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Pirates Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:52 PDT

Hit in the head by a line drive Wednesday, Ross Ohlendorf will not miss a start.

It's not a common storyline at any level of baseball, but that was the stance of the Pirates and Ohlendorf on Thursday morning in Denver, less than 24 hours after he was struck in the right side of the head by a Troy Tulowitzki liner. Ohlendorf remains set to make his next start Monday in Pittsburgh.

"Right now, that's what we're looking at," manager John Russell said.

Ohlendorf reported to the clubhouse in the morning with no concussion-like symptoms, but the team will continue to monitor that closely through the first 48 hours after the incident, with Russell describing Friday in St. Louis as key.

Jimenez, offense ends Rockies eight-game skid, 9-3 (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:01:53 PDT
Ubaldo Jimenez was back to All-Star form and the Rockies found their groove at the plate. It all adds up to one thing: A return to the win column for Colorado. Jimenez rebounded from two rough starts to pitch seven effective innings and the Rockies snapped an eight-game skid with a 9-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.

Power Rankings: Pitchers know their places (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 PDT
Joba Chamberlain can't throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza's no-hitter.

Pirates OF McCutchen scratched with sore shoulder (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:35:32 PDT
Pittsburgh center fielder Andrew McCutchen was scratched from Thursday's game with a sore right shoulder. Jose Tabata will start in center as the Pirates go for a sweep of the three-game series with Colorado. The Pirates say McCutchen is day-to-day. He is hitting .293 with eight home runs and 32 RBIs this season.

Ohlendorf OK morning after taking liner off head (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:58 PDT
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf says he feels fine a day after being hit in the head by a line drive and expects to make his next start. Ohlendorf says he anticipates being cleared to work out sometime Thursday. He says he feels a little sore. Ohlendorf was hit on the right side of the face by Troy Tulowitzki's line drive in the first inning Wednesday night at Colorado.

Report: Oswalt to Phillies (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:23:00 PDT
The Astors have agreed to trade Roy Oswalt to the Phillies, according to a television report out of Houston.

Pirates send Rockies to 8th straight loss, 6-2 (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:41:32 PDT
Hit in the head by a line drive, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf considered himself fortunate. Ohlendorf left after being struck on the right side of the face by Troy Tulowitzki's line drive in the first inning Wednesday night. The bruised starter was checked at a hospital and returned to Coors Field before the Pirates sent the Colorado Rockies to their eighth straight loss, 6-2.

Rockies are interested in Cubs' Theriot (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:51:58 PDT
Looks like Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryan Theriot could be moving to the Mile High City.

Duke lifts Pirates to 4-2 win over reeling Rockies (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:27:31 PDT
The faltering Colorado Rockies were fed up and frustrated as their skid climbed to seven games. They're stranding runners, giving up late runs and, in a new twist, losing players to freak injuries. Zach Duke threw six solid innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates snap a four-game skid Tuesday night with a 4-2 win over a struggling Rockies team that lost Huston Street to a bizarre injury before...

Strasburg has inflammation in right shoulder (The Canadian Press)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:55:43 PDT

WASHINGTON - Rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg was diagnosed with inflammation in his pitching shoulder after being scratched from his scheduled start for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night because he had problems warming up his prized and powerful right arm.

Without Strasburg, Nationals beat Braves 3-0 (The Canadian Press)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:55:55 PDT
WASHINGTON - With Stephen Strasburg suddenly scratched, reliever Miguel Batista was pressed into making his first start in nearly two years — and the 39-year-old journeyman was rather Strasburg-like.

Pirates recall relievers Jackson, Ledezma (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:42:30 PDT
The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled right-hander Steven Jackson and purchased the contract of lefty Will Ledezma from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. Jackson was 3-0 with a 3.92 ERA in 31 games for Indianapolis. This is his third call-up of the season. Ledezma was 0-1 with a 0.94 ERA and eight saves in 35 appearances for Indianapolis.

Phillies giving up on Oswalt? (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:46:03 PDT
Like several other teams, the Philadelphia Phillies have been trying to obtain Roy Oswalt from the Houston...

Diamondbacks aiming to make more deals (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:28:43 PDT
If it weren't for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Arizona Diamondbacks would be the worst team in the National...

Angels still looking for big bat (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:03:06 PDT
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim may have taken one of the big arms off the trade marke t by landing Dan Haren...

Pirates send down Lincoln, cut Donnelly (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:23:14 PDT
Brad Lincoln, at age 25, knew his demotion was coming. Brendan Donnelly, nearing the end of his career at age 38, never anticipated being let go. The last-place Pittsburgh Pirates revamped their pitching staff after a 6-3 loss to San Diego on Sunday dropped them 30 games below .500, optioning Lincoln back to Triple-A Indianapolis and designating Donnelly for assignment.

2 homers help Padres sweep Pirates, 6-3 (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:46:15 PDT
Two years after the Pirates won 67 games and the Padres won only 63, the opposite-coast franchises possess the National League's two lowest payrolls. On the field, they don't begin to resemble each other. Adrian Gonzalez and Chris Denorfia homered, Wade LeBlanc won for the first time in six weeks and first-place San Diego finished off its only series sweep in Pittsburgh since 1998, beating...

Latos wins 6th in row, Padres beat Pirates 9-2 (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:02:46 PDT
Opponents should know this by now: Give these San Diego Padres any opening with a mistake, an error, a walk or a balk and they'll take advantage. Extra-base hits are optional. Mat Latos pitched effectively over six innings despite giving up two solo home runs in his first start since July 8 and the division-leading Padres won for the seventh time in nine games, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Padres' 4-run 2nd leads to 5-3 win over Pirates (AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:12:43 PDT
Sounds so easy and, often enough for the surprising San Diego Padres, it is exactly that. Get the lead early and then let the bullpen finish it late. Aaron Cunningham's triple started San Diego on a four-run second inning and the first-place Padres again took advantage of an early lead and their strong bullpen to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Friday night.

Gallardo's 6 shutout innings lead Brewers (AP)
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:35:38 PDT
Yovani Gallardo returned from the disabled list and pitched like an ace at a time when the Milwaukee Brewers needed one. Gallardo pitched six shutout innings, leading the Brewers to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks both homered for the second time in the series for the Brewers, who allowed a combined 26 runs in losing the previous two...

Oswalt likes Cardinals; everyone wants pitching (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:11:00 PDT
St. Louis and Philadelphia are vying for Roy Oswalt, but every team in contention is trying to bolster their staffs.

Pirates place C Doumit on DL, recall Jaramillo (AP)
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:57:28 PDT
The Pirates placed catcher Ryan Doumit on the 15-day disabled list with a concussion and recalled Jason Jaramillo from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday. Doumit, tied for second on the team in home runs with eight and RBIs with 32, left Wednesday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning because he felt lightheaded and nauseous.

Wolf's woeful outing puts Brewers in historically bad company (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:30:16 PDT
Left-hander Randy Wolf turned in a performance Wednesday night that places the Milwaukee Brewers among one of...

Pirates OF's wife pleads guilty to kidnapping (The Canadian Press)
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:22:31 PDT
TAMPA, Fla. - A woman accused of faking a pregnancy and stealing a baby to fool her baseball player husband into thinking he was the father has pled guilty.

Baseball player's wife pleads guilty to kidnapping (AP)
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:46:17 PDT
A woman accused of faking a pregnancy and stealing a baby to fool her baseball player husband into thinking he was the father has pled guilty. Amalia Tabata-Pereira, 44, pled guilty in Hillsborough Circuit Court on Wednesday on charges of kidnapping, interference with custody and impersonating a public officer.