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PHOENIX — There has been no movement by either side in the stalled contract talks between the Pirates and infielders Freddy Sanchez and Jack Wilson. The non-waiver trading deadline is 4 p.m. Friday. Both players are battling injuries — Sanchez is wearing a light brace on his gimpy left knee and Wilson’s still bothered by [...]

PHOENIX — How about that play last night by shortstop Jack Wilson? In case you missed it, Wilson fielded a ball in left field and threw out Augie Ojeda, who was trying to stretch a double into a triple. “Do I get an outfield assist for that?” Wilson joked. • The non-waiver trade deadline is [...]

PHOENIX — Freddy Sanchez is on the field now, testing his sore left knee. He’s wearing a small wrap on the knee and has been penciled into the lineup for tonight’s game. “We’ll see how it goes,” Sanchez said as he grabbed he glove and headed for the tunnel. Jack Wilson (hamstring) also is back [...]

PHOENIX — Second baseman Freddy Sanchez is out of the lineup tonight with what manager John Russell described as an “achy” knee. “I had planned on giving him a day off (during the road trip),” Russell said. “He should be fine (Saturday).” Sanchez is on pace to get 629 plate appearances this season. He needs [...]

PHOENIX — Left-hander Phil Dumatrait — remember him? — will make a rehab start Sunday for Class A State College. Dumatrait has been out all year recovering from shoulder surgery. Tuesday, Dumatrait made his first rehab outing for the GCL Pirates and threw 56 pitches in 4 innings. • It’s a solid show of faith [...]

It’s a much nicer night at PNC Park. The first pitch between and Pirates and the Brewers is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The Pirates beat the Brewers on Monday night for the first time in 18 games, and they’ll go for two in a row tonight. It’ll be interesting to see if there will be [...]

If you’ve looked out your window, you’d know why we’re in a rain delay at PNC Park. The first pitch between the Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers was scheduled for 7:05 p.m.. Obviously, that hasn’t happened. It’s coming down pretty hard and thunder and lightning was striking often. That has slowed down a bit. The tarp [...]

GM Neal Huntington said contract talks with several of the team’s unsigned draft picks “have hit a little bit of a wall.” Some of the turbulence is coming from the commissioner’s office, which is unhappy the Pirates want to pay over slot. “(MLB) can’t stop us from doing it, but there is a process we’re [...]

Contract negotiations between the Pirates and infielders Freddy Sanchez and Jack Wilson are at a standstill — and might be over. The Pirates made Sanchez an offer of $10 million for 2010-11, provided he give up his $8.5 million option for next season. Wilson was offered a two-year, $8 million deal with a club option [...]

Matt Capps has endured turbulent ninth innings in his past two outings. Last night, he gave up back-to-back singles to start the inning, but escaped unscathed to nail down his 20th save. A week earlier against Philly, Capps yielded five runs, including a pair of homers, and took the loss. Anxious grumbling at the start [...]