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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

For the better part of a year, Andrew McCutchen has been the Pirates' best performer, so it was outright jarring to see him have any kind of slump, much less one as extended as the 3-for-28 string he took into Tuesday game's at Chicago.That was no longer a problem after the Pirates' 14-7 rout of the Cubs.McCutchen went 3-for-5 with a double, walk, two RBI and a steal in the win."I'm not getting the hits I want to get, as many as I was getting," McCutchen said. "Nothing you can do about that except keep going out there and playing hard every day. Eventually, things will turn for you. I'm not pressing. I'm having a pretty decent year right now, and I'm still getting on base." What has been most alarming to some who follow the team is McCutchen's low steal...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Pittsburgh Pirates have struggled almost everywhere this season -- except Wrigley Field. Neil Walker and Garrett Jones each hit a long two-run homer, and Pittsburgh beat the Chicago Cubs 14-7 on Tuesday night for a rare road victory. Walker went 4 for 5 with four RBIs and three runs scored for the Pirates, who won for only the fifth time in 43 road games and ended a 14-game losing streak away...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

With slightly more than a month of the season remaining, Pirates right-hander Charlie Morton is threatening to have one of the worst years by any starting pitcher in major league history. Despite spending nearly three months in Triple-A, Morton is 1-10 with a 10.03 ERA in 11 starts for the last-place Pirates.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Carlos Zambrano and the of the Cubs' offense made Mike Quade's managerial debut at Wrigley Field relatively easy. Carlos Zambrano allowed one unearned run in 5 1-3 innings and hit a two-run homer to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 14-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Aramis Ramirez was 2 for 3 with four RBIs to help Quade win his first game at Wrigley Field as manager.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

There still might be something for Trevor Hoffman to savor this year. In a season that hasn't gone the way he hoped, baseball's all-time saves leader earned No. 599 Sunday as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with an 8-4 victory Sunday. "Round numbers are really what baseball looks at," Hoffman said.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Evan Meek was hit in his pitching hand by a line drive from Milwaukee's Ryan Braun and left Sunday's game, but X-rays were negative. Pittsburgh manager John Russell said the ball hit Meek on the top part of his hand near his fingers. "No fracture, which is good," Russell said.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Lorenzo Cain will remain a humble rookie, even after knocking in his first game-winning run. After giving the Brewers an 8-7 victory Saturday night with an 11th-inning single, Cain took a little ribbing in the clubhouse. "Don't get cocky," Brewers bench coach Willie Randolph shouted to Cain.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

This is the best minor-league managerial ejection since Phil Wellman went off three years ago .