Final: Pirates 5, Cardinals 0 (box) WP: A.J. Burnett (1-2, 2.63 ERA) LP: Shelby Miller (2-1, 1.96 ERA) A.J. Burnett was perfect through 5 1/3 innings and carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning. His only two blemishes were a hit by pitch and a double to Carlos Beltran. He also struck out eight batters
Game 3: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs (1-1, T-1st in NL Central) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1-1, T-1st in NL Central) Game Time: 12:35 ET (Tickets) Probable Starters: CHC – Travis Wood (0-0, 0.00 ERA) PIT – James McDonald (0-0, 0.00 ERA) James McDonald makes his first start after posting a 4.19 ERA in five spring training starts. Last season against
Wandy Rodriguez shines in Pirates’ two-hit shutout over Cubs
Final: Pirates 3, Cubs 0 (box) WP: Wandy Rodriguez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) LP: Edwin Jackson (0-1, 3.60 ERA) SV: Jason Grilli (1, 0.00 ERA) MVP: Wandy Rodriguez (.248 WPA) Wandy Rodriguez picked up right where he left off this spring as he tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings, giving up just two hits. He struck out
Game 2: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs (1-0, 1st in NL Central) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (0-1, T-4th in NL Central) Game Time: 7:05 ET (Tickets) Probable Starters: CHC – Edwin Jackson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) PIT – Wandy Rodriguez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Historically, Wandy Rodriguez gets out of the gate fast. He has a career 2.95 ERA in the month of
Burnett K’s 10 in Opening Day loss to Cubs
Final: Cubs 3, Pirates 1 (box) WP: Jeff Samardzija (1-0, 0.00 ERA) LP: A.J. Burnett (0-1, 4.76 ERA) SV: Kyuji Fujikawa (1, 0.00 ERA) A.J. Burnett struck out ten batters in his first career Opening Day start, but it wasn’t enough as the Cubs scored two runs in the first inning on an Anthony Rizzo
Opening Day: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs (0-0, T-1st in NL Central) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0, T-1st in NL Central) Probable Starters: CHC – Jeff Samardzija (0-0, 0.00 ERA) PIT – A.J. Burnett (0-0, 0.00 ERA) “Now we play games that mean something. It’s time to go.” – A.J. Burnett A.J. Burnett for the first time in his career will