CHICAGO – Carlos Zambrano threw another tantrum, and this time, the Chicago Cubs might be out of patience.
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Even after 15 big league seasons, game-winning hits are a thrill for Vladimir Guerrero. The 35-year-old slugger singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers won their 11th straight game, rallying from an early four-run deficit to beat the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Thursday night.
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The Pirates purchased the contract of left-hander Justin Thomas and recalled right-hander Steven Jackson from Triple-A Indianapolis before to Thursday night's game against the Texas Rangers as reinforcements for their bullpen. Pittsburgh also designated left-hander Dana Eveland for assignment. The Pirates already had an opening on their 25-man roster when left-hander Zach Duke went on the…
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Michael Young only had to play half a game to have a huge impact for the streaking Texas Rangers. Young had three hits and drove in four runs while batting four times in the first four innings Wednesday night, then got a well-deserved break. The Rangers went on to extend the majors' longest winning streak this season to 10 in a row with a 13-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Zach Duke was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday after a scheduled bullpen session was canceled because of his sore left elbow. The Pirates had skipped Duke's spot in the rotation Tuesday night in Texas, but had planned to have him throw Wednesday to determine his possible availability for his next scheduled start Saturday.
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The pierogi is back, but the Pittsburgh Pirates say it's not because anybody turned up the heat. Pirates communications director Brian Warecki says the team has rehired 24-year-old Andrew Kurtz, who earns $25-per-night to race around the stadium in a pierogi costume. Kurtz was fired last week after using the Internet to criticize contract extensions given to general manager Neal Huntington and…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates know all about bad times after failing to field a winning team since 1992, but few weeks in their history have been as bad or bizarre as this one. Just when it seemed it couldn't get any worse for a franchise that is setting itself up for a record-extending 18th consecutive losing season, it did.
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So a team struggles through an epic losing streak and its manager and general manager are somehow rewarded with…
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AccuScore uses past performance statistics to describe how players perform under different environmental,…
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Finally, the Pittsburgh Pirates got a glimpse of what their rookies are capable of doing, even if it was only a sliver of what they expect soon. Their fans seemed to most enjoy another seldom-seen sight: an animated manager John Russell. Pedro Alvarez's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run and the Pirates withstood rookie Carlos Santana's big game to beat the…
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