Game 116: Padres at Pirates

Liriano and Stults underway. Bucs down 2-1 in the second.

Game 115: Padres at Pirates

Kennedy tries to stop the Vanimal, starting soon. Bucs are just 1.5 games back with the hated Brewers and Cards facing the first place Dodgers and Orioles, respectively. Prepare to untuck.

Game 114: Marlins at Pirates

Game underway. No score in the bottom of the third.

Pirates are two games back and need another win here.

Game 113: Marlins at Pirates

Locke and Koehler starting shortly. PBC still 2.5 games back.

Game 112: Marlins at Pirates

Hand and Morton, about to start.

Game 111: Pirates at Diamondbacks

Liriano continues his gradual return to WS MVP form at four.

Cahill will try for Arizona.

Off day tomorrow.

Game 110: Pirates at Diamondbacks

Bucs are up 8-3 in the bottom of the ninth as Frieri tries to either finish the game or break somebody else's hand.

Game 109: Pirates at Diamondbacks

Nuno and Volquez later tonight with the playoffs on the line. Bucs 2.5 games back.

Game 108: Pirates at Diamondbacks

Locke and Collmenter at 9:40.

Last series of this West coast road trip.

Trade deadline

One rumor recently overheard has All-Star Josh F. Harrison, Ernesto Frieri, Chris Stewart, and Michael Martinez to the Red Sox for Lester and a player to be named later.

Scrimmage

No game today, just a meaningless scrimmage, so it doesn't matter what happened. In other news, the Cards got destroyed 12-1.

Game 106: Pirates at Giants

Frankie and Hudson underway. Bucs are up 3-0 in the second after JFH and Bickle both went yard.

The Brewers lost earlier, so the PBC are 1.5 games out of first. Prepare to untuck.

Game 105: Pirates at Giants

The Vanimal takes on Bumgarner in a likely NLCS Game 4 preview. Morel starting at third as Pedro practices throwing at widest side of Beer Fort barn.

Game 104: Pirates at Rockies

Morales and Volquez at four with the playoffs on the line.

Game 103: Pirates at Rockies

Locke and Matzek at 8.

Pirates are six over .500 and three games out of first. The Cards are up on the Cubs and the Brewers get started with the Mets in an hour.

Game 101: Pirates at Rockies

Charlie Morton takes on Jimmy Anderson again tonight. Bucs three games back.

Game 100: Dodgers at Pirates

Frankie and Haren tonight in a likely NLCS preview.

Game 99: Dodgers at Pirates

After Polanco and Bickle drive in runs to put the PBC up 7-4, Cutch just got beaned. Prepare for fisticuffs.

Game 98: Dodgers at Pirates

Volquez and Ryu tonight. PBC 1.5 games out.

Game 97: Rockies at Pirates

Rockies up 2-0 in the top of the first.