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Capps is crucial at a time when division closers are faltering

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The Pirates' Matt Capps is by far the youngest of the six pitchers in the NL Central who began this season as their team's closers.

The Pirates the past two weeks have made moves not only on the .500 mark -- yes, we all know that's not their real goal -- but also, in some ways, on contending in the National League Central ... (05/20/2008)

Boston's Lester throws no-hitter vs. Royals

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Red Sox starter Jon Lester delivers to the Royals' Billy Butler in the eighth inning of his no-hitter yesterday.

Jon Lester can now add pitching a no-hitter to his already amazing list of accomplishments. ... (05/20/2008)

Pirates

Pirates Notebook: Bixler shows that he belongs (05/19/2008)
Around the Majors (05/19/2008)
Baseball Notebook: Peavy out with elbow soreness (05/19/2008)
Pirates' skid against Chicago ends, thanks to McLouth (05/18/2008)
Pirates' Coonelly wants Indians back (05/18/2008)
On the Pirates: No Central logic to division (05/18/2008)
Pirates Notebook: Platoon situation developing at third (05/18/2008)
Paul Meyer's Power Rankings (05/18/2008)
Around the Majors (05/18/2008)
Baseball Notebook: Dodgers' Torre plays down lack of All-Star invitation (05/18/2008)
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)

Around the Majors

Cubs 7, Astros 2: Geovany Soto didn't get the automatic home run he deserved, but it didn't make a difference as Chicago beat Houston at Minute Maid Park. ... (05/20/2008)

MLB Notebook: A-Rod to rejoin New York to spark last-place Yankees

Alex Rodriguez is set to rejoin the slumping New York Yankees tonight after finishing his rehabilitation of a strained right quadriceps. ... (05/20/2008)

Dejan Kovacevic's Pirates chat transcript 05/19/08

(05/19/2008)

Another failed attempt at .500 for Pirates

Paul Beaty/Associated Press

The Cubs' Mark DeRosa looks up at umpire Jim Wolf after sliding safely into third base against the Pirates in the third inning yesterday.

CHICAGO -- It was a bit too brisk for a walk in the park yesterday, but the Chicago Cubs took one anyway courtesy of Pirates starter Phil Dumatrait. They took a lot of walks, actually. ... (05/19/2008)

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