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McCutchen, McDonald lead Pirates over Nats 5-3 (The Associated Press)

GoBucs — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:44:10 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) Andrew McCutchen homered twice, James McDonald took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and struck out a career-high 11, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Thursday night.

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Washington Nationals Improve to 23-14 on Year with Recent Win Over Pirates: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

GoBucs — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:43:26 +0000

The Washington Nationals continue to impress even with all of the injuries the team has gone through to this point in the season, improving their home record to 14-5 in their May 16 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 7-4. Gio Gonzalez picked up his fifth win of the year while Henry Rodriguez converted for his ninth save.

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LaRoche, Gonzalez lead Nationals past Pirates 7-4 (The Associated Press)

GoBucs — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:43:08 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) Adam LaRoche broke open a tight game with a three-run double for his 1,000th career hit after homering for No. 999, and Gio Gonzalez took over the NL strikeout lead from teammate Stephen Strasburg by fanning 10 in seven innings Wednesday night, leading the Washington Nationals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4.

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GoBucs — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:33:55 +0000

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Pirates-Nationals Preview (The Associated Press)

GoBucs — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:43:13 +0000

The Washington Nationals still haven’t lost back-to-back home games, and sending Gio Gonzalez to the mound should give them a great chance to make sure that holds true Wednesday night.

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Josh Johnson pitches Marlins past Pirates 6-2 (The Associated Press)

GoBucs — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:47:06 +0000

MIAMI (AP) Josh Johnson allowed two runs over seven innings for his first victory in more than a year, and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Tuesday night.

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Pirates-Marlins Preview (The Associated Press)

GoBucs — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:43:16 +0000

The Miami Marlins’ lengthy winning streak against the Pittsburgh Pirates is over, but they could have the right man on the mound to avoid a two-game sweep.

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National League notebook — Monday, May 14, 2012 (The SportsXchange)

GoBucs — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:43:15 +0000

Arizona: Since sweeping a three-game series from San Francisco on the opening weekend of the season, the D-backs are 4-12 at home and have lost five straight home series. The D-backs had not lost five straight home series since June 5-29, 2006. … Class AA Mobile (Ala.) 3B Matt Davidson, one of the organization’s top prospects, was named the Southern League hitter of the week after batting .333 with three home runs and seven RBI for the week ending Sunday. Davidson’s two-run, walk-off homer, his second homer of the game, beat Chattanooga in 10 innings Sunday. Davidson was hitting . …

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Stanton’s slam in 9th lifts Marlins over Mets 8-4 (The Associated Press)

GoBucs — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:45:52 +0000

MIAMI (AP) Giancarlo Stanton took a lusty swing with his pink bat, then paused a moment to admire his first game-winning grand slam before settling into a home run trot.

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Pirates remain committed to Alvarez as cleanup hitter (The SportsXchange)

GoBucs — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:45:05 +0000

The Pittsburgh Pirates finally saw third baseman Pedro Alvarez break out into the impact hitter they’d long envisioned with a two-week tear, so they placed him at cleanup in early May.

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