he came out of the game."It's just a matter how he ...

Pirates lose challenge, blanked by Cardinals

ST. LOUIS (AP) - After they lost a crucial appeal, things quickly unraveled for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Adam Wainwright became the majors' first five-game winner and Jhonny Peralta ended the St. Louis Cardinals' 366 at-bat homerless drought with a pair of long drive balls to beat the Pirates 7-0 on Sunday.Peralta's second homer came two at-bats after the Pirates thought they'd turned an inning-ending double-play in the sixth."You saw how it changed the complexion of the game," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We finish that double play right there, three runs don't get on the board."Make that ...

Pirates-Orioles rained out; will play DH Thursday

BALTIMORE (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles were rained out Wednesday for the second straight day,A single-admission doubleheader was scheduled for Thursday starting at 4:05 p.m. Both teams originally had scheduled to be off Thursday.Pittsburgh and Baltimore haven't played since Sunday. The Pirates played 20 games in 20 days through Sunday.The first game Thursday is to match Orioles right-hander Bud Norris (1-2, 4.44 ERA) against Pittsburgh's Charlie Morton (0-3, 4.35).Baltimore ace Chris Tillman (3-1, 3.38) is slated to go up against Brandon Cumpton (0-1, 2.57) in the ...