The Pittsburgh Pirates were down 4-0 but then came back to beat the visiting Colorado Rockies by the score of 6-4.  The Pirates held the Rockies scoreless the final six innings of the game and that is what allowed them to keep chipping away and come away with the victory.

Luis Rivas was the big man at the plate for the Pirates as he finished 3-4 with three rbi.  The Pirates also got rbi from Jason Bay and Chris Gomez in the game.  It was great to see the offense as they just kept the pressure on the Rockies as the game went on.  This just might give the team more confidence at the plate and hopefully some more runs on the scoreboard in the future.

Pirates starting pitcher Yoslan Herrera lasted five innings as he gave up all four runs to the Rockies.  Herrera came away with a no decision in the game.  Jason Davis earned his first victory of the season and is now 1-0.  Tyler Yates tossed the ninth inning and came away with his first save of the season as well.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros had to sit through a 27 minute rain delay on Tuesday night but that didn’t bother the Pirates who came from behind to beat the Astros 4-3.  The Pirates scored three runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to shock the Astros and steal a victory from the divisional foes.

Adam LaRoche went 3-4 and had a solo home run in the 8th inning to get the Pirates comeback started.  Little man Nate McLouth then had a two run single that scored Jose Bautista and Luis Rivas for the tying and go ahead runs.  McLouth also had a solo home run in the fifth inning as he finished the game with three rbi.

John Grabow improved to 5-2 as he pitched two innings to pick up the win.  Damaso Marte pitched the ninth inning and picked up his third save of the season.  Starting pitcher Ian Snell only pitched 3 2/3 innings and gave up four hits and one run.  He was taken out of the game after sitting through the rain delay.  T.J. Beam gave up two quick runs after he came in for Snell when the game resumed.

Good come from behind win for the Pirates who are now 42-47 on the season.  Pirates Blog

The Pittsburgh Pirates struggled for the second straight night in Chicago.  Atleast this time the Pirates didn’t lose by more then ten runs, but it was still a pretty bad game.  The Pirates were defeated by the White Sox 8-2 as the White Sox took a 2-0 lead in the three game series.

Tom Gorzelanny threw six innings while allowing five hits and four runs.  Gorzelanny gave up four walks, struckout four, and gave up three home runs.  Look at the four walks and the three home runs and you have your answer as to why the Pirates lost this game.  Gorzelanny is now 5-6 on the season after taking the loss.

Tyler Yates pitched the last two innings of the game and threw the ball just as bad as Gorzelanny did.  Yates gave up five hits and allowed four runs to cross the plate.  Three of the four runs were earned.

Jose Bautista had a solo home run in the sixth inning to get the Pirates on the scoreboard.  The second Pirates run came in the eighth inning when Luis Rivas single to center to score Bautista.

The Pirates will now try to avoid the three game sweep on Thursday.  I have my doubts if they will get the job done.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates got in the head of Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Randy Johnson and the Pirates went on to defeat the Diamondbacks by the score of 5-3.  Doug Mientkiewicz slowly got into the batters box very slowly against Johnson and that really upset the ”Big Unit”.  Johnson started walking towards home plate as both benches emptied but nothing came of the altercation except Johnson being upset.

With the Big Unit upset, the Pirates took full advantage of his wildness on the mound.  Taking three walks five walks and error by Johnson they were able to score some runs and win for the second game in a row.

Luis Rivas had two rbi for the Pirates while Jack Wilson, Xavier Nady, and Jose Bautista all had one rbi in the game.  Good job by the offense putting up five runs in the game.

On the mound it was Zach Duke throwing six inning and picking up the win as he improved to 4-4 on the season.  Duke only allowed five hits and two runs in the game as he had a pretty good outing against a good Diamondbacks offense.

Damaso Marte gave up one run in relief but then Tyler Yates and Matt Capps finished things up.  Capps recorded his 15th save of the season as well.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to make roster changes to their spring training roster and send players down as the big league club gets ready for opening day.

The Pirates optioned Kevin Thompson to Triple-A Indianapoli and reassigned Elmer Dessens and Casey Fossum to the teams minor league camp.

Jonah Bayliss was designated for assignment.

The Pirates also purchased the contract of Luis Rivas from Triple-A Indianapolis.