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Dario Agrazal’s last outing of his rookie season turned out to be one of his best. The Pirates used Agrazal’s strong start and effective relief work from Francisco Liriano, Michael Feliz and Keone Kela to defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, in front of an announced crowd of 10,592 at PNC...

There have been many plaudits directed toward Pittsburgh Pirates rookies Bryan Reynolds and Kevin Newman this season. Most of the praise was tied to their efforts on the field, where they were first and second on the team in batting average — .314 for Reynolds and .309 for Newman before...

The offseason has started early for injured Pittsburgh Pirates Josh Bell, Starling Marte, Cole Tucker and Elias Diaz. Todd Tomczyk, the Pirates director of sports medicine, said the team’s management and medical personnel have decided to shut down those injured players for the remainder of the season. In the cases...

A seven-game losing streak has all but eliminated the Chicago Cubs from playoff contention, and the near finality of that could be felt in their somber clubhouse following the latest defeat. “You don’t ever envision failing,” right fielder Jason Heyward said quietly. “Whether you’re a parent, someone going to work,...

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers’ bid for a combined perfect game ended in the seventh inning when a line drive bounced off the glove of shortstop Orlando Arcia and was ruled a hit. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez got one out in the seventh Sunday before Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Bryan Reynolds stung...

MILWAUKEE — Brent Suter has turned out to be the wild card in the wild-card chase for the Milwaukee Brewers. Rookies Keston Hiura and Trent Grisham each hit two-run homers, and Suter was superb again in middle relief as the Brewers increased their edge for the second NL wild-card spot,...

MILWAUKEE — Chase Anderson hadn’t pitched past the fourth inning in any start in nearly a month. On Friday night, with his team in the heat of a playoff race, the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander stepped up. Anderson pitched six scoreless innings, Trent Grisham hit a bases-loaded triple and the Brewers...

Felipe Vazquez, the suspended Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher who is accused of sexually assaulting a former Scottdale teenager, will be moved from the Allegheny County Jail to Westmoreland County next week to be arraigned on criminal charges. President Judge Rita Donovan Hathaway signed an order Friday authorizing sheriff’s deputies to...

In Thursday’s “First Call,” the Browns are banged up. Gerrit Cole reaches a rare pitching milestone. Some Steelers fans don’t understand the loss of Ben Roethlisberger. Cole keeps counting As things keep getting worse in Pittsburgh, Gerrit Cole keeps getting better in Houston. The former Pirates starter got his 300th...

Pitching means almost everything to Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Trevor Williams, but his work off the mound is equally important to him. Williams, who has been a regular in the Pirates’ starting rotation for the past three seasons, is the team’s nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to the...

James Marvel, who has made two starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates in September, and first baseman Mason Martin were named the franchise’s minor-league pitcher and player of the year. Marvel, a 36th-round draft choice in 2015, recorded a minor-league high 16 victories, the most by Pirates farmhand since Austin Coley...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 0-2. The starting quarterback is out for the year. The Pirates have become a civic humiliation. Pitt’s head coach pulled a legendarily stupid decision. So, you tell me. You think there might be some material for “U mad, bro?” this week? Let’s come in hot! This...

If the Pittsburgh Pirates’ hearts and heads were somewhere other than PNC Park on Tuesday night, no one should be surprised. On a day when Felipe Vazquez, the team’s best pitcher, was arrested on child solicitation charges, the Pirates put up little resistance in a 6-0 loss to the Seattle...