DK on Pittsburgh Sports Nate Barnes http://dkonpittsburghsports.com Award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic covers Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Pitt and more Sun, 12 Jul 2015 07:17:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Live: Pirates 6, Cardinals 5, 14 innings http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/11/first-pitch-pirates-cardinals-10/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/11/first-pitch-pirates-cardinals-10/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2015 19:15:16 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=20951 Looking ahead to first pitch… Game: Pirates (51-35) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (56-31), 7:15 p.m., PNC Park Pitchers: RHP A.J. Burnett (7-3, 1.99) vs. RHP John Lackey (7-5, 3.09) TV, radio: Fox, 93.7 The Fan Online: Gameday / Multimedia / Media notes Update 3:41 p.m.: Starling Marte is back in the Pirates’ lineup, as he told us last night he […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/11/first-pitch-pirates-cardinals-10/feed/ 845 Pitching ‘gets it done’ with Cole, bullpen http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/11/pitching-gets-it-done-behind-offense/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/11/pitching-gets-it-done-behind-offense/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2015 04:01:03 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=21016 In the third inning of the Pirates’ 5-2 victory over the Cardinals Friday night at PNC Park, Matt Carpenter drilled a two-run home run to center field. Gerrit Cole let a backdoor slider catch too much of the plate, the kind of mistake no pitcher can afford against a hitter of that caliber. And as the […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/11/pitching-gets-it-done-behind-offense/feed/ 12 Final: Pirates 5, Cardinals 2 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/10/first-pitch-pirates-cardinals-9/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/10/first-pitch-pirates-cardinals-9/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:07:38 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=20941 Four hours to first pitch… Game: Pirates (50-35) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (56-30), 7:07 p.m., PNC Park Pitchers: RHP Gerrit Cole (12-3, 2.28) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (6-4, 2.53) TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Online: Gameday / Multimedia / Media notes Pregame notes 5:52: Starling Marte was on the field this afternoon taking early swings on the […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/10/first-pitch-pirates-cardinals-9/feed/ 337 Pirates buoyed by having big three up next http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/10/pirates-buoyed-by-having-big-three-up-next/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/10/pirates-buoyed-by-having-big-three-up-next/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2015 04:01:53 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=20921 Jeff Locke started strong Thursday night in the Pirates’ 4-1 loss to the Cardinals at PNC Park, but he was derailed by a fifth inning in which St. Louis scored four runs, three of which were unearned after Jordy Mercer booted a potential double-play ball. That was that. But the Pirates are in still in good shape […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/10/pirates-buoyed-by-having-big-three-up-next/feed/ 12 Final: Cardinals 4, Pirates 1 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/09/first-pitch-pirates-cardinals-8/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/09/first-pitch-pirates-cardinals-8/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:07:52 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=20761 Four hours to first pitch… Game: Pirates (50-34) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (55-30), 7:07 p.m., PNC Park Pitchers: LHP Jeff Locke (5-4, 4.15) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (9-3, 2.70) TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Online: Gameday / Multimedia / Media notes Pregame notes 5:34: Starling Marte was not on the lineup card this afternoon and the Pirates are evaluating him […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/09/first-pitch-pirates-cardinals-8/feed/ 311 Analysis: Cardinals (role) model of consistency http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/09/analysis-cardinals-are-role-model-of-consistency/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/09/analysis-cardinals-are-role-model-of-consistency/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:19:18 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=20746 Two teams in Major League Baseball woke up Thursday with at least 50 wins. They play in the same division, and they’re playing each other this weekend. The Cardinals roll into PNC Park for four games with the Pirates in each team’s final series before the All-Star Break, St. Louis holding a a 4 1/2-game […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/09/analysis-cardinals-are-role-model-of-consistency/feed/ 15 Harrison has thumb surgery, out seven weeks http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/08/harrison-out-seven-weeks/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/08/harrison-out-seven-weeks/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2015 23:10:45 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=20635 The Pirates will be without Josh Harrison for seven weeks after he underwent thumb surgery Wednesday. Dr. Thomas Graham, a hand specialist with the Cleveland Clinic, repaired a torn ulnar collateral ligament in the thumb on his left hand that was injured during an awkward slide Sunday. Harrison had sounded cautiously optimistic earlier in the […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/08/harrison-out-seven-weeks/feed/ 31 Final: Pirates 5, Padres 2 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/08/first-pitch-pirates-padres-3/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/08/first-pitch-pirates-padres-3/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:05:09 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=20514 Four hours to first pitch… Game: Pirates (49-34) vs. San Diego Padres (39-47), 7:05 p.m., PNC Park Pitchers: RHP Charlie Morton (6-2, 4.30) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (3-9, 4.06) TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Online: Gameday / Multimedia / Media notes Pregame notes 5:32 p.m.: Starling Marte is out of the lineup again. Clint Hurdle said […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/08/first-pitch-pirates-padres-3/feed/ 235 Polanco’s patient process finally pays off http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/08/polancos-patient-process-pays-for-pirates/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/08/polancos-patient-process-pays-for-pirates/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2015 06:29:46 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=20564 On Monday night at PNC Park, Gregory Polanco saw more pitches, 17 in three plate appearances, than any of the Pirates against the Padres’ James Shields. But the dividend of his approach was a 1-for-4 night. On Tuesday, he saw four or more pitches in four of his five plate appearances, for a whopping one-man […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/08/polancos-patient-process-pays-for-pirates/feed/ 56 Final: Pirates 3, Padres 2 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/07/first-pitch-pirates-padres-2/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/07/07/first-pitch-pirates-padres-2/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:00:39 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=20494 Four hours to first pitch… Game: Pirates (48-34) vs. San Diego Padres (39-46), 7:05 p.m., PNC Park Pitchers: LHP Francisco Liriano (5-6, 2.99) vs. RHP Tyson Ross (5-7, 3.63) TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Online: Gameday / Multimedia / Media notes Pregame notes 6:03 p.m.: Starling Marte is out of the starting lineup again […]

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