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Luke Weaver becomes Yankees closer after getting cut by Reds and Mariners
NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Weaver walked onto the Wrigley Field mound last month for his big league closing debut and was far from stoic. “I couldn’t see straight. I was blacked out for the most part. I was pure adrenaline,” the New York Yankees pitcher said. “Heightened vision...
Reynolds homers twice, Pirates beat Yankees 4-2, delay NY from clinching ALCS home-field advantage
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Reynolds homered twice, including a tiebreaking two-run drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Yankees 4-2 on Friday night and delayed New York from clinching home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs. Jazz...
Ortiz pitches seven strong innings as Pirates cool off NL Central champion Brewers 2-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Liover Peguero slashed a two-run double, Luis Ortiz pitched seven strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Wednesday night. Ortiz (7-6) allowed one run on four hits with a walk and five strikeouts in seven innings. His only...
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...
Vargas' two-run double in the ninth rallies Nationals past Pirates 8-6 for doubleheader sweep
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ildemaro Vargas hit a two-run double off Aroldis Chapman in Washington’s four-run ninth inning, and the Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6 on Saturday night for a doubleheader sweep. The Nationals won 5-3 in the first game. DJ Herz pitched five hitless...
Angels' Ben Joyce throws a 105.5 mph fastball, 3rd-fastest pitch in the majors since at least 2008
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels rookie reliever Ben Joyce threw a 105.5 mph fastball on Tuesday night that was the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the third-fastest in the pitch-tracking era since 2008. Joyce's blazing fastball struck out Tommy Edman to end...
Tellez and Ortiz help the Pirates blank the AL Central-leading Guardians 3-0
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the AL Central leading Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Saturday night. Luis Ortiz (6-4) pitched six innings of one-hit ball in his first win since July 20. The right-hander struck...
Grandal hits a 2-run homer in the ninth inning as the Pirates rally past the Reds 4-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Bryan De La Cruz was hit by a pitch from Alexis Díaz (1-4) before Grandal connected for his seventh homer — a drive into...
Newcomer Josh Bell, Ketel Marte each homer twice, Diamondbacks outlast Pirates 9-8
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Bell homered from both sides of the plate in his Arizona debut, Ketel Marte also hit two home runs and the Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 on Friday night after blowing a five-run lead. Acquired Tuesday from the Miami Marlins for cash...
Gonzales hits go-ahead single in 8th, Keller allows 1 run in 7 innings as Pirates beat Cardinals 2-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning after Mitch Keller allowed one run in the first seven, and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the seventh time in eight games, 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals in a matchup of NL wild card contenders on Monday night. ...