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Oneil Cruz of the Pirates celebrating a homer against the Astros

Late Rally Lifts Pirates Past Astros

Pirates 10, Astros 6 The Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-6, on Tuesday night at Daikin Park after a four-run sixth inning erased an early Astros lead. Yordan Alvarez homered and Jeremy Peña drove in two runs, but the Pirates rallied from an early deficit behind Oneil Cruz‘s go-ahead three-run homer and a […]

Michael McGreevy throwing a pitch. His Cardinals were shut out by the Pirates Wednesday.

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Pirates Shut Out Cardinals

Pirates 7, Cardinals 0 The Pittsburgh Pirates evened the series with a decisive 7–0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Pittsburgh collected 15 hits, controlled the game from the mound, and broke it open with a four‑run eighth inning. Carmen Mlodzinski set the tone with five scoreless innings, and Konnor Griffin led […]

Bobby Witt Jr of the United States stealing second against Mexico in the World Baseball Classic

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WBC: Big Third Inning Powers United States Past Mexico, One Step Closer to Quarterfinals

United States 5, Mexico 3 HOUSTON (Mar. 9) — A five-run surge in the third gave the United States the separation it needed to hold firm for a 5–3 victory over Mexico on Monday night in Pool B of the World Baseball Classic. United States – Mexico Game Summary The first scoring chance came in […]

Jonathan Aranda sliding in with a run for Mexico in their 16–0 win over Brazil in the World Baseball Classic

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WBC: Dominant Mexico Overwhelms Brazil

Mexico 16, Brazil 0 (6 innings) HOUSTON (Mar. 8) — Mexico overwhelmed Brazil from the opening pitch, piling on early offense without letup in an electrifying six-inning run‑rule win, 16–0. A four‑run first inning set the tone, and Mexico’s lineup slugged the night away until Julian Ornelas sent everyone home early with a game-ending two‑run […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers fail to avoid the sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Paul Skenes led the way, pitching six shutout innings.

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Dodgers Fail to Avoid Sweep; Skenes Dominates

Pirates 5, Dodgers 3 The Los Angeles Dodgers failed to avoid the sweep in their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. They were unable to string together any offense until the late stages of the game. Paul Skenes dominated on the bump, pitching six scoreless innings. He finished with 8 SO, 1 BB, 2 H, and […]