Pittsburgh Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle's challenge record fell to 1-1 in the eighth inning of Wednesday's 4-3 win against the Cubs, when a call confirmed that Starling Marte had struck out by bunting a two-strike pitch foul. Marte, leading off with New manager Rick Renteria needed a win. Jason Hammel did a pretty solid … Read more

PITTSBURGH — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle's challenge record fell to 1-1 in the eighth inning of Wednesday's 4-3 win against the Cubs, when a call confirmed that Starling Marte had struck out by bunting a two-strike pitch foul. Marte, leading off with This week, SI.com is previewing all 30 MLB teams, counting down to the … Read more

All games on WGN-AM 720. Season series: Pirates 12-7 in 2013. Monday: 12:05 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9, ESPN. RH Jeff Samardzija (8-13, 4.34 in 2013) vs. LH Francisco Liriano (16-8, 3.02). Wednesday: 6:05 p.m., CSN-Plus, CLTV. RH Edwin Jackson (8-18, 4.98)  Bonds drew a mixture of boos and cheers while presenting current Pittsburgh center fielder Andrew … Read more

Bonds drew a mixture of boos and cheers while presenting current Pittsburgh center fielder Andrew McCutchen with the 2013 NL MVP award. Bonds was the previous Pirates player to win the honor, earning the second of his record seven career MVP  April 5, 2012; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; A general view as fans enter the stands … Read more