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Byline: Chris Adamski Jun. 27Would a 24-year-old recent former top prospect with 30 career MLB starts be an adequate fit for addressing the Pittsburgh Pirates' depleted depth at starting pitcher? [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Jun. 24Whenever Paul Skenes is pitching, the Pittsburgh Pirates can't roll out their Sunday lineup. Even if it is actually a Sunday. The Pirates learned that lesson [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Jun. 22Taking the hill Saturday at PNC Park vs. the Tampa Bay Rays one outing removed from walking a career-high four batters, Jared Jones did not inspire [...]

Byline: Don Rebel Apr. 25Mt. Lebanon senior David Shields missed the first few weeks of the season battling mononucleosis, a viral infection that causes a sore throat and fever, often [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Jul. 15The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to make yet another high-profile promotion of one of their top prospects, as Saturday afternoon manager Derek Shelton confirmed rumors that [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden Eventually, a Washington Nationals pitcher was going to end his team's embarrassing and seemingly impossible streak - 43 straight games without the starter earning the win - [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski March 05-- Mar. 5--Josh Bell, Cole Tucker, Bryan Reynolds and Adam Frazier homered, but Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers allowed 16 earned runs in 17 innings in losing two [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty ATLANTA - Stephen Strasburg had to do it. There was really no way out. He prefers to dominate from the mound, duck into the tunnel between innings, [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty BALTIMORE - Beyond Juan Soto's towering homer, and Anthony Rendon's run-scoring doubles, and the rare comfort of a lopsided win, the Washington Nationals got a welcomed development [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty BALTIMORE - Beyond Juan Soto's towering homer, and Anthony Rendon's run-scoring doubles, and the rare comfort of a lopsided win, the Washington Nationals got a welcomed development [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Paul Goldschmidt drove in two runs against Mets starter Noah Syndergaard, who had better luck at the plate than on the mound, hitting a home run with [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty CHICAGO -- It looked like a replay for Patrick Corbin, as if his actions followed a set order, as if this had somehow started to become routine: [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Feb. 26--LAKELAND, Fla. -- Jacob Stallings was catching Tyler Glasnow in the bullpen before the Pirates' game against the Detroit Tigers and felt like the right-hander was [...]

HOUSTON -- For decades, the best relievers in the major leagues received a trophy topped by the silver hat of a ''fireman.'' The quaint term still flickers, faintly, around baseball. [...]

Byline: Jorge Castillo CHICAGO - Daniel Murphy found out Stephen Strasburg was starting Game 4 on Wednesday when his wife texted him. Bryce Harper found out when he showed up [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes WASHINGTON - Sean Doolittle punched and berated his baseball glove as he marched off the mound Thursday night, knowing full well that his first blown save in [...]

Byline: Jon Meoli KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Closer Mychal Givens allowed a two-run, walk-off home run to Kansas City Royals leadoff man Whit Merrifield to give the Orioles a 5-4 [...]

Byline: Jorge Castillo LOS ANGELES -- Every once in a while, the baseball schedule gifts a scene like the one at Dodger Stadium on Friday night, when a regular season [...]

Byline: Jorge Castillo It was the third inning of the Washington Nationals' 5-3 loss Sunday afternoon, and Lucas Giolito seemed to have survived the turbulence. The Nationals' top prospect had [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola May 15--The Milford (Ohio) High School baseball coach knew the truth almost immediately. His team was destined to lose its 2013 district championship game against Mason. The [...]

The roots of one of the most agonizing pitches in Mets history date to February 2013. LaTroy Hawkins, then in the autumn of a 21-year career, arrived at camp in [...]