David Wright and Jose Reyes each had three of the Mets' slump-ending 15 hits, Mike Pelfrey pitched eight innings and New York assured the Pittsburgh Pirates of their record-extending 18th consecutive losing season, winning 7-2 on Friday night. Chris Carter homered and drove in two runs a night after the Mets were limited to three hits during a 3-2 loss in Houston, causing Mets manager Jerry…

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have added 16-year-old Mexican right-hander Luis Heredia to their system, agreeing to purchase his rights from the Veracruz Red Eagles of the Mexican Baseball League. The 6-foot-6 Heredia was ranked by Baseball America as the top pitching prospect internationally entering the year.

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Alex Sanabia pitched 7 2-3 innings of four-hit ball, Gaby Sanchez hit a three-run homer and the Florida Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Thursday night. Sanabia (2-1) allowed one run, struck out five and walked none in his fifth career start. The right-hander was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on Wednesday night after Sean West was scratched from his start due to right knee…

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent right-hander Chris Jakubauskas outright to Triple-A Indianapolis after reinstating him from the 60-day disabled list and removing him from their 40-man roster. Jakubauskas sustained a concussion when he was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Lance Berkman on April 24 in Houston.

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Josh Johnson shook off a five-game winless streak to again be the effective pitcher he was earlier in the season, withstanding two solo home runs over eight innings to lead the Florida Marlins past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Wednesday night. Dan Uggla hit his 28th homer and Cody Ross and Ronny Paulino each doubled and scored to support Johnson (11-5), who hadn't won since July 17.

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Brett Myers has been the most consistent pitcher in the Houston Astros' starting rotation this season.

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Ricky Nolasco pitched six shutout innings for the second consecutive start and the Florida Marlins snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Nolasco (14-8) extended his road winning streak to seven games and won for the fifth time in six starts overall.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system, thin on starting pitchers with power arms, may have gotten a lot deeper in a matter of a few minutes. Houston high school right-hander Jameson Taillon, the No. 2 overall pick in the June amateur draft, agreed to a minor league contract Monday night for a $6.5 million bonus.

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James McDonald pitched seven sharp innings, Garrett Jones and Pedro Alvarez each drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a seven-game skid with a 7-1 win over the Florida Marlins on Monday night. Making his third start with the Pirates since being acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in a deadline day trade, McDonald (2-2) pitched more than six innings for the first time in his…

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It’s time to separate the pretenders from the contenders as post-trading deadline races gear up.

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