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Pirates' skid against Chicago ends, thanks to McLouth

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Ronny Paulino tags out Chicago's Geovany Soto at the plate in the third inning, a play that as the game turned out was big in the Pirates' 7-6 win.

CHICAGO -- After the Pirates turned back Chicago, 7-6, yesterday, one question had to be asked. (05/18/2008)

Pirates' Coonelly wants Indians back

The Pirates are pushing to regain the Cleveland Indians as an interleague opponent. ... (05/18/2008)

Pirates

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Cubs stymie Pirates again (05/17/2008)
Pirates Notebook: Snell's struggles continue; Russell shows patience (05/17/2008)
Pirates' Lincoln to make mound return tomorrow (05/17/2008)
Baseball Roundup (05/17/2008)
MLB Notebook: Stalled talks force grievance (05/17/2008)
Cubs beat Pirates again, 7-4 (05/16/2008)
Fantasy chat transcript (05/16/2008)
Dirty Doug carries Pirates to victory, 11-5 (05/16/2008)
Pirates Notebook: Snell still seeking heat (05/16/2008)
Bay's three-run blast caps Pirates 11-5 victory (05/15/2008)
Pirates fall flat in bid for .500, lose, 5-1 (05/15/2008)
Pirates assign Meek to Class AA Altoona (05/15/2008)
Pirates Notebook: Doumit injury could have been worse (05/15/2008)
MLB Roundup (05/15/2008)
MLB Notebook: Rays' Kazmir agrees to $28.5M, 3-year extension (05/15/2008)
Pirates' Doumit out at least a month; Meek retained (05/14/2008)
Pirates rally in extra innings, but Doumit hurt (05/14/2008)
Pirates fall flat in bid for .500, lose, 5-1 (05/14/2008)
Jerry Micco sports chat transcript (05/14/2008)
Pirates Notebook: Wilson to Altoona tomorrow (05/14/2008)
A winning attitude at PNC Park for those with disabilities (05/14/2008)
Baseball Notebook: Bonds' new indictment separates perjury charges (05/14/2008)
Major League Baseball Roundup (05/14/2008)
Pirates' split foils streak, bid for .500 (05/13/2008)

On the Pirates: No Central logic to division

The Pirates-Phillies rivalry was at its height in the late 1970s and early '80s.

The commonwealth's two NHL franchises will meet again today to write the latest chapter of a long-running and increasingly vibrant rivalry. The baseball franchises? ... (05/18/2008)

Pirates Notebook: Platoon situation developing at third

CHICAGO -- The "p" word is beginning to arise in discussions about the Pirates' third-base situation. Well, questions about it, anyway. ... (05/18/2008)

Paul Meyer's Power Rankings

A weekly look at who's moving and who's losing around the majors (05/18/2008)

Around the Majors

Interleague Red Sox 5, Brewers 3: Daisuke Matsuzaka remained unbeaten, holding visiting Milwaukee to two unearned runs pitching into the seventh inning, and David Ortiz hit a three-run homer to ... (05/18/2008)

ACTIVE POLLS

ends on 5/18/2008

To what do you attribute Evgeni Malkin's offensive silence (7 shots, 1 assist) the past three games?