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MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH In most workplaces, it would have seemed silly or downright childish. In a major league clubhouse, it cracked everybody up. About 2 1/2 hours before the Pirates played the final game of their 10-...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Pirates 4, Cubs 2 Pirates 4, Cubs 2: Andrew McCutchen had three hits and two RBIs and visiting Chicago continued its offensive woes as Pittsburgh waited out a long rain delay to finish a three-game sweep. Pirates starter...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 4, Cubs 2 PITTSBURGH -- The Chicago Cubs aren't getting much return on their investment in Edwin Jackson. The right-hander lost again Thursday, giving up four runs in three innings as the...

The Sports Xchange Pirates pounce on struggling Jackson PITTSBURGH -- The Chicago Cubs believe Edwin Jackson can be a big part of their future, which is why signed him to a four-year, $52 million contract as a free agent in the offseason. However,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates take a 29-18 record into their game at Milwaukee on Friday night, the opener of a three-game series against the Brewers and five-game road trip that also includes a...

1. Rangers (1): How good of a team do you have to be to beat the Tigers when Miguel Cabrera hits three home runs? Texas did that after putting Ian Kinsler on the DL on Sunday. Alexi Ogando is another recent addition to the DL. 2. Cardinals (2):...

RHP Jeanmar Gomez' spot in the starting rotation figures to be in jeopardy when RHP Charlie Morton is activated from the disabled list. Gomez (2-0, 2.78), who starts Thursday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs in the finale of a three-game series, has...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 1, Cubs 0 PITTSBURGH -- Francisco Liriano seemed to turn back the hands of time. The Pirates left-hander pitched Wednesday night as he did during his scintillating rookie season of 2006,...

Liriano flashes his rookie form in win over Cubs PITTSBURGH -- Francisco Liriano insists he is only living in the moment. However, he is pitching as if it were 2006 all over again. The Pirates left-hander allowed just two hits in seven innings and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates will likely be looking for a shortstop at the end of this season when Clint Barmes' two-year, $10.5-million contract expires. While Barmes has been solid defensively,...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Pirates 5, Cubs 4 Pirates 5, Cubs 4: Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam to cap a five-run sixth inning as Pittsburgh rallied past visiting Chicago in the opener of a three-game series. The Pirates managed only one hit...

Pirates 5, Cubs 4: Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam to cap a five-run sixth inning as Pittsburgh rallied past visiting Chicago in the opener of a three-game series. The Pirates managed only one hit against Cubs starter Matt Garza, who struck...