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Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Central

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Watson blows lead, Cards rough up Pirates

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 ...

GROUNDHOG DAY?

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

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 32nd ...

Arcia helps Brewers beat Bucs

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 ...