The Pittsburgh Pirates made a peculiar roster move on Sunday. Before their game against the Minnesota Twins, the team placed promising young pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski on MLB 's Restricted List. Pirates general manager Ben Cherington spoke to reporters later to clarify why the decision was made.

Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning to give the Pirates a 6-5 victory over the Twins on Friday night.

Call it a Texas three-step. Looking to complete a sweep and win five of seven on their homestand, the Pirates relied on three players with Texas ties during a 9-3 victory over the Twins at PNC Park, with Braxton Ashcraft,

The Pittsburgh Pirates have an important part of their lineup returning.

PITTSBURGH – The Twins haven’t had many silent locker rooms this season, the types where no one speaks above a whisper, but Friday’s 6-5, walk-off loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates was one of those games.

Braxton Ashcraft punches out 11 and Nick Gonzales hits his first homer of the season in a 9-3 win over the Twins

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost a key member of their infield with an injury.

PITTSBURGH – In a game that featured a combined 27 hits, 19 runs and 10 walks, the Twins were left lamenting a single lost in the sun and a catcher’s interference call that proved costly in a 10-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Pirates front office has to be kicking themselves. Brandon Lowe would've signed a contract extension before the season. Now, he is out of Pittsburgh's price range.