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A pair of fifth starters will have a pretty high standard to meet on Saturday night, when the New York Mets host the Miami Marlins in the middle contest of a three-game series at Citi Field. Rookie Mets right-hander Robert Gsellman is scheduled to face Marlins left-hander Adam Conley in a battle of teams who have already received three strong efforts from their starting pitchers in the first four games of the season. Marlins left-hander Wei-Yin Chen earned the win in the series opener Friday, when he allowed one run over six innings in a 7-2 victory. Continue to Article

April 08, 2017 3:25:am EST

Saturday is an adjustment on the fly for Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Chad Kuhl, who makes his season debut when he starts against the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park. Things were falling beautifully in place before his scheduled start Thursday afternoon against Boston got wiped out by a rain postponement. It comes with our game," Kuhl said Friday. Continue to Article

April 07, 2017 9:30:pm EST

Saturday is an adjustment on the fly for Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Chad Kuhl, who makes his season debut when he starts against the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park. Things were falling beautifully in place before his scheduled start Thursday afternoon against Boston got wiped out by a rain postponement. It comes with our game," Kuhl said Friday. Continue to Article

April 07, 2017 9:30:pm EST

David Freese and Francisco Cervelli hit back-to-back home runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their home opener in snow flurries, beating the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Friday. Freese and Cervelli went deep off reliever Josh Collmenter leading off the fifth inning. Nova (1-0) permitted just an unearned run over six innings in his first start since signing a three-year deal in the offseason to stay with the Pirates, who acquired him from the New York Yankees last summer. Continue to Article

April 07, 2017 4:53:pm EST