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Elly De La Cruz hits a 3-run homer for his 25th of the season as Reds pound Pirates 7-1
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer, drove in four runs and scored twice to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. De La Cruz, who had three hits, joined Eric Davis and Barry Larkin as the only Reds players with 25...
De La Cruz steals 100th career base, Reds win 8-3 and assure Pirates 28th losing season in 34 years
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz joined Vince Coleman and Rickey Henderson to become the third player to steal 100 bases in his first two seasons since the modern rule was adopted in 1898, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh 8-3 on Friday night to assure the Pirates their sixth straight...
Better than Babe Ruth? Ohtani's feats make the superstar a legend even among MLB peers
If baseball fans are lucky, Shohei Ohtani's greatness in the batter's box and maybe even on the pitching mound could be on display for at least another decade. But in the minds of many, the 30-year-old is already on the shortlist of the sport's all-time legends. The...
Grandal homers, Gonzales gets an RBI single in the 8th to push Pittsburgh past St. Louis 3-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yasmani Grandal homered, Nick Gonzales drove in the winning run with a single in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Pirates starter Luis Ortiz allowed two runs on five...
Walker's 3-run double, homers from Winn and Donovan lead Cardinals to 10-5 win over Pirates
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Walker hit a bases-loaded double to highlight a six-run seventh inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night in the third game of a four-game series. “It was a fastball up,” Walker said. “It...
Lance Lynn keeps Pirates' bats quiet in 3-1 win for Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn threw six strong innings in his 100th appearance at Busch Stadium, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Tuesday night. Lynn (7-4) allowed one run on four hits and struck out five. He is 9-0 over his last 21...
Andre Pallante outduels Paul Skenes to lead St. Louis to 4-0 win over Pittsburgh
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andre Pallante outdueled rookie Paul Skenes, striking out a career-high nine over seven innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Monday night. “I'm very focused on me versus the hitters," Pallante said. “I'm just trying to...
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 3 hits to lead Pirates past Royals 4-3, avoid series sweep
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the fifth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Billy Cook lined a single to left to start the fifth and scored from...
Bobby Witt Jr. passes 100 RBIs for the season as the Royals beat the Pirates 5-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 100th run of the season with a solo homer in the first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Saturday. Witt also hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth and a run-scoring double in the sixth. He went 2 for 3 to...
Salvador Perez hits a 2-run homer, Alec Marsh strikes out 11 and Royals beat Pirates 8-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel hit home runs and drove in two runs each, Alec Marsh struck out 11 in 5 1/3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals snapped Pittsburgh’s four-game winning streak with an 8-3 victory over the Pirates on Friday night. Perez’s two-run...
