Chase d'Arnaud

MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Andrew McCutchen rarely misses a game with an injury. When the star center fielder does, everyone in the Pirates' organization holds their breath. McCutchen was held out of Sunday's 1-0 win over the...

NEXT: Astros (Lucas Harrell 3-4, 5.11) at Pirates (Jeff Locke 3-1, 3.15) --LHP Jeff Locke will start Sunday against Houston in the finale of the three-game series. Locke has won his last three decisions since losing his first start of the season April...

The Sports Xchange 05/19/2013 MLB Note - Houston Astros Harrell, Lucas NEXT: Astros (Lucas Harrell 3-4, 5.11) at Pirates (Jeff Locke 3-1, 3.15) ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Houston Astros Elmore, Jake --INF Jake Elmore...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Reliever Mark Melancon dubbed the Pirates' bullpen as "The Shark Tank" early this season on Twitter and the nickname is catching on. The Pirates' relievers have even have developed a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates passed the quarter pole of the season Thursday night with their 7-1 win over Milwaukee. Through 41 games, they are 24-17. That puts them on pace to finish the season...

It's long enough after the fact now that Travis Snider can admit he didn't really catch that blooper a couple of seasons ago at Triple-A Las Vegas. Snider made a diving attempt in center field, but the ball hit the ground and hopped into his mitt. "I...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Maybe Pirates' outfielder Jose Tabata isn't a bust after all. It once looked as if the Pirates made an awful decision in signing the outfielder to a six-year, $15-million contract...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Manager Clint Hurdle likes to call catcher Russell Martin a "game changer." The Pirates found out what they had been missing when Martin returned to the lineup Tuesday night and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The stiff neck that caused Russell Martin to miss six of the seven games the Pirates have played proved not to be serious enough for the catcher to be placed on the disabled list....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates will have one of their key players back in the lineup Monday night when they open a four-game home series against Milwaukee. Second baseman Neil Walker will be activated...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Pirates' lefty Francisco Liriano says he is ready to go after sitting out spring training and the first six weeks of the regular season. He is scheduled to be activated from the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates are missing three-quarters of their 2012 rotation in 2013. However, it hasn't held them back so far. Right-handers Jeff Karstens and Charlie Morton have been on the...