2 July 2008, 9:57 pm
While preparing for a game in Louisville, Ky., Steve Pearce was told he'd making the one-hour, 45-minute car ride to Cincinnati. Pearce had been chosen as the team's replacement for Matt Capps, who is out with a shoulder injury, on the 25-man roster.... read more
2 July 2008, 9:19 pm
John Van Benschoten would be left in long enough to record just seven outs, but the Pirates rode a multi-homer game from Xavier Nady to come out on top Wednesday night, 9-5, in a slugfest against the Reds at Great American Ball Park.... read more
2 July 2008, 6:59 pm
While the Pirates digest the news of being without Matt Capps for the next two months, manager John Russell has already begun deciding on his plans to make up for the loss of their closer.... read more
2 July 2008, 5:59 pm
The Pirates learned on Wednesday that they will be without closer Matt Capps for at least the next eight weeks after a magnetic resonance angiogram done on Capps' right shoulder revealed bursitis and showed an internal rotational deficit as well.... read more
1 July 2008, 10:22 pm
John Van Benschoten will arrive at the ballpark after having spent the night in his own home, which is just across the Ohio River, in nearby Ludlow, Ky. The right-hander grew up about 12 miles east of Cincinnati, in the suburb of Milford.... read more
1 July 2008, 9:36 pm
After watching their bullpen twice wash away leads, the Pirates tagged Reds reliever David Weathers for two runs in the 11th inning on Tuesday as they finally put away a 6-5 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park.... read more
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