Jonathan Sanchez

When Jeremy Guthrie came to Baltimore as a member of the Kansas City Royals last August it wasn’t his turn to pitch. So he watched four games, signed autographs and soaked in the atmosphere from the visiting side. On Thursday night, the right-...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Emergency starter Gomez pitches Pirates past Mariners PITTSBURGH -- Jeanmar Gomez thought he was going to spend Tuesday night in the bullpen, ready to come into the game early if struggling right-...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 4, Mariners 1 PITTSBURGH -- Understudy Jeanmar Gomez played quite the leading role Tuesday night for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gomez pitched five scoreless innings after being pressed...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates are soon going to have two more pitchers than rotation spots and it will be interesting how they sort things out. Left-hander Francisco Liriano is tentatively...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH One month of Jonathan Sanchez was enough for the Pirates. The left-hander was designated for assignment Tuesday, one night after giving up two runs in 2 1/3 innings in a relief...

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SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Pirates at Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers have won 12 of their last 15 games in large part because of their eight-game home winning streak. They will attempt to improve that mark Wednesday and complete their third straight...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates could be adding a veteran right hander to their bullpen in time for the weekend series with Washington that begins Friday night in Pittsburgh. Jose Contreras continues...

MILWAUKEE _ One day after being completely dominated by Clayton Kershaw, the Milwaukee Brewers' offense took out its frustrations on the Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching staff. The result was a season-high five home runs and nine extra-base hits in a 10-4...

To find out what it's like to play for the Pirates at Miller Park, Wandy Rodriguez could have shoved bamboo shoots under his fingernails. Or stepped on a thumbtack. Or stuck his head in a bee's nest. Instead, Rodriguez went out to the mound and pitched....

When Jeff Locke exited his April 18 start against the Braves, it appeared the Pirates had yet another question mark in their rotation. There already were concerns about James McDonald's decreased velocity, and there was a glaring lack of production from...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Brewers 10, Pirates 4 Brewers 10, Pirates 4: Jean Segura sparked a five-run first inning with a two-run blast as host Milwaukee continued its recent domination of Pittsburgh. Yovani Gallardo (3-1) homered for the second time...