By Tom Singer and Steven Petrella The fanfare for No. 12 prospect Tony Sanchez will be muted, compared to the drum rolls for other Pirates No. 1 Draft choices like Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker, Pedro Alvarez and, most recently, Gerrit Cole. …read more
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By Tom Singer The Bucs stormed to a 9-2 romp over the Cardinals in front of 32,084 — a PNC Park record crowd for a non-holiday Monday night game. Pedro Alvarez ripped Jake Westbrook’s first pitch to him for a three-run homer that capped a four-run first, and Francisco Liriano pitched four-hit ball for seven innings. …read more
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By Tom Singer Jordy Mercer’s walk-off single with two outs in the 11th inning gave the Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Mets on Friday night at PNC Park. Pedro Alvarez belted a two-run homer and Charlie Morton pitched seven solid innings. …read more
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By Steven Petrella David Wright picked Carlos Gonzalez, Bryce Harper and Michael Cuddyer for the Chevrolet Home Run Derby originally, leaving fans from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, among others, unhappy. But Gonzalez pulled out because of a finger injury, so Wright appeased the Steel City faithful by replacing him with Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez. …read more
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By Tom Singer In baseball’s ideal scheme, the corners of the infield are power positions, and the Pirates are in good position to live up to that blueprint with third baseman Pedro Alvarez and first baseman Garrett Jones.
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