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2 days ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Don Kelly era got underway this weekend and the Pittsburgh Pirates took two out of three games from the Atlanta Braves under his leadership. Kelly was promoted from bench coach after it was announced on Thursday that Derek Shelton had been relieved of his duties after five-plus seasons as manager. There was a little bit of everything during Kelly’s first series. He won in his managerial debut on Friday night and was ejected in his second game on Saturday.

2 days ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates celebrated Mother’s Day with a 4-3 walk-off win over the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park. Joey Bart played the hero by driving in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth after Carmen Mlodzinski delivered 5.2-shutout innings in his best start of the year. The Pirates (14-27) will now begin a six-game road trip starting with the National League East-leading New York Mets (26-15) on Monday night.

3 days ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | John Perrotto

PITTSBURGH – Joey Bart’s father was a star athlete at Burrell High School. However, the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher got his competitive drive from his mother. “She’s pushed me harder than anybody, way harder than my dad,” Bart said. “When I was young, she came after me and saw something in me. I can’t take that for granted. As well as my brothers, too, three boys. “Love my dad. He’s an awesome guy, hell of a ballplayer, but she’s the one that really pushed us.

3 days ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 3-2 by the Atlanta Braves in 11 innings at PNC Park on Saturday. Matt Gorski tied the game in the bottom of the eighth, but the Pirates came up empty in extras while Atlanta scored on Chase Shugart’s wild pitch in the 11th. The Pirates (13-27) will look to take down the Braves (19-20) and earn a series win in the rubber match on Sunday.

4 days ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

PITTSBURGH — It’s hard to draw many conclusions about the type of manager Don Kelly will be after two games. Kelly managed his first game on Friday night after replacing Derek Shelton, who was fired on Thursday. The Pirates snapped a seven-game losing streak for Kelly’s first managerial victory with a 3-2 win at PNC Park in his debut. Kelly’s second game as Pirates’ manager, however, was cut short. One day after getting his first win, he checked off another first.