Reds end skid with 4-3 win over Pirates on Peraza’s sac fly

September 10, 2016

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jose Peraza’s sacrifice fly snapped a ninth-inning tie and lifted Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, ending the Reds’ five-game losing streak. With the score tied 3-3, Eugenio Suarez hit a leadoff single off closer Tony Watson (2-5), advanced to second on Ramon Cabrera’s sacrifice bunt, took third on Tyler Holt’s single and scored on Peraza’s liner to center field. Andrew McCutchen pulled the Pirates into a tie in the bottom of the eighth with a sacrifice fly off Raisel Iglesias (3-1). Iglesias hit the first two ...

Kang’s home run ends Pirates’ 8-game skid

September 8, 2016

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Just about everyone in the Pirates’ clubhouse was in a reflective mood after Pittsburgh ended its longest skid in five years. Jung Ho Kang led off the eighth inning with a home run, leading the Pirates to a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night to snap an eight-game losing streak. Kang hit a drive deep into the bullpens in left-center off rookie Alex Reyes (1-1) for his 17th homer and third in two games. It helped snap the Pirates’ longest skid since dropping 10 straight in 2011. The third baseman returned from the disabled list Monday ...

Watson blows lead, Cards rough up Pirates

September 7, 2016

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A strike away from ending his team’s longest losing streak in two years, Pittsburgh Pirates closer Tony Watson tried to get St. Louis pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter to chase a fastball up and away. Instead, Watson’s fastball went right down the middle. Whatever chance the Pirates might have of reviving their playoff hopes may have gone along with it. Carpenter drilled a solo shot to tie the game with two outs in the ninth and Randal Grichuk and Jhonny Peralta followed with homers of their own as the Cardinals rallied for a 9-7 win. The Pirates have dropped ...

GROUNDHOG DAY?

September 6, 2016

PITTSBURGH — Chad Kuhl could tell early he was off. The proof was out there in the open as the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie spent two innings against St. Louis on Monday watching his pitches miss the strike zone completely or get sent to the outer reaches of PNC Park. “Just one of those ...

6 the wrong way; Brewers sweep Bucs after 10-0 rout

September 5, 2016

PITTSBURGH — The Milwaukee Brewers won’t be going to the postseason and they spent the weekend trying to keep the Pittsburgh Pirates from getting there. Domingo Santana had his first career two-home run game, Jonathan Villar hit his first grand slam and Chris Carter connected for his ...

Arcia helps Brewers beat Bucs

September 4, 2016

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Struggling rookie Orlando Arcia had three hits, including a tiebreaking single in Milwaukee’s four-run eighth inning, and the Brewers beat Pittsburgh 7-4 on Saturday night to extend the Pirates’ losing streak to five games. Arcia grounded a bases-loaded single into right field against Felipe Rivero, lifting the Brewers to a 3-2 lead. Pinch hitter Manny Pina followed with a two-run single and Keon Broxton capped the big inning with an RBI single as Milwaukee won its third straight following a six-game losing streak. Pittsburgh’s Neftali Feliz (4-2) was ...