Overlooked in the disappointing 7-12 record of the Pittsburgh Pirates is the recent performance of the bullpen. First, the ...

James Wood led off the game with a massive home run, and the Nationals ended their three-game skid with a 3-0 win.

It wasn't too long ago when the Washington Nationals announced reliever Jorge Lopez would be signing a one-year deal attached ...

Jake Irvin had done everything in his power to win this game for the Nationals and put an end to their three-game losing streak, precisely the kind of performance the situation called for.Irvin ...

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher Thomas Harrington was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday after making one start and one relief appearance. Harrington, a first ...

So far this season, the Pittsburgh ... this year’s Pirates team has struggled to find its footing. Arguably, the most obvious place the team has struggled is in the bullpen.

PITTSBURGH – There have been times in club ... All they needed to do was keep it close and give their lineup a chance against a Pirates bullpen that has late-inning issues of its own.

MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to give Miami a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday in the debut of Marlins manager Clayton McCullough. Nick Fortes ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen worked three shutout innings to close Friday afternoon’s 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Grapefruit League action. Dennis Santana ...

It had long been discussed that Graham Ashcraft's demeanor and pitching style might make ... On Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ashcraft saw Cincinnati safely through the seventh and ...

The bullpen continuing to come up big in the clutch couldn’t carry the Pittsburgh Pirates to victory by itself. Not on this day. What it really took for the Pirates (8-8) to defeat the Chicago ...