Alvarez, Morton lead Pirates past Reds 4-0

Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle figured the odds were against Mat Latos extending his impressive streak without a defeat. "He's due to lose," Hurdle said pregame. With one good inning, the Pirates pulled it off. Pedro Alvarez singled home a pair of runs in the first inning, and the Pirates ended ...

• Updated: 7:24 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Gerrit Cole improves to 2-0 as Pirates defeat Dodgers 6-3

Gerrit Cole is off to a perfect start in the major leagues. The rookie, however, feels he has been far from perfect Cole won again, getting home run help from Pedro Alvarez and pitching the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 Sunday. Cole (2-0) allowed three runs on ...

• 7:30 a.m. Monday, June 17, 2013

Morton OK in return as Pirates fall to Giants 10-0

Charlie Morton didn't view his return to the majors after undergoing Tommy John surgery as a make or break proposition. "I didn't look to this start to validate that I'm back,'" Morton said. "It's part of the process, a long process." One that's not nearly complete after the Pittsburgh Pirates ...

• Updated: 7:51 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2013

Offense stays hot as Pirates beat Giants 12-8

Starling Marte's precocious talent can sometimes get him in trouble at the plate. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder can be in such a hurry to get on base, his bat tends to get ahead of itself. A well-timed piece of advice helped him break out of a slump on Wednesday against ...

• 5:46 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2013

Basebrawl in L.A.

• 4:32 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Gerrit Cole has impressive debut for Pirates

Gerrit Cole wasn't feeling nervous in the hours leading up to his major league debut. And that made him nervous. "I couldn't understand it," Cole said. "It made me a little worried." Cole had nothing to be worried about as he took a shutout into the seventh inning and hit ...

• Updated: 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Pirates working to fix wanding procedure

The use of metal-detecting wands to search fans who attended Tuesday night’s Pirates game created long lines that prompted an apology from President Frank Coonelly during the game. In a statement Wednesday, Coonelly said, “On behalf of the Pirates organization, I again apologize to our fans for the long lines ...

• Updated: 5:44 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013

No. 1 pick Gerrit Cole set to make highly touted Major League debut

Gerrit Cole sat on a stool in the cramped locker room at the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league complex in Bradenton, Fla., in late February and thought for a moment. What, exactly, does the burly right-hander love so much about baseball? Sure, the money is great. The potential fame too. Yet ...

• Updated: 9:34 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Cubs end Locke’s no-hit bid, beat Pirates 4-1

Jeff Locke was having such a hard time throwing strikes that he didn't even realize he was working on a no-hitter. The left-hander held Chicago hitless into the sixth inning Sunday but Cody Ransom hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off reliever Justin Wilson in the seventh and Edwin Jackson pitched ...

• 7:35 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2013

Locke, Pirates fall to Braves 5-4 in 10 innings

Jeff Locke made his 11th consecutive start without a loss, but the Pirates left-hander couldn't stick around long enough to earn the win. Locke was pulled in the sixth inning on Tuesday night, and the Braves hit a tying homer one batter later before beating Pittsburgh 5-4 in the 10th ...

• 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013