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3 May 2012 at 17 : 56 PM
Pirates strike out 17 in win over Cardinals
It wasn't the best start for the Pirates against the St. Louis Cardinals in their final game of the three-game set. Pirates starter Erik Bedard surrendered two first inning runs, number 21 and 22 of the season against the Pirates in the first inning, and ran into a mess in the second inning as well. Thanks to an error, the Cardinals were able to load up ...
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2 May 2012 at 14 : 50 PM
Is now the time for Pedro Alvarez to move to cleanup spot?
In spring training, all eyes were on Pedro Alvarez. As a collective unit, we all watched him go 9-53 with two home runs and 22 strikeouts in the spring and wondered to ourselves, "Will this guy ever turn it around?" To start off the season, Alvarez reached a point where he struck out in 12 of his 19 at bats. That is almost unheard of. Fans were ...
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30 April 2012 at 22 : 53 PM
Pirates offense finally breaks through with 9-3 win
It's what Pirates fans have been waiting for all season. In their 22 games this season, the offense had yet to score more than five runs. As a matter of fact, the team hasn't scored more than five runs since Sept. 26, 2011 in its 9-8 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. As they did that night, the offense broke out for nine runs tonight in the Pirates 9-3 ...
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29 April 2012 at 17 : 23 PM
Alvarez and Tabata continue to hit in Pirates 4-3 loss to Braves
After earning the victory in the second game of the four-game series against the Atlanta Braves, the Pirates were unable to capitalize on two second inning runs, as they lost the game 4-3. Pirates pitcher Kevin Correia took the loss for the Pirates as he was only able to pitch 4.1 innings. Correia gave up three runs, two of them being earned, and ...
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26 April 2012 at 16 : 49 PM
Jason Grilli’s up-and-down career is brighter now more than ever
Much has been made about the lack of offensive output from the Pirates offense this year, but with the toughest schedule in the league for the first month of the season, what has kept the Pirates treading water at 8-10 has been the performance of their pitching staff. The staff currently owns a 2.58 ERA, second only to the Washington Nationals in ...
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