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Oneil Cruz's walk-off walk staves off Pirates' 100th loss for another day

PITTSBURGH — It’s still possible the Pirates will lose 100 games this season, but they aren’t going quietly into that good night.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Pirates get clutch performances, beat Adam Wainwright to spoil Cardinals' Sunday coronation

Sunday in St. Louis had a festive feel and was supposed to be about a coronation of Cardinals stars, the formal feting of Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina in their final regular-season home game.

Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022

Home-cooking once again kind to Jack Suwinski during Pirates' victory over Reds

PITTSBURGH — The ball landed with a thud when it struck the FedEx sign in right-center field. For Jack Suwinski, it must have felt strange to hit something to that part of PNC Park and have it actually stay in play. Seems all Suwinski does these days at home is…

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

Joe Starkey: Pirates need increased positive signs in season's second half

Yes, I'm still predicting the Pirates to win the World Series in 2027.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

Ron Cook: The Pirates would be right to send Oneil Cruz back to Class AAA

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates were right to send Jack Suwinski back to the minors last week. He was overmatched at the plate. An 0-for-29 slide had dropped his batting average to .198 and his on-base percentage to .288. That was beyond abysmal. His 14 home runs seemed as if they…

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

Pirates come up short to Brewers as Kevin Newman thrown out to end game

MILWAUKEE — Just when it seemed like the Pirates had life — and a hit — in a key situation, it was gone. And so was the game.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2022

Seventh-inning error proves costly for Pirates in second game of doubleheader

CINCINNATI — Josh VanMeter probably doesn’t want to return to Great American Ball Park any time soon. Pirates fans, meanwhile, likely aren’t clamoring for VanMeter to return at all, especially with Kevin Newman and Jake Marisnick seemingly at the tail end of their rehab assignments with Class AAA Indianapolis.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Jason Mackey: So many sweet sights, sounds during Pirates' savory victory over Yankees

The increased number of paying customers who walked through the PNC Park gates on Tuesday wearing navy blue, red and gray was plenty obvious when the Yankees took the field and former Pirate Jameson Taillon warmed up to his longtime entrance song — "When the Levee Breaks," by Led Zeppelin,…

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022

Suwinski homer highlights Pirates win over Jameson Taillon, Yankees

PITTSBURGH — When the Pirates have traded away veterans over the years, whoever it may have been, they did so understanding that their returns in those trades wouldn’t show up until much later.

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2022

Mike Persak: What we think we know about the Pirates at the season's (almost) halfway point

The Pirates are almost halfway done with their season. That unofficially important mark will come Wednesday, when they wrap up a two-game set against the best team in baseball, the New York Yankees.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022