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December 2008
- Pirates' India Experiment 'Endearingly Ridiculous'
  
  Slate | Dec 7, 08 3:29 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball’s perennial losers, scored a huge win for US-India relations last week when they signed as pitchers two young reality-show winners, Bruce Reed notes in Slate. “With one grand, unlikely gesture, Pennsylvania has introduced America’s national pastime to the second-most-populous nation on earth,” he writes. “For their sake, let’s hope it's possible to learn baseball by watching the Pittsburgh Pirates.” More »
August 2008
- In the End, Manny Had to Go
  
  Boston Globe | Aug 1, 08 11:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Manny Ramirez balance sheet didn't add up, and the Red Sox finally had to deal the headline-grabbing outfielder for the good of the team, writes Dan Shaughnessy in the Boston Globe. "On paper, the Sox are not as strong as they were," he acknowledges. But "this trade is a demonstration of how badly Boston wanted to get rid of Manny." More »
July 2008
- BoSox Deal Ramirez as White Sox Land Griffey
  
  New England Sports Network | Jul 31, 08 4:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Red Sox traded Manny Ramirez at the deadline today, shipping the disgruntled outfielder to the Dodgers in a three-way deal that sends outfielder Jason Bay from Pittsburgh to Boston, reports New England Sports Network. Earlier, Ken Griffey Jr. agreed to a trade from the Reds to the White Sox, boosting the odds that the 20-year veteran will finally play in a World Series, Fox Sports reports. More »
- MLB's Midterm Report Cards
  
  Yahoo! | Jul 2, 08 12:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Report card time! Here’s how the rambunctious kids of MLB are doing so far, in Yahoo Sports’ Steven Henson’s estimation. A students —Rays, Red Sox, Cubs, Angels, White Sox Particular kudos go to the Rays, the poor kid who went to the head of the class. B students —Cardinals, Brewers, Twins, Phillies, Yankees, Athletics, Marlins, Orioles The Cardinals have a slight edge in the wildcard race. The Yankees, meanwhile, barely scrape together a B. More »
May 2008
- Soriano Homers Twice, Cubbies Beat Pirates
  
  Associated Press | May 16, 08 9:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Alfonso Soriano homered in his first two at-bats, Geovany Soto and Mark DeRosa also homered and the surging Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 Friday for their seventh win in eight games. Soriano connected on the first pitch from Tom Gorzelanny for his third leadoff homer in four games and launched a three-run shot in the second inning, making it 6-0. More »
- Bay Lifts Pirates to Series Win
  
  Associated Press | May 15, 08 10:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pinch-hitter Jason Bay's three-run homer off Jason Isringhausen snapped an eighth-inning tie and capped the Pittsburgh Pirates' rally from an early four-run deficit in an 11-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Nate McLouth added his 11th homer for the Pirates. More »
- Cards Best Bucs 5-1
  
  Associated Press | May 14, 08 11:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Todd Wellemeyer allowed two hits into the eighth inning and Albert Pujols had two hits, reaching base for the 41st straight game to start the season, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night. Cesar Izturis and Troy Glaus both had three hits and an RBI for the Cardinals, who ended a three-game losing streak. More »
- Pirates Score Four in 10th, Beat Cardinals 8-4
  
  Associated Press | May 13, 08 11:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ronny Paulino drove in the go-ahead run in a four-run 10th inning for his second crucial hit in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 8-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Troy Glaus hit a three-run home run and Albert Pujols tied it with his eighth in the eighth for the Cardinals, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. More »
- Braves Douse Torrid Pirates for DH Split
  
  Associated Press | May 12, 08 10:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves halted their seven-game road losing slide with an 8-1 victory that concluded Monday's doubleheader. In the opener, Freddy Sanchez hit a three-run double and Zach Duke pitched six shutout innings as the Pirates won 5-0, their sixth consecutive win. More »
- Braves' Road Woes Continue
  
