A back-and-forth Sunday afternoon contest that totaled over four hours of baseball culminated with a 10-7 Washington Nationals victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates held a 7-5 lead going into the eighth inning with set-up man Felipe Rivero (1-5) on the mound against his former team. From the beginning, Rivero couldn't impose his will against those he previously called his teammates. Everything went down hill after a leadoff walk to Stephen Drew, which brought up pinch-hitter ... Read More
Archives for September 2016
Glasnow hopes to make most of starting opportunity
After clinching the NL East on Saturday night, it'll be a quick turnaround for the Washington Nationals who face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon to determine who wins this late-season series. Tyler Glasnow (0-1, 4.11 ERA) will start today's game for the Pirates as Steven Brault, who was scheduled to toe the rubber, will have his turn in the rotation skipped. Brault will be available as a bullpen option, but manager Clint Hurdle wanted to give Glasnow another chance to start before ... Read More
Riverhounds fall to FC Cincinnati, 1-0, in season finale
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds finished off their 2016 USL season Saturday night with a loss to FC Cincinnati, in a close 1-0 contest that was decided on a penalty kick in the 31' minute. Pittsburgh defender Willie Hunt was called for a handball in the box, and FC Cincinnati's Sean Okoli buried his pk. The Riverhounds pushed and had several opportunities, but it wasn’t enough to get past FC Cincinnati goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt (who finished the night with just one save) and his ... Read More
Pirates’ defensive miscues helps Nationals clinch NL East
When Washington Nationals president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo hired Dusty Baker as the team's manager, fans were unsure of what to think. Baker had been out of baseball for two seasons and was tasked with getting a team considered a National League favorite back into the playoffs after a surprise absence in 2015. After Saturday night's 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates — and with a little help from a 10-7 Philadelphia Phillies victory over the New York ... Read More
Pitt squanders late lead in 37-36 loss to UNC
The Pittsburgh Panthers led the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for 59 minutes and 58 seconds of the ball game Saturday afternoon. However, a UNC score and a made extra point with two seconds left was what mattered in the end, and the Tar Heels won, 37-36. Pitt (2-2) dominated for most of the afternoon — the Panthers held the ball for 40:09 compared to the Tar Heels' 19:51 — and had a 13-point lead with less than seven minutes to play. But the Tar Heels overcame the long odds to stave ... Read More
Cheers & Jeers: Penn State gets Big Housed by Michigan
The Penn State Nittany Lions got routed by the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines, 49-10, Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, MI. Here are the game's “Cheers and Jeers.” Cheers Gillikin's Island— Freshman punter Blake Gillikin was the standout player of the game for the Nittany Lions, especially in the first half. As a result of the Nittany Lions having a severe problem moving the football, Gillikin was called upon early and often. Gillikin finished the game with six punts and 270 yards for an average of ... Read More
Pirates pregame: Pirates continue playoff push
After an 11-inning 6-5 victory Friday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates will host the second contest in a three-game series against the Washington Nationals. Ivan Nova (12-7, 4.19 ERA) will face the Nationals' Joe Ross (7-5, 3.48 ERA) in tonight's pitching match-up. Nova is coming off his worst start as a Pirate in which he pitched all of three innings allowing five runs on 10 hits against the Cincinnati Reds. PNC Park has treated Nova well as he is 3-0 with a 2.03 ERA in four total starts. He ... Read More
Goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap to retire at end of season
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have announced goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap will retire following the 2016 USL season. The club announced the news only a couple hours before the Riverhounds were set to face FC Cincinnati in the team’s final game of the season (the Hounds didn’t qualify for the USL playoffs.) Gilstrap has made more than 100 appearances for the Riverhounds (102), making him one of 10 players to do so with the club. Gilstrap didn’t start his career with the Riverhounds, but he did ... Read More
Goaltender Matt Murray to miss 3-6 weeks with broken hand
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford announced today that goaltender Matt Murray will miss three-to-six weeks with a broken hand. According to a press release, the 22-year old suffered the injury on Sept. 19 in a 4-3 loss against Team Russia in the World Cup of Hockey. In the contest, Murray allowed four goals on seven shots and was pulled in the losing effort. Murray was influential during the Penguins' Stanley Cup Championship run this summer, posting a 15-6 record with a ... Read More
Steelers’ lack of pass rush must change vs. Eagles
The Pittsburgh Steelers may have a 2-0 record for the first time since 2010, but there's an aspect of their game that's severely lacking: the Steelers have just one sack of an opposing quarterback thus far. While they had some good chances in their games against Washington and the Cincinnati Bengals — Washington QB Kirk Cousins was sacked twice against the Dallas Cowboys and Bengals QB Andy Dalton was sacked seven times against the New York Jets — the pressure from Pittsburgh's defensive ... Read More