GERRIT COLE NEWS

Pirates beat Giants on Marte's walk-off HR; Kang goes deep twice

Starling Marte hit a solo home run off George Kontos with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

AUGUST 22, 2015

Bumgarner homers again as Giants top Pirates, close in on first

PITTSBURGH (AP) The San Francisco Giants brought in Marlon Byrd to help an offense in serious need of jolting.

AUGUST 22, 2015

Wild-card SPs: No-brainers, tossups and dilemmas facing contenders

Greinke or Kershaw? Lester or Arrieta? Harvey, deGrom or Syndergaard? These are just a few of the tough choices that contenders might have t...

AUGUST 20, 2015

Hellickson, 4 relievers pitch D-backs past Pirates

Jeremy Hellickson (9-8) allowed one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings while striking out four and walking one. He had gone 0-4 with an 8.67 ERA in his previous six road starts si...

AUGUST 18, 2015

Wacha gets first crack at Giants since NLCS ... well, you know

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha will face the Giants for the first time since giving up Travis Ishikawa's pennant-clinching homer in the ninth inning in Game 5. Wacha pit...

AUGUST 17, 2015

Wacha gets better of Cole as Cardinals beat Pirates 4-2

Yadier Molina tripled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning when right fielder Gregory Polanco missed an attempted shoe-top catch and Michael Wacha got his 14th win to tie for th...

AUGUST 13, 2015

If you like pitching, Wacha vs. Cole is the matchup of the day

The St. Louis Cardinals, who can move 33 games above .500 for the first time since finishing 100-62 in 2005, have won seven straight meetings with the Pittsburgh PIrates at Busch S...

AUGUST 12, 2015

Iglesias shuts down Pirates, Reds win 4-3

Eugenio Suarez had a sacrifice fly and an RBI double off 14-game winner Gerrit Cole, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their home-field succe...

AUGUST 2, 2015

Royals' Volquez knows these Pirates -- he was one a year ago

Edinson Volquez played a significant role in getting Pittsburgh to the playoffs last season, but his final start for the Pirates was an unin...

JULY 22, 2015

Dyson's two-run single lifts Royals past Pirates 3-1

Since Alex Gordon went on the disabled list, the Kansas City Royals have won seven of 10 with Jarrod Dyson and Paulo Orlando replacing him in left field.

JULY 22, 2015

Royals need a strong start as Vargas returns to rotation

After being swept by one of baseball's worst teams, the Pittsburgh Pirates broke out against the AL's best club. They can secure a series vi...

JULY 21, 2015

2015 MLB first half awards

The 2015 season has reached the halfway point, but before we look ahead to the second half, Trade Deadline and playoff races, let's take one...

JULY 17, 2015

Pirates' Cole gets engaged sister of Giants' Crawford

Pirates' Cole gets engaged

JULY 17, 2015

Should we be surprised that minor league prospects are skipping Triple-A?

Fowler talked to Gerrit Cole and Frank Thomas on the wave of minor league prospects skipping Triple-A

JULY 16, 2015

At the turn: Five teams that will play big roles in second half

Here are five teams that -- on the field or through their front offices -- will have an outsized influence on Major League Baseball throughout the second half.

JULY 16, 2015

Pirates shine in All-Star Game

Pirates shine in All-Star Game

JULY 15, 2015

Lynn roughed up a bit as Cardinals fall to Pirates 5-2

Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings to become the major leagues' first 13-game winner and Neil Walker had a two-run homer among his three hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat t...

JULY 11, 2015

Lynn-Cole matchup makes Cards-Pirates must-see TV

Gerrit Cole has had one of the best first halves ever by a Pittsburgh pitcher, and he has one more opportunity to cement himself in the club's record books. The Pirates might need...

JULY 10, 2015

MLB Quick Hits: Cano's bat finally wakes up

The Mariners' second baseman has been hot lately.

JULY 10, 2015

Pirates will have four representatives at All-Star Game

Pirates will have four representatives at All-Star Game

JULY 7, 2015

Davis and Herrera make it six Royal All-Stars, and Moose still has a shot

A record six Kansas City Royals were picked for the game, with players electing pitcher Wade Davis, and AL manager Ned Yost of Kansas City s...

JULY 7, 2015

Three more Cardinals are All-Stars, and Martinez still has a shot

The St. Louis Cardinals top the NL All-Star roster with five players: Starters Jhonny Peralta and Matt Holliday will be joined by catcher Yadier Molina and pitchers Trevor Rosentha...

JULY 7, 2015

Shields, Burnett face off in Padres-Pirates opener

A.J. Burnett is walking batters at the lowest frequency of his career, and that aggressive approach is fueling his renaissance season. James...

JULY 6, 2015