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Early mountain too much for Pirates to climb, as they make late charge but lose to Brewers

PITTSBURGH — Roansy Contreras screamed into his glove before flipping it up in the air out of frustration. The scowl on Johan Oviedo’s face as he walked slowly toward the Pirates dugout said plenty. Tucupita Marcano picked his bat up over his head and thought for a second about slamming…

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Carlos Santana’s electric walk-off homer sparked an amazing Pirates dance party on home plate

This Carlos Santana walk-off Pirates homer sparked the BEST dance party.

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Carlos Santana clobbers walk-off home run as Pirates nab surprise win against Brewers

PITTSBURGH —Just when you thought a sweep of the Padres had the Pirates back and feeling good about themselves, they do something like this.

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Air quality concerns delay Pirates game, cause tempers to flare between players, MLB

Baseball has often been described as a kids game.

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MLB fans roasted the Padres after a jaw-dropping blunder led to their fifth straight loss

The Padres remain an embarrassment.

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Pirates mount improbable comeback in improbable game, sweep away Padres

PITTSBURGH — Jack Suwinski thought about the question for a second and laughed: When was the last time he hit leadoff? Tampa last year, Suwinski eventually recalled (correctly). As far as his last single ... well, different story.

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Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen Called Out MLB for Decision to Play Through Wildfire Smoke

The veteran outfielder didn’t agree with the league’s decision to play games through wildfire smoke that is once again affecting the northeast this week.

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Pirates’ offensive resurgence suddenly looks like more than just smoke

PITTSBURGH — It may have been tough to see through the cloudy haze that enveloped Pittsburgh throughout the day on Wednesday and well into the night. But if you squinted hard enough, peering through the smoke, you saw that productive offense had returned to the North Shore.

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Joe Starkey: The kids could salvage this Pirates season

I'm not necessarily saying this would produce winning baseball. But it would be compelling. It would keep us interested in the Pirates as Steelers season approaches.

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'I still want to be here': Pirates' Andrew McCutchen addresses report of possible trade scenario

PITTSBURGH — Pirates fans probably didn't need another reason to laugh or smile after Tuesday's 9-4 victory against the Padres at PNC Park, but Andrew McCutchen provided one anyway, cracking a joke in light of an absurd trade rumor from Monday that involved the franchise's most popular player in decades.

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Jason Mackey: Examining which LSU star makes most sense for Pirates atop MLB draft

PITTSBURGH — The NCAA baseball season ended Monday night with LSU topping Florida in Game 3 of the College World Series. Now comes the real intrigue, at least locally.

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Pirates enjoy long-awaited offensive outburst during route of Padres

PITTSBURGH — When the San Diego Padres clustered five hits and scored three runs in the top of the second inning on Tuesday night, it felt like another disastrous night looming for the Pirates.

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Ron Cook: MLB is bursting at the seams with young stars, exciting storylines

PITTSBURGH — Remember when the Pirates were the talk of baseball? When the sport buzzed about their shocking 20-8 start? It seems like a lifetime ago now, doesn't it? The Pirates have gone 15-34 since. They have turned back into laughable losers.

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Jason Mackey: What's wrong with the offense and more key questions amid the Pirates' tailspin

Hitting coach Andy Haines has become a popular target for fan frustration amid plenty of Pirates struggles: losses in 12 of 13 after Sunday's shutout — their 10th, tied for an MLB high — plus ranking 28th in runs (72) and 29th in OPS (.626) this month.

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Morel of the story: Young Cubs slugger — 24 on Saturday — has Home Run Derby potential

In London, Christopher Morel will seek his 14th home run since being called back up on May 9 and his 25th of the season, including the gangbusters month-plus he spent at Triple-A Iowa. But why stop there?

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Cubs’ sweep of Pirates complete — and London is calling

The Cubs, on a 10-2 tear, have it going heading into a two-game set against the Cardinals.

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SI:AM | The Topsy-Turvy NL Central

The Cardinals aren’t used to being in this position.

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So far, ‘Stro’ good: Cubs beat Pirates 4-0 as Marcus Stroman wins seventh straight start

Stroman’s 1.29 ERA during this stretch makes one wonder if the 32-year-old ever has been better.

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Pirates’ offense remains quiet during 4-0 loss to Cubs, as losing streak reaches season-high 8

PITTSBURGH — Four hours before the Pirates would host the Cubs for the second game of their series at PNC Park, team president Travis Williams was giving a tour through the team’s revamped clubhouse store along Federal Street.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs ‘rookie’ Seiya Suzuki isn’t down on his luck despite hard-hit balls not dropping

The 92.7 mph average exit velocity Suzuki brought into Tuesday night topped the Cubs and, according to Baseball Savant, ranked in the 93rd percentile across the majors.

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Jason Mackey: After Henry Davis debuts, will Pirates keep dipping down to the minors for help?

PITTSBURGH — The two ovations actually sounded somewhat similar, Andrew McCutchen leading off the first inning and Henry Davis two frames later. Although they were drafted 16 years apart and several genres separate their choices in walkup music, the importance of McCutchen and Davis to this franchise is hard to…

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Cubs beat Pirates 8-0 for eighth win in last 10 games

The Cubs didn’t have to hammer young Osvaldo Bido — who was making his second career start — to get to him. Instead, they stayed back on pitches and repeatedly took him right up the middle. As a good offensive team does?

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Henry Davis Delivers Storybook Moment in First Major League At-Bat for Pirates

It didn’t take long for the former No. 1 draft pick to live up to the hype.

Chicago Sun-Times

World Series talk in the Cubs’ clubhouse? You’d better believe it … sort of

Also: Marcus Stroman weighs in on likely All-Star nod.

Sports Illustrated

Former No. 1 MLB Draft Pick Finds Out About Big-League Call-Up in Heartwarming Way

The catcher was delightfully caught off guard when he received word that he was headed to The Show.

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