Johnny Cueto vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates is quickly becoming one of baseball's biggest mismatches. Cueto dominated the Pirates again over six innings, Paul Janish homered and drove in four runs and the Cincinnati Reds assured themselves of staying atop the NL Central with a 9-4 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
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Bud Norris had a career-high 14 strikeouts and Hunter Pence homered and drove in the tiebreaking run, leading the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. Pence homered in the fourth and had and RBI double in the seventh inning, and Norris (5-7) survived a shaky first inning to beat the Pirates at Minute Maid Park for the eighth straight time this season.
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Even in the midst of the worst season of his career, Carlos Lee has a knack for hitting key home runs. Lee hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to power the Houston Astros to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. "I took advantage of the opportunity," he said. "That doesn't happen very often so you have to take advantage of it when it happens." Lee is…
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Kevin Correia is starting to regain the form that made him the most consistent starter for the San Diego Padres last year. Correia took a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning and Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a two-run home run to lead the San Diego Padres to an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.
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Newbie Lance Berkman’s batting practice plunking of A-Rod isn’t enough to take the Yankees down a notch.
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After sweeping aside the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Diego Padres can turn their attention to a showdown with the San Francisco Giants in the NL West. But the Padres refuse to be baited by Jonathan Sanchez's guarantee of a Giants sweep. Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer while Jon Garland and three relievers combined on a four-hitter to lead the Padres to a 3-0 victory Thursday that…
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Before the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline, Baltimore Orioles infielder Ty Wigginton's name came up more…
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Nellie King, a former Pirates pitcher who later became a popular announcer for the club, died Wednesday after several years of health problems. He was 82. King's death was confirmed by Duquesne University, where he worked from 1975-92 as the sports information director. He also served as golf coach, publicity director for the Eastern Eight Conference — the forerunner of the Atlantic 10 — and…
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Ryan Ludwick admitted to manager Bud Black a few days ago that he's been pressing. Black had a one-word answer: "Relax." Taking his manager's advice, Ludwick hit his first two homers with San Diego, reaching 100 for his career and leading the Padres to a 4-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
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The Colorado Rockies optioned infielder Chris Nelson to Triple-A Colorado Springs on Sunday, clearing roster space for right-hander Esmil Rogers to be recalled to start against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nelson was added to the roster Thursday when Colorado placed starter Aaron Cook on the disabled list, but he did not appear in the first three games of the series against the Pirates.
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