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McCutchen halts slump with walk-off blast in ninth

Tom Singer, MLB.com

A night after Reds right-hander Homer Bailey hurled the first no-hitter in Pittsburgh, and against the Pirates, in 41 years, Andrew McCutchen's solo homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the Bucs a 2-1 walk-off thriller on Saturday at sold-out PNC Park.

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

The Phillies have had a pretty miserable year, but it hasn't been outlandishly miserable. In their division, the Mets have more histrionic fans and suffered a worse collapse. In their state, the Pirates had a historically sad season that culminated in g…

Mark Townsend, yahoo.com

Friday night was quite the crazy night in Major League Baseball. On the east coast, we had a no-hitter from Reds right-hander Homer Bailey, which established a new modern record with seven no-no's in one season and also guaranteed the Pirates wouldn't h…