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| Pirates head to Milwaukee to battle Brewers |
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04/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Jeff Karstens aims for a second straight victory as the National League's early season surprise team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, head to Milwaukee to begin a three-game series with the Brewers at Miller Park. Pittsburgh, which finished dead last in the NL's Central Division last season, is a surprising 11-7 through 18 games and trails first-place St. Louis by just 1 1/2 games after winning the final two of a three-game weekend series in Houston. Karstens, acquired last season from th |
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| Pirates SS Wilson hits 15-day DL |
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04/26/2009 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates placed shortstop Jack Wilson on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a middle finger sprain. The team recalled infielder Brian Bixler from Triple-A Indianapolis to fill the roster spot. Wilson is hitting .255 through the first 14 games of 2009 with seven runs batted in. Bixler was hitting .327 (18-for-55) with five doubles, two triples, eight RBI, 16 runs scored and two stolen bases in 14 games with Indianapolis at the time of his recall. |
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| LaRoche hits two homers in Pirates' rout of Padres |
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04/26/2009 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Adam LaRoche hit a pair of homers, including a three-run shot, to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-3 win over San Diego in the finale of a three-game series with the Padres. LaRoche also walked twice, while Robinzon Diaz and Brian Bixler each had a hit and two runs batted in for the Pirates. Pittsburgh took the final two games of this series by a combined 18-4 score and has won five of six overall. Ross Ohlendorf (2-2) took the win after allowing three runs on five hits in sev |
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| Peavy hopes to slow down Bucs |
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04/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Padres ace Jake Peavy will take the mound for the fifth time this season on Sunday, as San Diego wraps up a three-game series versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at Petco Park. Peavy had a personal two-start winning streak come to an end the last time out on April 21 at San Francisco. In an 8-3 loss to the Giants, Peavy permitted six runs and seven hits in six innings to fall to 2-2 with a 5.13 ERA in four starts this season. He has yielded at least three runs in each start in 2009. The right-hander |
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| Pirates send Duke to hill at San Diego |
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04/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Starting pitcher Zach Duke will attempt to get back on track tonight when he leads the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second test of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Duke had won his first two starts of the season before suffering a loss versus Atlanta on April 19. In an 11-1 defeat to the Braves, Duke was rocked for six runs and 12 hits in six innings on the hill. He fell to 2-1 this season with a 2.95 earned run average in three starts. The left-hander has made thre |
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| Phils head to Florida for key divisional set |
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04/24/2009 |
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| s Network) - The Florida Marlins have been cooled off since their hot start to the season and will try to catch fire again in Friday's opener of a three-game home series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Florida was just swept in three games by the Pittsburgh Pirates after winning seven straight for a sizzling 11-1 start. The Pirates completed the sweep with Wednesday's 7-4 victory at PNC Park, as Adam LaRoche led the way with four hits, including three doubles, an RBI and two runs scored. Hanley Ramirez went 2- |
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| Surging Pirates sail into San Diego |
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04/24/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to stretch their winning streak to four games tonight in the opener of a three-game series out west versus the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The Pirates are coming off a three-game sweep of the Florida Marlins, who were 11-1 before running into Pittsburgh. The Pirates outscored the Marlins 18-6 in the series, taking Wednesday's finale by a 7-4 margin. Pittsburgh has been sparked as of late by the LaRoche brothers. Adam LaRoche went 4-for-5 with three doubles, |
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| Pirates reel in Marlins, complete three-game sweep |
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04/23/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Adam LaRoche went 4-for-5 with three doubles, an RBI, and two runs scored, as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed Florida, 7-4, to sweep a three-game series from the Marlins for the first time since July 16-18, 2004. Andy LaRoche had a double and two RBI for the Pirates, who won 8-0 on Monday and 3-2 on Tuesday. Nyjer Morgan, Nate McLouth, and Jack Wilson had an RBI apiece. Morgan also stole a pair of bases in the tilt. Paul Maholm (3-0) lasted six innings, allowing four runs on eight |
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| Sanchez helps Pirates sneak past Marlins |
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04/21/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Freddy Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and Jeff Karstens pitched a solid six innings, as the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to edge the Florida Marlins, 3-2, in the second of a three-game series at PNC Park. Adam LaRoche and Jason Jaramillo also knocked in a run apiece for the Pirates, who routed the Marlins 8-0 in the series opener on Monday. Pittsburgh has won four of five overall. Karstens (1-0) earned the win after giving up one run on three hits with three strikeouts and |
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| Pirates place Doumit on 15-day DL |
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04/21/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed catcher Ryan Doumit on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured scaphoid bone in his right wrist. Doumit, who is likely to be out for eight to 10 weeks, suffered the injury while hitting in the team's loss to Atlanta on April 19. The 28-year-old backstop is scheduled to undergo surgery on Thursday in Pittsburgh and is expected to be re-evaluated in four to five weeks. He was hitting .244 with two home runs and nine RBI in 12 games this season. |
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