CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Saturday's Interleague roundup: Jason Bay, Raul Chavez and Jose Bautista each hit two-run homers, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates extend the Toronto Blue Jays' season-high losing streak to seven games with a 6-3 win.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Jason Bay of Trail, B.C., Raul Chavez and Jose Bautista each hit two-run homers, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates extend the Toronto Blue Jays' season-high losing streak to seven games with a 6-3 win Saturday night.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Jason Bay, Raul Chavez and Jose Bautista each hit two-run homers, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates extend the Toronto Blue Jays' season-high losing streak to seven games with a 6-3 win Saturday night.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
PITTSBURGH -- Jason Bay, Raul Chavez and Jose Bautista each hit two-run homers, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates extend the Toronto Blue Jays' season-high losing streak to seven games with a 6-3 win Saturday night.
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
The Post-Gazette: There is no sign that the lunatics are running the asylum, but it should not be dismissed that the Pirates' pitchers -- unwittingly, in most cases -- played a role in management's decision to keep Raul Chavez and demote Ronny Paulino. There had been a sense most of the season that pitchers felt uneasy throwing breaking pitches in certain situations, particularly with a runner on...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Wednesday's NL roundup: Zach Duke allowed two runs over 7 2/3 innings and Raul Chavez drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros.
Raise the Jolly Roger! (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
How about Zach Duke? 7.2 innings and just 2 runs. He's been ultra-consistent this year, actually, and is our 2nd best starter right now, behind Dumatrait. A really good start for him. -------- The offense woke up a little but. Raul Chavez continued the plea for Paulino's demotion by driving in 3 runs. McLouth and LaRoche had the other two. ------ Marte got the last out in the 8th and Capps pitched...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Zach Duke allowed two runs over 7 2-3 innings and Raul Chavez drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night. Duke (3-4) gave up seven hits, struck out two and walked two. He was lifted after...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Zach Duke allowed two runs over 7 2-3 innings and Raul Chavez drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Zach Duke allowed two runs over 7 2-3 innings and Raul Chavez drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
PNC Park | 7:05 | Duke vs. Roy Oswalt | Box Raul Chavez drove in three runs for the first time since September 26, 2004 when he was with Houston. His two run single in the fourth put the Pirates up 3-1 and a sac fly in the 8th gave the Pirates an insurance run. Bucs [...]
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
I'd do it if I were them: The Pirates are contemplating keeping catcher Raul Chavez on the roster once Ryan Doumit is ready to return this weekend, and part of those ongoing discussions is the possibility of optioning Ronny Paulino to the minors. Such a move, if it comes to pass, would represent a precipitous fall for Paulino, the team's starting catcher in 2006-07 until Doumit took most of the playing...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Raul Chavez started at catcher Tuesday, his fifth start in the past six games.
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Believe it or not, this was the first time the Bucs were shut out this season. There wasn't anything too noteworthy on the Pirates' end -- Raul Chavez threw out a couple of runners, Phil Dumatrait and Tyler Yates yet again gave up fewer runs than you'd expect based on their strikeout and walk numbers, and the Pirates only managed five hits, including four singles and a double by Jack Wilson . By the...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
-P- (UPDATE: Naturally, this bit was written before Paulino's explosion today. I think he's just trying to make me mad.) You know, I'm not saying Raul Chavez -- who made two starts in a row earlier this weekend -- should stick with the Pirates after Ryan Doumit returns, but is it crazy that it actually occurred to me that Chavez might be a better backup for Doumit than Ronny Paulino is? Paulino is...
