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Burnett and it doesn't matter at seven. Burnett must be stoked to be representing the NL in next week's All-Star Bunt Off.

Hefner and Morton. Game underway. Pedro just homered to put the Pirates up 2-0.

Pirates are pacing themselves now. No need to win the division by ten games. Moore and Liriano at seven.

Straily and Gerrit Cole at seven in this match-up of first tier teams.

Not starting this on West Coast time, obviously. Pirates down 2-0 in the seventh.

Now on their longest losing streak of the season, the Pirates get back stopper and bunting champion A. J. Burnett just in time. Villanueva...

Cutch, Pedro, Grilli, and Locke all made the All-Star Team .

Morton and Jackson at 4.

Liriano and the best team in baseball take on Samardzija and the hapless Cubs at four.

Stargell ectoplasm propels the Pirates , writes Spike Vrusho.

Happy 4th of July. Beer fort is decked with plenty of patriotic BUNTING. Heh heh. Hamels and Cole at one-thirty. Tailgate just underway.

Pirates getting their second chance to continue their 19 game winning streak. No score in the third. Lannan and Locke pitching.

Pirates are going for their 19th straight win tonight as they take on the lower-division Phillies. Lannan and Cumpton at seven.

Game just underway, no score after 1. Kyle Lohse and Charlie Morton are pitching.

Not even tucking in this morning. More liquid first place on tap as we tailgate (off the hovercraft) for tonight's bender. Hand and Li...

Turtwig vs. Cole at seven. Brewers praying for rain.

Ninth overall pick Austin Meadows will sign with the first place PBC today, joining 14th overall pick Reese McGuire, who become BA's #3 ...

You don't want to walk and talk about Jeanmar, just want to see his face.

Beer fort (now hovercraft) has made its way up the coast. Locke and Saunders at ten.

Charlie Morton and Joe Blanton at 3:30. Blanton will be gunning for his 11th loss.