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Juan Nicasio was exceptional during spring training for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicasio makes his Pirates debut Wednesday night when the Pirates try to complete a three-game season-opening sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park. Nicasio signed a one-year deal with the Pirates in December with the expectation that he would bolster an already strong bullpen. Continue to Article

April 06, 2016 12:39:am EST

It was a promising start to what could end up being an insufferable season for the Cincinnati Reds, though it came against the only team that won fewer games a year ago. In a matchup of two rookie-laden clubs in a rebuilding season, a pair of young hurlers take the mound Wednesday night as the Reds seek their sixth straight victory over the lowly Philadelphia Phillies. Cincinnati entered this season with its young pitching staff a major question mark, though it was the Phillies' relievers that failed late on opening day Monday at Great American Ball Park. Continue to Article

April 05, 2016 2:14:pm EST

Clayton Kershaw was brilliant on opening day, holding San Diego to one hit in seven innings and striking out nine to lead rookie manager Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers to a record-setting 15-0 victory against the Padres. It was the most lopsided opening day shutout in major league history. The previous mark was a 14-0 win by the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds in 1911, according to STATS. Continue to Article

April 04, 2016 10:42:pm EST

Zack Cozart had three hits and a tying sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and Votto followed with a bases-loaded single that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in a Monday opener matching the majors' worst teams last season. The Reds scored five times in the eighth against Philadelphia's work-in-progress bullpen. Jay Bruce completed the rally with a two-run single in front of 43,683 fans, the largest regular-season crowd in Great American Ball Park history. Continue to Article

April 04, 2016 8:40:pm EST