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The Pirates' Charlie Morton finished his 2009 memorably, mowing down the Chicago Cubs for a four-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory this afternoon at Wrigley Field, easily the finest outing of his young career.

A series against the cellar-dwelling Pittsburgh Pirates was supposed to be the "last stop" for the Los Angeles Dodges in clinching their division, right? Not so fast, when it is in Pittsburgha 'as the New York Mets found out in 2006.

Another ninth-inning meltdown by Matt Capps did not cost the Pirates a victory Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

's two-run single for an error that allowed the winning run to score, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for four in the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers 6-5 and prevent Los Angeles from clinching the NL West title Sunday.

And so after a long spell of losing, the Pirates somehow manage to win "the bullpen game." The unorthodox combination of Jeff Karstens, Donnie Veal, Steven Jackson, Jesse Chavez, and Matt Capps shut down the Dodgers tonight, holding them to just one run on seven hits.

Pirates closer Matt Capps shuts down the Los Angeles Dodgers in order in the ninth inning to get the save in a 3-1 win last night at PNC Park.

Pirates closer Matt Capps has a 5.79 ERA this season. Matt Capps , the Pirates' mostly struggling closer, has been spending extensive time with pitching coach Joe Kerrigan trying to come up with explanations for his 5.79 ERA, .325 opponents' batting average and five blown saves in 30 chances.

Matt Capps blew a save in the 9th and sent the game into extra innings. Phil Dumatrait did the same in the 13th and lost the game.

The Pirates must win eight of their final 18 games this season to avoid reaching 100 losses for the first time since 2001, the year PNC Park opened.

Every outing, every inning, every at-bat continues to be a battle for closer Matt Capps, who has no trouble characterizing what this tumultuous season has been like: "It's been real tough," said Capps, who blew one save in the Pirates' just-completed series against the Dodgers.

Zach Duke, Matt Capps and Phil Dumatrait are linked this season by their frustrations.

A pair of losing streaks came to an end for the Pirates on Sunday at Minute Maid Park as left-hander Paul Maholm shut down the Astros in a 2-1 win.

Paul Maholm tossed eight scoreless innings today as the Pirates beat the Houston Astros, 2-1, and snapped a five-game losing streak.

Is the Joel Hanrahan who's working these days out of the Pirates' bullpen the same right-hander who was shelled so often this season for the Washington Nationals.

I was running late. As usual. Due to my impeccable time management skills, I parked my car at 12:24 PM.

Pujols makes Capps feel pain Cardinals 2, Pirates 1 Slugger gains measure of revenge after being drilled last month.

It had been long expected that the Pirates might make history this weekend, but who thought it would be something to relish? Ross Ohlendorf, in the team's most riveting pitching performance in recent memory, struck out a career-high 11 last night at PNC Park, including the fanning of all three St.

Albert Pujols lead off the 10th inning with his second career pinch-hit home run, and the St.

Matt Stairs will forever be remembered by Phillies fans for his historic two-run pinch-hit homer against the Dodgers in Game 4 of last year's National League Championship Series.

A cell phone vibration from my left pants pocket interrupted my viewing of "District 9" Tuesday night.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been Major League Baseball's "tradingest" team in the past two years, having "turned over" all but a handful of players that they had since new management took over in 2007.