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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.

Matt Loede, steelersgab.com

While it seems like James Harrison is not getting any better with his knee injury, on the good news front, it appears that safety Troy Polamalu is. “It feels much better,” Polamalu said in today’s Post-Gazette about his hurting calf that has kept hi…

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…

Roger Schlueter, MLB.com

With his 10 strikeouts vs. the Pirates on Friday, Homer Bailey became the first Reds pitcher since Jim Maloney in 1969 to notch double-digit K's while tossing a no-hitter.

CNNSI.com

Homer Bailey threw the seventh no-hitter in the majors this season, leading the Reds to a 1-0 win over the Pirates. Now the question is where he slots in the rotation, writes Joe Lemire.

Gerry Dulac, post-gazette.com

Troy Polamalu is recovering from an injury that kept the seven-time Pro Bowl safety out of the past two games for the Steelers.