Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf strikes out side on 9 pitches against Cardinals

September 19th, 2009 Blanco's sac fly leads Padres past Pirates 2-1PITTSBURGH — Henry Blanco hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday. In a game between two teams a combined 49 games under .500, two of the runs were scored without the benefit of a hit.

September 5th, 2009 Pujols' pinch HR leaves Pirates 1 short of recordPITTSBURGH — Albert Pujols lead off the 10th inning with his second career pinch-hit home run, and the St. Louis Cardinals withstood Ross Ohlendorf's dominating start to beat Pittsburgh 2-1 on Saturday night and leave the Pirates one loss short of an unwanted record.

August 26th, 2009 McCutchen's 2-run homer rallied Pirates, 6-4PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen made up for a defensive gaffe earlier in the ninth inning by hitting a game-ending two-run homer off closer brad Lidge and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Tuesday night. In a game in which both closers couldn't hold leads, the Pirates tied it against Lidge (0-6) on singles by Luis Cruz and pinch-hitter Brandon Moss, and right fielder Jayson Werth's error for misplaying Moss' hit.

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August 17th, 2009 Pirates-Cubs postponed because of rainCHICAGO — The Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs game was postponed because of rain Sunday. The game was called after a delay of 3 hours, 15 minutes.

August 12th, 2009 Ohlendorf leads Pirates over Rockies, 7-3DENVER — Ross Ohlendorf pitched solidly into the seventh inning, Andrew McCutchen stole three bases and scored three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 on Tuesday night to end an eight-game losing streak. Troy Tulowitzki, who had five hits, seven RBIs and hit for the cycle Monday night, homered in his first at-bat Tuesday, and Carlos Gonzalez also homered for the Rockies.

August 6th, 2009 Drew helps streaking Arizona rally for winPITTSBURGH — Stephen Drew hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and the streaking Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Wednesday night. Pinch-hitter Alex Romero also had a tying RBI single in the eighth for Arizona, which has won four in a row and six of seven.

July 26th, 2009 Upton, Davis lead Diamondbacks past Pirates 7-0PHOENIX — Justin Upton homered and drove in three runs, and Doug Davis rebounded from his worst start of the season with six sharp innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 7-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Upton's two-run homer into the left-field seats off Ross Ohlendorf broke a scoreless tie in the fourth, after Stephen Drew led off with a double.

July 5th, 2009 Nolasco Ks 12, leads Marlins over PiratesMIAMI — Apparently, all Ricky Nolasco needed to return to his winning ways was a trip to the minors. Nolasco struck out 12 in eight innings to win his fourth consecutive start, and the Florida Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday.

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June 15th, 2009 Wild Willis walks 8, Pirates win 6-3PITTSBURGH — Dontrelle Willis fought with his control for the third consecutive start by walking eight in 3 2-3 innings, leading to all of Pittsburgh's scoring, and Robinzon Diaz drove in three runs to help the Pirates beat the Tigers 6-3 on Sunday. Ross Ohlendorf (6-5) limited Detroit to one run and two hits over six innings for his first victory since May 18, leaving after throwing 91 pitches.

June 10th, 2009 Braves rally to beat Pirates 4-3ATLANTA — Derek Lowe pitched seven solid innings and Yunel Escobar hit a two-run single in the seventh, carrying the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. The Braves won their third straight game — matching the season high — and were probably just glad to get it done in regulation.

June 4th, 2009 Mets-Pirates game rained outPITTSBURGH — The New York Mets' scheduled game against the Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed by rain Wednesday night. A makeup game is scheduled for 12:35 p.m.

May 30th, 2009 Moehler's complete game leads Astros past PiratesPITTSBURGH — Brian Moehler pitched his first complete game in nearly nine years and rookie Edwin Maysonet homered while going 4 for 4 and driving in four runs, helping the Houston Astros end a seven-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Moehler, who had a 27.00 ERA in his two most recent starts in PNC Park, was two outs away from his first shutout in almost 10 years, or since Aug.