By Jay Cohen The Associated Press CHICAGO — Buck Leonard. Charlie “Chino” Smith. Turkey Stearnes. Baseball players and fans alike are learning more about the Negro Leagues after the statistics for more than 2,300 players — historic figures like Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, ...
The Associated Press DETROIT — The game between the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed on Tuesday because of storms in the area. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader starting at 12:40 p.m. today. Left-hander Tarik Skubal (6-1, 2.25) and righty Jack Flaherty (1-4, 3.84) are expected to start the doubleheader for the Tigers, while right-hander Jared Jones (3-4, 3.05) and righty Paul Skenes (1-0, 2.25) will pitch for Pittsburgh. Skenes, the first overall pick in the 2023 draft, will be making his fourth career start on his 22nd birthday. Meanwhile, the ...
By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation began the season as a question mark. Two months later, it’s quickly becoming an exclamation point. And it’s not just Paul Skenes, the rookie with the 100 mph stuff, the retro mustache, ...
PITTSBURGH — Ronald Acuña Jr. was lost for the season in the Braves’ 8-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning on Sunday after he injured his left knee in the first inning, and Atlanta won behind Chris Sale. Acuña, the reigning NL MVP, led off with a double to right-center field off Martín Pérez. With Marcell Ozuna at the plate, Acuña started toward third on a stolen base attempt and his left knee gave way. Acuña remained down for several minutes while being treated, pointing at his left leg before walking off under his own power. Wearing a brace on his knee ...
By John Perrotto The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Nick Gonzales drove in a career-high four runs and Bailey Falter carried a shutout into the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 11-5 on Friday night. Falter (3-2) had a 20-inning scoreless streak over three ...
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Matt Chapman homered for the third straight game, this one a three-run drive during an eighth-inning rally, and the San Francisco Giants spoiled a solid start by Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes to surge to a 7-6 win on Thursday. Chapman went deep off Hunter Stratton (1-1), and Brett Wisely delivered a go-ahead single off Aroldis Chapman five batters later as the Giants overcame a big deficit for the second time in less than 24 hours. San Francisco trailed by five early in a 9-5 extra-inning victory on Wednesday. The Giants were down 6-2 ...
