Left fielder Ryan Braun learned there was no structural damage in his stiff back after undergoing hospital tests on Monday, then flew from Milwaukee to Pittsburgh and hit a tying, two-run double in the eighth inning against the Pirates.

The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.

Johnny Cueto limited the Pirates to four singles while striking out nine during eight dominating innings, and Ramon Hernandez drove in three runs to lead Cincinnati past Pittsburgh 5-0 on Sunday for another road series victory.

Nate McLouth’s run-scoring single allowed Pittsburgh to stop a 22-inning scoreless streak in a span of only three batters and the Pirates held on to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 on Saturday night as Ross Ohlendorf won his third in a row.

Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt still hasn’t watched a tape of the Cardinals’ loss to Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl.

Bronson Arroyo bounced back from his worst start of the season to limit Pittsburgh to four singles over eight innings, a slumping Brandon Phillips homered and the Cincinnati Reds ran the Pirates’ scoreless innings streak to 22 with a 4-0 victory Friday ni

A private group’s measure of the manufacturing sector’s health shows slower contraction in April than in the previous month, a possible sign that the economy is stabilizing.

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has apologized for a television ad in which he takes credit for cutting two taxes that were required to be cut by a state team that oversees the city’s finances.

A defense contractor wants an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Pittsburgh-area soldier who was electrocuted while showering in Iraq.

Slippery Rock University will hold a separate graduation for 22 students who recently returned from Mexico.