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Winter report card: Pittsburgh Pirates
Russell Martin could be one of the most underrated pickups of the offseason. (Reuters) With less than a month before pitchers and catchers report, we’re checking in on how each team has fared in...
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Winter report card: Chicago White Sox
A.J. Pierzynski had a career-year offensively in 2012 but Chicago may miss his defense even more. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) With just a few weeks before pitchers and catchers report, we’re...
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Booms and busts: starting pitchers
Why is Josh Beckett a candidate for a good year? It may be as simple as what year it is. (AP) By Jay Jaffe Over the past two weeks, I’ve rolled out a new position-by-position series, offering my...
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Watch: Francisco Liriano's no-look, back-to-the-plate stop
Liriano is 5-1 in his last six starts, and gave the Pirates their 11th win in 13 games. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Francisco Liriano turned in a pretty memorable performance in Chicago this...
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What is dead may never die: Inside the resurgence of Francisco Liriano
Francisco Liriano grabbed win No. 11 on the season by beating St. Louis on Monday. (Gene J. Puskar/AP) Francisco Liriano had almost hit the bottom. He’d flopped through a difficult 2012 season split...
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NL Wild Card Game preview: Pirates and Reds face off one last time
Reds at Pirates Start time: 8:00 p.m. ET TV: TBS Starting pitchers: Johnny Cueto (5-2, 2.82 ERA) vs. Francisco Liriano (16-8, 3.02 ERA) The Pirates just proved their superiority over the Reds by...
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New additions the difference as Pirates beat Reds, advance to Division Series
Pittsburgh starter Francisco Liriano was spectacular over seven innings on Tuesday night. (Don Wright/AP) Even as the Pirates got off to a strong start this season, it was still sometimes hard to see...
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NLDS Game 3 previews: Cardinals at Pirates; Braves at Dodgers
Francisco Liriano returns to PNC Park, where he dominated in his first start of the 2013 playoffs. (Don Wright/AP) The National League Division Series resume on Sunday in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles,...
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Winter Report Card: Pittsburgh Pirates
Even if A.J. Burnett returns to Pittsburgh, the Pirates have a lot of uncertainties in their starting rotation. (Gene J. Puskar/AP) With less than two weeks remaining until pitchers and catchers report...
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2014 Season Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates
Young hurler Gerrit Cole and the Pirates aim for a second straight playoff berth. (Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) This week, SI.com is previewing all 30 MLB teams, counting down to the No. 1 team in the...
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Expanded replay goes off without a hitch in early Opening Day tests
Bob Davidson (left) and the umpire crew review a play during Monday’s game. (Gene Puskar/AP) So far, so good for MLB’s expanded instant replay system, which is getting its first official use after not...
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Five Cuts: From walkoffs to extreme scoring, Opening Day offered plenty of fun
Neil Walker’s walkoff home run was a just one highlight of an entertaining Opening Day. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) Well, that wasn’t a bad Opening Day (Part III). Monday’s action marked the first...
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Chris Davis doubles season home run total with second career three-homer game
Your browser does not support iframes. The 2014 season had not been particularly kind to last year’s major league home run champion before Tuesday night. Chris Davis had a breakout season last year,...
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