  Associated Press | May 10, 08 9:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tom Gorzelanny shook off Mark Teixeira's two-run homer in the first inning to shut out Atlanta during the rest of his 7 1-3 innings, Jason Bay homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended the Braves' road woes with a 5-2 victory tonight. Gorzelanny (3-3), skipped over for a start because of a lower back problem, allowed just five hits after a difficult first inning. More »
- Sanchez' Hit Beats Braves
  
  Associated Press | May 9, 08 11:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Freddy Sanchez singled home Brian Bixler with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves tonight. Sanchez went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and is 9-for-17 in four games since being moved to the top of the Pirates' lineup. John Grabow (2-1) struck out one in a scoreless ninth to earn the win. More »
- Pirates Sweep Giants
  
  Associated Press | May 8, 08 9:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Adam LaRoche hit a go-ahead single in a three-run seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 for a three-game sweep. Pittsburgh has won 13 of its last 15 games against San Francisco and swept three-game series from the Giants in three straight seasons, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. More »
- Zito's Return Ruined by Nady's Homer
  
  Associated Press | May 7, 08 11:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Xavier Nady hit a two-run homer to spoil Barry Zito's mostly effective return to the Giants rotation and Pittsburgh's Phil Dumatrait pitched 5 2-3 scoreless innings for his first career win, leading the Pirates to a 3-1 victory Wednesday night. Zito's pitching line of five innings, three hits, two runs, two walks and five strikeouts was easily his best of the season. More »
- McLouth's 2 HR Help Duke Get 1st Win in Nearly 11 Months
  
  Associated Press | May 6, 08 11:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nate McLouth, dropped a spot in Pittsburgh's order to get more opportunities to produce runs, homered twice while driving in three runs and Zach Duke won for the first time in nearly a year as the Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-6 on Tuesday night. Duke (1-2) was winless in six starts this season and 12 games since June 12. More »
- Nationals' Tim Redding Throws for Fourth Win
  
  Associated Press | May 4, 08 10:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Aaron Boone homered as the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 today. Tim Redding (4-2) closed out an 11-game homestand, Washington's longest of the season, by helping the Nationals to their sixth victory in seven games. Washington finished the homestand 8-3. Redding allowed one run over 6 1-3 innings, gave up six hits, no walks and struck out five. More »
- Guzman's 6 RBIs Power Nationals
  
  Associated Press | May 3, 08 4:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cristian Guzman tied a career high with six RBIs, including a tiebreaking three-run double in the sixth inning, and the Washington Nationals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 today. Guzman went 4-for-5 and scored two runs for the Nationals, who have won five of six. He also had six RBIs on June 24, 2001, for Minnesota at Detroit. Jose Bautista homered and drove in three runs for the Pirates. More »
- Bautista Homers Twice as Pirates Rip Nationals
  
  Associated Press | May 2, 08 11:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jose Bautista homered twice and drove in four runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Washington 11-4 on Friday, ending the Nationals' winning streak at a season-high four games. Ryan Doumit and Chris Gomez had two RBIs apiece for the Pirates, who also got five innings of one-hit ball from their bullpen, led by winner Damaso Marte (2-0). More »
- Kearns Lifts Nats Over Pirates
  
  Associated Press | May 2, 08 12:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Austin Kearns broke a tie with a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Washington Nationals ran their winning streak to a season-high four games last night with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Luis Ayala (1-1) pitched the eighth to get the victory in a game played at a torrid pace - 2 hours, 4 minutes. More »
April 2008
- Pirates Chase Perez, Crush Sloppy Mets
  
  Associated Press | Apr 30, 08 10:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Oliver Perez couldn't find the plate, Luis Castillo couldn't find the ball and Jose Reyes couldn't find second base. The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of a sloppy performance by the New York Mets, scoring nine unearned runs in a 13-1 victory. More »
- Wright's 11th-Inning Hit Gives Mets 5-4 Win
  
  Associated Press | Apr 29, 08 11:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - David Wright hit a single over a pulled in outfield with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, giving New York a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday night after the Mets' bullpen wasted a two-hit performance by Johan Santana. Endy Chavez singled off John Van Benschoten (0-1), Pittsburgh's sixth pitcher, leading off the 11th. More »