The Bucco bullpen couldn't hold the lead and lost the game and series to the Cards. Chris Resop gave up the GW Solo-HR in the 8th to Yadier Molina.

Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle: "I was disappointed that we couldn't keep the lead for Kevin (Correia). I was estatic with the season debut of SS Pedro Ciriaco. We are looking for someone to...

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The Bucco bullpen couldn't hold the lead and lost the game and series to the Cards. Chris Resop gave up the GW Solo-HR in the 8th to Yadier Molina.

Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle: "I was disappointed that we couldn't keep the lead for Kevin (Correia). I was estatic with the season debut of SS Pedro Ciriaco. We are looking for someone to...

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The Pittsburgh Pirates made a big 4-run 4th inning stick as they defeated the Cards 4-3 to even the series at 1.

Clint Hurdle was pleasantly suprised with the club's improved defense and pitching, "Charlie had a great outing today. This is a huge step forward in putting last year behind him. We have the utmost confidence in him and will continue...

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The Pirates lost their first game of the season to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Bucs had their chances, they just couldn't capitalize fully.

Mgr. clint Hurdle "I was pleased with the way that we played. We just couldn't pull ahead. I was a lot happier with our defensive performance."

When asked about Josh Rodriguez's Pirate debut, Hurdle said, "I know that it is a small sample size, but I think that Josh...

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The Pittsburgh Pirates completed the season opening sweep of the hated Chicago Cubs.

You couldn't tell by the look on Manager Clint Hurdle's face, when asked about the game Hurdle stated "We were lucky to win. Committing 6 errors and still winning is complete luck. We are going to have to look at what the problem is and fix it fast."

Garrett Jones had a monster game knocking in 5 runs, while hitting a 3-Run HR and a 2-Run...

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