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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said after Tuesday's game that he might be onto something. Whatever he was trying to do -- whether he was really mad at first base umpire Alan Porter or trying to ignite a team that had lost 12 of 14 -- it worked. The Pirates won when trailing after eight innings for the first time since July 12, 2014 -- a stretch of 140 games. Continue to Article

September 14, 2016 1:20:am EST

Right-handed pitcher Tanner Roark burst upon the major league scene in 2014 as he won 15 games as a member of the Washington Nationals starting rotation. Last year he spent most of the year in the bullpen as the team signed Max Scherzer to a free agent contract prior to the 2015 campaign. Roark returned to the rotation this year and on Wednesday afternoon he will have a chance to tie a career high as he goes for his 15th win of the year against the New York Mets. Continue to Article

September 14, 2016 1:14:am EST

Sean Rodriguez is having his most productive big league season yet, and he had a memorable blast Tuesday night to keep the Pittsburgh Pirates' slim postseason hopes alive. Rodriguez had a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh remained six games behind the Mets for the second NL wild card. Continue to Article

September 14, 2016 12:39:am EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed ace right-hander Gerrit Cole on the 60-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation, ending his once promising season. Continue to Article

September 13, 2016 11:59:pm EST

Al-Jazeera America is asking a judge to dismiss defamation lawsuits filed by two Major League Baseball players over statements made in the broadcaster's documentary about performance-enhancing drugs in sports. Lawyers for the news organization and for Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals and Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies were scheduled to appear Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington. Continue to Article

September 13, 2016 3:41:pm EST