Paul Maholm News

When the Pirates need a stopper, they call Paul Maholm. When they need offense, they call the Mets' bullpen.

Steve Pearce's bases-loaded single in the eighth broke a tie and lifted the Pirates to a 5-2 victory against the New York Mets this afternoon at PNC Park, avoiding a four-game sweep.

New Pirates outfielder Brandon Moss called PNC Park's left field huge and Fenway Park's tiny.

At least that's the way Pittsburgh Pirates southpaw Paul Maholm made it look Wednesday night against the Cincinnati Reds.

Johnny Cueto and Ian Snell will try to put an end to their first-inning struggles when they match up tonight in the finale of a 3-game set between the Reds and Pirates at PNC Park.

BBNReds-Pirates,0158 Maholm pitches Pirates past Reds 5-2 Eds: APNewsNow. Pirates 5, Reds 2. PITTSBURGH Paul Maholm pitched eight innings and Jason Michaels and Brandon Moss homered to lead the Pittsburgh ...

Jason Davis will get at least one more turn in the Pirates' starting rotation. After that, it's uncertain how the pitching staff will shake out.

One of the biggest positives to come out of the Pirates' past three games is the success of their starting pitching.

Steve Pearce's one-out double in the top of the 12th inning drove in the winning run, as the Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0, in the opener of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park.

Looking to add bullpen help, the Phils acquired lefty reliever Scott Eyre from the Cubs in exchange for righty Brian Schlitter, a closer for Single-A Clearwater.

Nate McLouth, Ryan Doumit and Paul Maholm are the Pirates' best performers for 2008, at least among those still on the roster, and each is heading toward first-time arbitration.

The Cubs won with small ball, and that usually means Reed Johnson had a big day.

The Pirates went down quietly today, losing 5-1 against the Chicago Cubs. After a run of superb outings, left-hander Paul Maholm has been roughed up in two of his past four starts.

This probably isn't what you want to hear -- unless, of course, you want to hear the truth.

The linescores Sunday afternoon for Pirates left-hander Paul Maholm and San Diego Padres righty Jake Peavy were strikingly similar.

The linescores Sunday afternoon for Pirates left-hander Paul Maholm and San Diego Padres righty Jake Peavy were strikingly similar.

The linescores Sunday afternoon for Pirates left-hander Paul Maholm and San Diego Padres righty Jake Peavy were strikingly similar.

The linescores Sunday afternoon for Pirates left-hander Paul Maholm and San Diego Padres righty Jake Peavy were strikingly similar.

The linescores Sunday afternoon for Pirates left-hander Paul Maholm and San Diego Padres righty Jake Peavy were strikingly similar.

The linescores Sunday afternoon for Pirates left-hander Paul Maholm and San Diego Padres righty Jake Peavy were strikingly similar.