Thu, Sep 02 2010 1:27 pm EDT

Q&A: Nothing personal

Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic

Thu, Sep 02 2010 4:15 am EDT

Pirates Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

It cannot be reasonably said that the Pirates have a glut in right field, if only because that would imply they are overwhelmed by the possibilities there. They are not. But they are beginning to amass a group of players with somewhat similar potential for the position, and they added another Wednesday by recalling John Bowker from Class AAA Indianapolis. He joins Ryan Doumit, Lastings Milledge and maybe Brandon Moss later in the month—and all of them will be vying for the only starting vacancy in the outfield. Bowker, 27, fits the classic "4-A" profile, meaning he fares well in the minors but struggles in the majors. He has a .302 career average in the minors, with 89 home runs over seven seasons, but a .238 career average in the majors, with 15 home runs while...

Thu, Sep 02 2010 1:49 am EDT

Another blast for Walker, if not for Pirates

CHICAGO -- The Pirates' 5-3 loss Wednesday afternoon to the Chicago Cubs can be condensed to two essential elements: 1. Neil Walker, visibly approaching each at-bat with a gloriously carefree confidence, homered for the fourth time in five games and went 3 for 5 with a double.

Thu, Sep 02 2010 1:31 am EDT

Pirates Notebook: Bowker aims higher than '4-A'

CHICAGO -- The term is "4-A player," and John Bowker clearly does not like it.

Thu, Sep 02 2010 1:03 am EDT

Around the Majors: 9/2/10

Phillies 5, Dodgers 1: Roy Oswalt pitched one-hit ball into the seventh as visiting Philadelphia beat Los Angeles. Diamondbacks 5, Padres 2: Brandon Allen had an impressive debut with host Arizona, hitting a grand slam in a win against San Diego.

Thu, Sep 02 2010 1:01 am EDT

MLB Notebook: Evidence in Adenhart case cannot be used

The attorney for a man accused of killing Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others in a drunken driving crash cannot introduce evidence that the driver of Adenhart's car may also have been drinking, a judge ruled Wednesday. The evidence is irrelevant in the triple-murder trial of Andrew Gallo, 23, an Orange County Superior Court judge said at a motions hearing.

Wed, Sep 01 2010 7:46 pm EDT

Fukudome, Marmol lead Cubs past Pirates 5-3 (AP)

Thomas Diamond received a game ball and a beer shower after his first major league win. Diamond relieved injured starter Tom Gorzelanny and was part of a strong effort by the Chicago Cubs' bullpen Wednesday in a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. "It's always nice to get the first. I wish it would have happened a little sooner," Diamond said.

Wed, Sep 01 2010 6:38 pm EDT

Walker homers again, but Pirates fall short of Cubs, 5-3

CHICAGO -- Neil Walker homered for the fourth time in five games in going 3 for 5, but the Pirates' pitching made for a poor match in falling to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, this afternoon at Wrigley Field.