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Quick reactions off Tuesday's games ... Andrew McCutchen did this in the 12th inning to give the Pirates a big win over the Brewers. The Pirates are 22-17 -- the same record as the Braves, a team that has received much more attention than Pitts...

Andrew McCutchen homered leading off the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports Mike Baxter received a whipped-cream pie to the face from Justin Turner after delivering a walk-off RBI. FIRST PITCH: Shaun Marcum heads to the mound tonight at 7:10 in search of his first Mets victory. Marcum (0-2, 7.2...

Seth Wenig/Associated Press Juan Lagares took away an extra-base hit from Andrew McCutchen to end the top of the ninth and set up the Mets' 3-2 win Thursday. On the day Juan Lagares joined the Mets, Terry Collins suggested some organization off...

WHAT IT MEANS: Clint Hurdle inserted his closer, Jason Grilli, with the score tied for the bottom of the ninth. The Mets found magic again anyway. Marlon Byrd led off with an infield single, advanced to second on a sac bunt from Andrew Brown and s...

Juan Lagares robbed Andrew McCutchen of a go-ahead hit in the top of the ninth inning, then pinch-hitter Mike Baxter's single in the bottom half sent the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday night.

Associated Press The Mets face (l to r) Jeff Locke, Wandy Rodriguez and Jeanmar Gomez during a four-game weekend series, plus Francisco Liriano making his Pirates debut. METS (13-17, fourth place/NL East) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (18-15, second place...

Jeanmar Gomez pitched five shutout innings

The Pirates have been a losing team for two decades, but an improved defense is what will put them over .500 this season, writes Scott Spratt.

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If the Pirates hope to break the .500 barrier and produce a postseason contender, they're going to need a wingman for star center fielder Andrew McCutchen.

Andrew McCutchen hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning as the Pirates beat the Reds.

Andrew McCutchen drove in two runs, Garrett Jones homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Monday night.

With Major League Baseball returning this week, ESPN Playbook spoke with four of the game's brightest young stars -- Jon Jay (St. Louis Cardinals), Evan Longoria (Tampa Bay Rays), Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburgh Pirates) and David Price (Rays) -- to see...

Hyun-Jin Ryu earned his first major league victory, shrugging off a two-run homer in the first inning by Andrew McCutchen and pitching the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Baseball is back! So was Shaq, in a post-NCAA Sweet 16 week that most certainly wasn't without its photo-worthy moments. Photos of the Week: April 1-3...

Earlier, the SweetSpot bloggers overwhelmingly supported Mike Trout for AL MVP and Justin Verlander for the AL Cy Young Award. Let's see how the predictions line up in the NL. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER For the second straight, the SweetSpot bloggers s...