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Polanco homers as Pirates top Twins Gregory Polanco homered and had three hits, Clay Holmes and the bullpen held down the scuffling Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed successful trip by beating Minnesota 6-2 Sunday. The Canadian Press Gregory Polanco , The Canadian Press MINNEAPOLIS — Gregory Polanco homered and had three hits, Clay Holmes and the bullpen held down the scuffling Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a successful trip by beating Minnesota 6-2 Sunday. Pittsburgh is back to .500 at 11-11 after a 1-6 start. “It’s a te...

Apr 26, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gregory Polanco homered and had three hits, Clay Holmes and the bullpen held down the scuffling Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a successful trip by beating Minnesota 6-2 Sunday. Pittsburgh is back to .500 at 11-11 after a 1-6 start. “It’s a testament to the way we play, testament to how we have to play,” manager Derek Shelton said. “We have to play fundamental baseball. We have to do little things.” Starter Wil Crowe, activated before the game, allowed one run and four hits but needed 81 pitches to get through four innings. Holmes (1-0) ...

By MIKE COOK Associated Press Apr 26, 2021 —AP Photo/Craig Lassig   Pittsburgh Pirates Bryan Reynolds hits a double in front of Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver during the first inning, Sunday, in Minneapolis. Craig Lassig  Pittsburgh Pirates' Phillip Evans, right, celebrates with designated hitter Todd Frazier after scoring on a hit by teammate Colin Moran against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig) Craig Lassig  Minnesota Twins pitcher Matt Shoemaker throws against the Pittsbu...

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Offseason acquisition and cheap one-year-contract 38-year-old J.A. Happ bewitched, bothered and bewildered the Pirates’ lineup tonight. He only got three strikeouts in his 7.1 innings — but he was only pulled after Pittsburgh finally recorded their first hit. A truly goofy-looking high swing by Willians Astudillo managed to sneak over the left-field wall, and that would be all Minnesota needed for a better-than-Wednesday win. Inning-by-inning recap: 1: Three easy outs for Jock Armpit Happ. Luis Arraez leads off for the Twins with a patented Arraez sing...

Evans denied Baddoo, Pirates beat Tigers 4-2 with 2-run 8th Pirates take the series, 2 games to 1 Share Updated: 4:29 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021 WTAE Pirates take the series, 2 games to 1 Share Updated: 4:29 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021 - Phillip Evans kept Akil Baddoo's drive to left field in the park in the seventh inning to help Pittsburgh escape a jam, and the Pirates scored twice in the eighth to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Thursday.Colin Moran and Erik González hit RBI singles with two outs in the eighth.With the score tied at 2, Baddoo nearly put the Tigers ah...