Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole came within inches of serious injury Thursday against the Detroit Tigers. In the sixth inning, Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmermann sharply lined a Cole pitch directly back from where it came, grazing the top of Cole’s
In the top of the seventh inning of Wednesday’s National League Wild Card game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, Pirates relief pitcher Tony Watson beaned Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta in the hip with two outs and no one
The Pittsburgh Pirates clinched a return to the postseason for the third straight year on Wednesday night.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves put on an offensive fireworks display in the Pirates’ 10-8 win at Atlanta’s Turner Field Friday night – but the sparks apparently extended into the audience as actor Michael Keaton took a stand against a heckler who was after Pirates center-fielder Andrew McCutchen all night.
