PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 100th run of the season with a solo homer in the first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Saturday. Witt also hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth and a run-scoring double in the sixth. He went 2 for 3 to raise his ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel hit home runs and drove in two runs each, Alec Marsh struck out 11 in 5 1/3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals snapped Pittsburgh's four-game winning streak with an 8-3 victory over the Pirates on Friday night. Perez's two-run shot to the ...
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon for a sweep of the season series. Falter (8-7) allowed three walks before Jonah Bride dropped a single into left field with one out ...
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington expects manager Derek Shelton to return next season. Cherington said Wednesday that Shelton remains "the right person to manage this team in 2025" despite an August swoon that dropped the Pirates out of postseason ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run blast to reach the 20-homer plateau for the 10th time in his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Tuesday night. The 37-year-old designated hitter turned on a fastball from Miami's ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes struck out nine over six solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Monday night. The 22-year-old Skenes (10-2) allowed one run on six hits, lowering his ERA to 2.10. Skenes also boosted his season ...
