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Cardinals, not successful with home runs, play small ball to beat Pirates, 5-3

PITTSBURGH — The Cardinals recently had homered in 12 consecutive games and 14 of 15, yet netting them only a middling record of 7-8. So they switched gears, hitting 10 singles to account for all their runs Friday night en route to a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Thank you, Joe Panik

For nearly as long as I can remember, whenever anyone asked me who was my favorite baseball player, I said Jorge Posada. He was the player I wanted to emulate from the time I was little. Like Jorge, I didn’t wear batting gloves. Like Jorge, I slightly hunched over in…

Sports Illustrated

East Carolina Pirates Preview 2022: Season Prediction, Breakdown, Key Games, Players

East Carolina College Football Preview 2022: Team breakdown, season prediction, keys to the campaign, and what you need to know

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Hometown hero: Chicago native Jack Suwinski homers to help Pirates beat Cubs, avoid sweep

CHICAGO — As the Pirates stepped off the team bus on Sunday night in Chicago, manager Derek Shelton had a brief talk with rookie outfielder Jack Suwinski.

Tribune News Service

‘My moment’: Cubs’ Christopher Morel, Brandon Hughes make fairytale debuts

Christopher Morel hit a home run, and Brandon Hughes struck out five Pirates in the Cubs’ 7-0 win Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sloppy fourth inning sends Pirates to another loss in Chicago

CHICAGO — JT Brubaker stood hunched over near third base, screaming out of desperation, trying his best to get the attention of his teammates. It was no use. Ian Happ's pop fly dropped, Willson Contreras reached second base without a play, and the Pirates' caravan of catastrophe had already left…

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Cubs’ Keegan Thompson mows down Pirates in second start of the season

The Cubs beat the Pirates 7-0 on Tuesday.

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Lack of offense only part of Pirates' problems in loss to Cubs

CHICAGO — The Pirates’ newfound strategy of attempting to win with no or precious few hits proved ineffective Monday night.

Tribune News Service

Cubs’ Willson Contreras hits milestone grand slam, Wade Miley shuts down Pirates in win

The Cubs opened a three-game series against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shortstop Andrelton Simmons makes first start with Cubs to open series against Pirates

Simmons spent the first five weeks of the season on the injured list because of inflammation in his right shoulder.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: MLB needs to change the definition of a no-hitter and reward the Cincinnati Reds pitchers for making histor

The Cincinnati Reds threw a combined no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates and still lost Sunday, the equivalent of winning the lottery and losing your ticket in the wash.

Chicago Tribune

MLB Power Rankings: The Dodgers Are Finally Dethroned

For the first time all season, we have a new No. 1 team. Plus, two AL West teams enter the top five.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Luka and the Mavs Humiliated the Suns

Dončić has Dallas in the conference finals after handing Phoenix an embarrassing loss.

Sports Illustrated

Reds throw a no-hitter — and lose 1-0 to Pirates

Three walks and a groundout in the eighth lift Pittsburgh.

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Reds Lose to Pirates Despite Allowing Zero Hits

It’s been that kind of season for Cincinnati.

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Pirates win 1-0 despite being no-hit by Cincinnati Reds

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates faced a dominant starting pitcher on Sunday, achieved no hits and won the game, 1-0.

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The Reds didn’t give up a hit against the Pirates but still lost and MLB fans had jokes

The poor Reds.

Tribune News Service

Zach Thompson dominates, giving Pirates 3-1 win over Reds

PITTSBURGH — Zach Thompson has looked like a completely different pitcher since the calendar turned to May.

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Inside the Reds’ Historically Bad Start to the Season

Losing is a collection of tiny, individual tragedies. And so far this season, Cincinnati has done a lot of losing.

Tribune News Service

Pirates' offense struggles again, Mitch Keller hit hard in 8-2 loss to Reds

PITTSBURGH — In the fourth and fifth innings of Friday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, the Pirates’ offense had fleeting chances to mount a comeback.

Tribune News Service

Pirates shut down by Reds, Connor Overton in 4-0 loss

PITTSBURGH — If one were to make a list of the former Pirates most likely to come back to haunt the team, Connor Overton wouldn’t have been at the top.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox’ MLB worst defense has nowhere to go but up — and it must

“I’m confident that we’re a good enough defensive club and we’ll get better,” manager Tony La Russa said.

Tribune News Service

Daniel Vogelbach, Pirates out-slug Dodgers for surprising series victory

PITTSBURGH — Daniel Vogelbach finished his swing, dropped his bat and stared toward the Clemente Wall in right field. The Pirates’ designated hitter found a low-and-inside fastball, and he did what many left-handed hitters do with pitches there — pulverized it. No question Vogelbach knew it was gone.

Tribune News Service

Pirates dominated, as Dodgers flex their mighty muscles

PITTSBURGH — On Monday, the Pirates played one of their best games of the young season, pitching a gem in a 5-1 win over the perennial powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Starting pitcher finally earns win during Pirates’ banner night against Dodgers

PITTSBURGH — The streak the Pirates had going was equal parts emblematic of their new pitching philosophy and the byproduct of playing sub-.500 baseball. It was also just pretty darn strange. Nearly 30 games, and a starting pitcher didn’t have a single win? Yeah, never happened before.

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