PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen has left the Pittsburgh Pirates’ game against the Houston Astros with an apparent right shoulder injury in the eighth inning.

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Finally, the Pittsburgh Pirates got a glimpse of what their rookies are capable of doing, even if it was only a sliver of what they expect soon.

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Finally, the Pittsburgh Pirates got a glimpse of what their rookies are capable of doing, even if it was only a sliver of what they expect soon. Their fans seemed to most enjoy another seldom-seen sight: an animated manager John Russell. Pedro Alvarez’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run and the Pirates withstood rookie Carlos Santana’s big game to beat the…

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A livid John Russell energized both the 29,845 on hand at PNC Park and his team in the eighth inning of Sunday's series finale.

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PITTSBURGH In the Pirates clubhouse late Thursday night, Garrett Jones held his right thumb and index finger less than one-quarter inch apart. One grain, he moaned. It was the estimated distance that Jones got under a Matt Thornton fastball in the eighth inning.

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DETROIT (AP) – Miguel Cabrera hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.

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