Wrapping up their flurry of deals before baseball's non-waiver trade deadline, the rebuilding Arizona Diamondbacks shipped catcher Chris Snyder to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday in a five-player swap. Arizona also sent minor league shortstop Pedro Ciriaco and cash to the Pirates for former AL Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby, outfielder Ryan Church and right-hander D.J.
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Batting just .204, Brendan Ryan is unaccustomed to being the center of attention after a game-winning hit. Finally, it was his turn to end a long night. Ryan's broken-bat infield hit in the 10th inning drove in the game's lone run and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Friday night in a game delayed 2 hours and 20 minutes by rain before the first pitch.
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The Atlanta Braves have traded minor league outfielder Mitch Jones to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. The 32-year-old outfielder is batting .250 for Triple-A Gwinnett with 18 homers and 45 RBIs in 89 games. He will go to Pittsburgh's Triple-A team in Indianapolis. Jones has played eight games in the majors, getting promoted by the Dodgers last June.
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Joba Chamberlain can’t throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza’s no-hitter.
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Ubaldo Jimenez was back to All-Star form and the Rockies found their groove at the plate. It all adds up to one thing: A return to the win column for Colorado. Jimenez rebounded from two rough starts to pitch seven effective innings and the Rockies snapped an eight-game skid with a 9-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
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The Astors have agreed to trade Roy Oswalt to the Phillies, according to a television report out of Houston.
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Pittsburgh Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf left the game in the first inning Wednesday night after being struck in the right side of his face by a line drive hit by Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki. Ohlendorf gave up three hard-hit balls to start the game. Seth Smith led off with a single to right but was doubled off first when Jonathan Herrera lined out to second.
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Looks like Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryan Theriot could be moving on up. Up to the Mile High City, that is.
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WASHINGTON – With Stephen Strasburg suddenly scratched, reliever Miguel Batista was pressed into making his first start in nearly two years — and the 39-year-old journeyman was rather Strasburg-like.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have been trying to snag Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros along with the St.
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