The hit streak ended when Jason Delay grounded into a forceout at third, but Palacios sent a 1-0 sinker 412 feet to center for his ninth home run, a three-run shot that gave the Pirates a 7-1 lead.

The losses are adding up for the Pirates (42-79), who lost their ... over the right-field wall for a three-run home run and 7-0 lead. Seager hit a two-out, two-run homer to left off reliever ...

Yet the Pirates have hit more spring training home runs than any other major-league team. It’s not even close. The Pirates belted three more home runs on Monday – two by shortstop Oneil Cruz ...

Things looked bleak early, but home ... runs in the seventh, Gilberto Celestino blasted a grand slam to left field to put the Pirates ahead 12-5. Earlier, Celestino drove in a run with a base hit ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have invited 14 non-roster players to spring training in Bradenton, Florida. Right-handed pitchers ...

With the Pittsburgh Pirates just over one month away from ... spent last season with the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants. He hit 7 home runs and had 42 RBIs while posting a ...

Now that the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a seismic shift by moving Oneil Cruz from shortstop to center field — a position switch to which they appear committed — they ...