by Jack Moore | CBSSports.com (5/12/2013) Pirates shortstop Clint Barmes hit his second home run Sunday against the Mets.
Barmes's solo shot was off Mets phenom Matt Harvey despite hitting .219/.265/.302. He was 2 for 4 Sunday.
Clint Barmes enjoys day games
by Adam Moore | CBSSports.com (5/4/2013) Pirates shortstop Clint Barmes belted his first home run Saturday against the Nationals. Barmes ripped the two-run shot over the center-field fence in the fifth inning off starter Stephen Strasburg.
He also singled and scored in the third inning and finished 2 for 3 with two RBI and two runs scored in a 5-4 defeat.
Barmes, who is batting .192 on the year, is hitting .363 ( 8 for 22) with one home run, one double and four RBI in day games.
Clint Barmes connects for second double
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (4/4/2013) Pirates shortstop Clint Barmes recorded his second double of the season Thursday against the Cubs. He finished 1 for 2 and is batting .286 (2 for 7) with no RBI through three games.
Tweaks in swing help Barmes
by Nando Di Fino | Senior Fantasy Writer (1/8/2013) Pirates shortstop Clint Barmes, who finished 2012 with a .229 average and 16 doubles in 455 at-bats, told the Tribune-Review on Monday that he adjusted his swing halfway through last year, and hopes that the changes he made will help him get off to a much better start in 2013. “I was trying to get my legs more involved, which slowed everything down and (put) my timing off,” Barmes said. “It was a grind. I dug myself into a pretty deep hole and had to spend the rest of the year trying to climb out.”
