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Slumping Clint Barmes had a pair of run-scoring singles for his first two RBIs of the season, including a tiebreaking hit in the sixth inning that led the Pittsburgh Pirates over Atlanta 4-2 Sunday for their third straight win over the Braves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded shortstop John McDonald to Pittsburgh on Wednesday for a player to be named or cash, giving the Pirates some much-needed infield depth.

2012 in review Record: 79-83 (78-84 Pythagorean) 651 runs scored (10th in NL) 674 runs allowed (7th in NL) Big Offseason Moves Signed free agents Russell Martin and Francisco Liriano. Re-signed free agent Jason Grilli. Traded Joel Hanrahan and...

US Presswire Vernon Wells, Juan Uribe and Chone Figgins (l to r) are among the bloated contracts around Major League Baseball. The Mets' first task this offseason regarding Jason Bay, and for that matter Johan Santana, likely should be to see if an...

The Pittsburgh Pirates can be forgiven for lingering bad memories of 19th innings past. It was the 2011 season that looked like the breakthrough that Pittsburgh has been waiting for since 1992 ... until it all came crashing down on July 26, as an ...

Clint Barmes' first career grand slam keyed a nine-run fourth inning and Neil Walker went 5 for 5 as the Pirates rallied past the Padres 11-5 on Sunday.

Ben Lindbergh says the key to the Pittsburgh Pirates' success this year has been to mimic the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays and improve its defense.

Story | Conversation | August 09, 2012

Clint Barmes, pinch-hitter Alex Presley and Garrett Jones each homered in a four-run sixth inning that snapped a tie, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-5 in a game that began in 101-degree heat Friday night.

The Pittsburgh Pirates enter Tuesday tied for first place in the NL Central, and it's certainly not because of the likes of Pedro Alvarez and Clint Barmes. Pitching has carried this team, and two surprise fantasy assets have been right-handers A...

Blog | June 12, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the fantasy value of the Pittsburgh Pirates' starting rotation.

Blog | Conversation | June 12, 2012

Clint Barmes had three hits and drove in three runs on Tuesday night, and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their home-run tear by hitting three more in an 8-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

WHAT IT MEANS: The Mets split a six-game road trip to Toronto and Pittsburgh with a 3-1 rubber-game victory against the Pirates on Wednesday afternoon along the shores of the Allegheny River. Frank Francisco produced a 1-2-3 inning for a save for ...

PITTSBURGH -- Mike Baxter and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a communications gaffe on an eighth-inning fly ball, resulting in a three-base error, and Clint Barmes followed with a game-deciding sacrifice fly as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a four-run de...

Neil Walker scored on Clint Barmes' tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied against Johan Santana and the New York Mets for a 5-4 victory Monday night.

Josh Harrison's 12th-inning single drove in Clint Barmes and the Pittsburgh Pirates came back for a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

Neil Walker's two-out bloop single fell between three players in shallow center field and drove in Clint Barmes with the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 Wednesday.