Just call Corey Hertzog the Pittsburgh Riverhounds' utility man. The striker continues to add to his goal count this season — and not just with his feet. Saturday, Hertzog scored the game-winning goal for the Riverhounds against the Charleston Battery with his head. That header, which occurred in the second half's stoppage time, was assisted by captain Kevin Kerr and gave the Riverhounds 2-1 win and all three points on the road. The game started out with a goal from the Battery when ... Read More
Archives for April 2017
Pirates raise Jolly Roger for first time this season with win over Braves
Raise it! For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have something in the win column after Friday's 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park in the home opener. Pittsburgh (1-2) lost its first two games of the season to the Boston Red Sox, and a scheduled third game was rained out. Ivan Nova got the start for the Pirates and allowed just one run on six hits in six innings. It was his first Opening Day start of any sort, and he struck out four and gave up no walks. Mike ... Read More
Surprise, surprise, Ben Roethlisberger is returning for 2017
No real surprise here: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will return for the 2017 season after previously mulling retirement. Roethlisberger took to Twitter to say the following: Informed the team I am looking forward to my 14th season. Steeler Nation will get my absolute best! — Ben. — BigBen7.com (@_BigBen7) April 7, 2017 Roethlisberger has played 13 seasons with the Steelers. After Pittsburgh's loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game, ... Read More
Columbus Crew SC loan defender Lalas Abubakar to Riverhounds
With their defender numbers dwindling, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds turned to their MLS counterpart for some help. The Columbus Crew SC sent defender Lalas Abubakar to the Riverhounds on a “match-to-match” basis loan. Pittsburgh defender Gale Agbossoumonde will be out for this weekend’s match against the Charleston Battery due to two cautions and a red card last Saturday against FC Cincinnati. Also expected to miss this Satuday's match is defender Ryan Adeleye, who is dealing with a lower-body ... Read More
Third game of Pirates-Red Sox series postponed due to rain
After dropping the first two games of the series to the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates won't have a chance to get one back just yet. The third game of the series, scheduled for Thursday at 1:35 p.m. ET, has been postponed due to rain. The game has been rescheduled for next Thursday, April 13, at 2:05 p.m. The Pirates will be coming off a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds and will be heading to Chicago to take on the Cubs on April 14. Pittsburgh's next game will now ... Read More
Red Sox outlast Pirates 3-0 in 12-inning pitcher’s duel
The Pittsburgh Pirates never had a runner in scoring position in Wednesday night's game — yet it still took 12 innings for the Boston Red Sox to get the 3-0 win. With one out in the bottom of the 12th, Boston catcher Sandy León drilled a ball 359 feet to deep left center, scoring Jackie Bradley Jr. and Pablo Sandoval, both of whom got on base via walks given up by Pittsburgh reliever Antonio Bastardo. León made a base running error in the third inning that could have had the game ended ... Read More
Fifth inning derails strong Opening Day start for Gerrit Cole, Pirates
In the first four innings of Monday's season opener against the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates starter Gerrit Cole gave up one hit and one walk on 50 pitches. But all that was derailed in one frame. In the fifth inning, Cole faced all nine of Boston's batters and gave up five runs on six hits. Those five runs were all the Red Sox would need to take home the “W” on opening day at Fenway Park, beating the Pirates by a final score of 5-3. That fifth inning started innocuously enough when ... Read More
Riverhounds fall to FC Cincinnati, 1-0, at Highmark Stadium
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds opened their season last weekend against the reigning USL champions, the New York Red Bulls II, with a draw. This week, however, they weren’t as lucky with the final score. Saturday at Highmark Stadium, the Riverhounds fell to FC Cincinnati, a new rival club, by a 1-0 final score. Pittsburgh had a bit of a conundrum when Gale Agbossoumonde was shown a red card in the 42’ minute. Agbossoumonde, who joined the team right before the start of the season, was shown ... Read More