Pittsburgh Pirates

Niese: 'I Did A lot Of Preparation'

Mets Pitcher Jon Niese discusses his 3-1 win over the Pirates.

Shields changes it up in Rays win

The Tampa Bay Rays inched closer to the top of the AL East standings with a dramatic 5-4, extra-inning walk-off win against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rays victory coupled with the Orioles’ loss earlier means Tampa Bay is just a game back in the division after Wednesday’s games.

Pirates' offense lifeless in 3-1 loss to Mets

Fantasy Focus Baseball: Stopgap Pitching Options

Michele Steele and Eric Karabell discuss five pitchers to consider as stopgap options in fantasy, including Philip Humber

Verlander Loses No-No

Tim Kurkjian and Aaron Boone break down Justin Verlander's one-hitter against the Pirates.

Parting Shot: A Crazy Night Of Baseball

Bob Ryan recaps all of the incredible baseball action from Wednesday, May 2nd. On that day, Jered Weaver tossed a no-hitter and 28 players hit home runs... none of them were named Albert Pujols.

Dickey Has His Knuckler Under Control Vs. Bucs

From Elias: R.A. Dickey struck out 11 batters without issuing a walk in the Mets' 3-2 win at Pittsburgh. Following in the footsteps of stars such as Dwight Gooden, Sid Fernandez, and David Cone, Dickey became only the second Mets pitcher in this century to strike out more than 10 batters in one game without allowing a walk. The other was Chris Capuano, who did it last season.

Mets 3, Pirates 2

Mets 3, Pirates 2

Mets ride Dickey to 3-2 win over Pirates