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The Pittsburgh Pirates' relievers came through again Monday, this time for one of their own.
Brad Lincoln pitched six innings to earn a victory in his first start of the season, and three relievers protected a one-run lead with three shutout innings to help beat the Miam...

After four hours in the rain and with his team down to its fourth first baseman, Josh Harrison wasn't going to be patient.
With the winning run at second and two outs in the bottom of the 12th at soggy PNC Park, Harrison didn't pass up a first-pitch fastball from Fernand...

Andrew McCutchen had a solo home run among his four hits, Jose Tabata also homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 5-2 on Saturday night.
Charlie Morton (2-3) rebounded from consecutive poor starts and allowed one earned run in six innings, and the Pir...

James McDonald is growing up in front of manager Clint Hurdle's eyes. Too bad Pittsburgh's offense isn't doing the same.
The right-hander sparkled yet again -- allowing one run on four hits in eight innings, striking out eight, but the Pirates fell to the Astros 1-0 on F...

Bud Norris is getting comfortable in uncomfortable situations. So are the rest of the suddenly competitive Houston Astros.
The right-hander allowed three hits in six sharp innings and worked out of a pair of major jams to lead the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Pittsbu...

Garrett Jones knew what was coming. So did the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Problem is, Stephen Strasburg threw the ball so hard, it didn't matter.
The Washington Nationals right-hander struck out a season-high 13 batters in a 4-2 victory on Thursday ni...

Maybe Davey Johnson should hold all his team meetings on days Stephen Strasburg is pitching.
The Washington Nationals' manager called a brief meeting to give his mildly slumping club a confidence boost and Strasburg responded with another brilliant performance to lift th...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed seventh-round draft pick Kelvin Beachum. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Steelers took the former SMU offensive lineman with the 248th overall pick in the draft.
The 6-foot-2, 306-pound Beachum was a two-time f...

The Pirates have placed closer Joel Hanrahan on the bereavement list and recalled reliever Daniel McCutchen from Triple-A Indianapolis.
Hanrahan left the team to be with his family following the death of his grandmother. He is expected to return to the Pirates on Sunday....

Andrew McCutchen's power will come and go. His speed is what makes the Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder one of the most dynamic players in baseball.
The All-Star used both to give the Pirates their first winning streak in three weeks.
McCutchen went 4 for...