PITTSBURGH — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the fifth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Billy Cook lined a single to left to start the fifth and scored from first on a hit and ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH — George Kirby worked six solid innings and the Seattle Mariners ended a five-game skid with a 10-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Kirby (9-9) pitched five shutout innings and allowed two runs and four hits, striking out five and walking two. The 26-year-old ...