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Pirates Avoid Historic Humiliation, Suffer Regular Kind Instead

The Pittsburgh Pirates scored more than four runs in a baseball game for the first time in a month, but because they are the Pittsburgh Pirates, the price of that victory was not only that it was actually another defeat, but that anyone who went to PNC Park to watch it had to sit through a one-hour, 50-minute rain delay to find out that they can still make five runs look like two. The fan giveaway for the night was a dose of the flu, which all t…

Pirates Drop Opener To Brewers - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

The Pittsburgh Pirates finally scored more than 4 runs in a game for the first time in a month, but it still wasn’t enough to come away with a win. The Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 last night. The Pirates called up starter Mike Burrows from AAA to get the start last night. He went five innings, allowing four runs and two home runs. Spencer Horwitz recorded his first home run as a Pirate in the loss. The game was delayed for over an …

Instant analysis: Pirates avoid MLB record and score fifth run, but lose series opener to Brewers

The Pirates narrowly avoided major league history, but they waited until the last possible moment to do so. The Pirates scored five runs on Thursday night,...

PIRATES FINALLY SCORE FIVE… But Fall to Brewers

PITTSBURGH — The good news: The Pittsburgh Pirates avoided making history. After matching the MLB record by scoring four runs or fewer in 26-straight games, they finally scored five runs to avoid setting the record. The bad news: They lost 8-5 to the Brewers at PNC Park on Thursday night. How We Got  There Christian Yelich hit an opposite-field three-run home run in the top of the first inning against Mike Burrows (0-1), who was making his first…