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Pirates vs. Astros Prediction, Odds and Probable Pitchers for Monday, July 29 (Bet on Paul Skenes)
Betting odds, pick and prediction for the Pirates-Astros matchup in MLB on Monday. One of the best matchups in Major League Baseball on Monday takes place in Houston with the Houston Astros hosting Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rookie sensation has been as good as advertised through his...
Steelers Rookie Standing Out at Training Camp
The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted linebacker Payton Wilson with the 98th overall pick with hopes he could be a big-time impact player. What wasn't there to like about Wilson? 4.43 40-yard speed, a number that is eye-popping even in the age of fast, coverage-friendly linebackers in the NFL. With training camp...
Update from Oakmont Carnegie Library
Change in this Thursday, August 1st Makerspace Hours. Normally we open at 10am, but this week we will open at 2pm. For full social media post, click here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=893817386116990&set=a.662729175892480&type=3.
Pirates, Paul Skenes to open series with host Astros
Locked in a traffic jam of National League wild-card contenders, the Pittsburgh Pirates averted a three-game series sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks and built some momentum before facing the host Houston Astros. Thanks in large part to pinch-hit doubles from Rowdy Tellez and Joey Bart that tied...
Sources: Red Sox acquire Pirates RHP Priester
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff Writer Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Follow on X The Boston Red Sox acquired right-hander Quinn Priester from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday, sources told ESPN, adding depth to a sputtering pitching staff as they battle for a wild card spot. The Pirates received prospect Nick Yorke in the exchange of former first-round picks. Priester, who turns 24 in September,...
Pirates' phenom Paul Skenes notches 100th strikeout in just 13 MLB starts
Paul Skenes' already amazing season continues to become even more impressive. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie – and All-Star Game starter for the National League – tallied the 100th strikeout of his nascent major league career in Monday's matchup with the Houston Astros. The milestone whiff occurred in the second inning with Skenes whiffing Jon Singleton on an 88 mph changeup.
10 Players Who Impressed Early at Steelers Training Camp
PITTSBURGH -- Week one of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is in the books and the team is off for a day-long break before returning to Saint Vincent College for week two. This week, padded practices will begin, and the Steelers are expecting to see their "poll position" starting quarterback on the field after missing the opening week. But what's yet to come, we'll wait for. For now, it's time to look back at those who took an early stance in Latobe and came out of the opening week as the most impressive players on the field.
Michael A. Taylor's homer lifts Pirates past Astros
Michael A. Taylor clubbed a tiebreaking three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to help the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates cap a 5-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday. After Oneil Cruz delivered a game-tying double off Astros reliever Ryan Pressly in the top of the eighth, Taylor -- an injury substitute in the fifth -- followed walks by Ke'Bryan Hayes and Jared Triolo with a 421-foot blast to left-center field off Astros closer Josh Hader (4-6). The Pirates lost both right fielder Joshua Palacios and center fielder Ji Hwan Bae to injuries. Pirates closer David Bednar issued a bases-loaded walk to Yordan Alvarez with two outs in the ninth but notched his 19th save by retiring Yainer Diaz on an infield popup. Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes delivered a quality start, but the Astros made the rookie star labor over the second half of his six-inning stint. Skenes allowed just one baserunner over his first three frames, a leadoff single by Jose Altuve in the first, before fighting traffic in the fourth. Skenes induced a 4-6-3 double-play grounder from Alvarez that erased Alex Bregman following his leadoff single. The subsequent Skenes-Bregman confrontation in the fifth proved pivotal, for it came after the Astros snagged a 2-0 lead when Altuve hit a sharp grounder that Hayes misplayed at third base, allowing Jon Singleton and Jake Meyers to score. With Victor Caratini and Altuve on base and one out, Bregman just missed a three-run homer when his fly ball sailed just outside of the left field foul pole. Skenes rallied with a strikeout of Bregman, then escaped the inning when Alvarez's grounder struck Altuve in the basepath. Skenes induced an inning-ending double play in the sixth with Jeremy Pena on third, with Hayes making a nifty stop of Meyers' grounder to initiate the play. Skenes allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks with six strikeouts. It marked his eighth consecutive start allowing two runs or fewer. The Astros scratched rookie right-hander Jake Bloss from his start, as they dealt him to the Toronto Blue Jays as part of a package that netted veteran left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. That thrust right-handed reliever Tayler Scott into the role of opener, and Scott delivered three perfect innings with four strikeouts. Astros right-hander Kaleb Ort, recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land earlier on Monday, followed by retiring the first eight batter he faced before grooving a 2-1 fastball to nine-hole hitter Yasmani Grandal, who promptly smacked his fourth home run to the facing of the second deck in right field. That solo blast, the first hit of the game for the Pirates, sliced their deficit to 2-1. --Field Level Media.
Red Sox trade Nick Yorke to Pirates for young pitcher in swap of 1st-round picks
BOSTON — Since taking over last fall, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has repeatedly talked about the importance of turning some of the club’s position player capital into upper-levels pitching depth. On Monday, he made a trade with that goal in mind. As first reported by...
Pirates acquire lefty reliever Jalen Beeks from Rockies
The Pittsburgh Pirates added a lefty arm to their bullpen Monday evening, acquiring 31-year-old Jalen Beeks from the Colorado Rockies. In exchange, the Pirates sent 23-year-old left-hander Luis Peralta to Colorado. Beeks has made a career-high 45 appearances this year with the Rockies, going 6-4 with a 4.74 ERA in...
Penguins Still Top Team in Salary-Cap Era
The Pittsburgh Penguins have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of the last two seasons, but that hasn’t stopped them from being one of the most successful teams in recent memory. According to the Athletic, the Penguins once again ranked first in their 2024 “salary-cap era” franchise rankings.
Wanna Cuddle? And Other Modern Love Letters
From the Publisher: “‘Hey girl, u up? Wanna cuddle?’ Ahhh, how poetic, right?! Alas – love and chivalry is not dead after all. Award-Winning Author Nadette Rae Rodgers took a break from writing to focus on finding her own ‘happily ever after.’ But what she found was far from it.
Police: 2 teens shot in West Mifflin
Two teens were hospitalized Monday evening after being shot in West Mifflin, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers were dispatched for a shooting along Midway Drive around 5:45 p.m. First responders found two teens with gunshot wounds, police said. One was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The second...
MLB Trade Grades: Pirates are buyers, but did they overpay for Jalen Beeks?
Stephen J. Nesbitt: I don’t understand this one for the buyer here, unless the Pirates are setting up for another move, like dealing lefty Aroldis Chapman. As it stands now, the Pirates are giving up one of their top 25 prospects for a rental reliever. We’ve written about how expensive relief pitching is at this trade deadline, but Beeks, 31, isn’t one of the big-name relievers on the market. He’s a soft-contact savant with deception and decent stuff who had some solid seasons with the Rays. But the surface numbers have worsened and the swing-and-miss has vanished this season (down 10 percentage points year over year). You can’t just hand-wave Beeks’ numbers because of the Coors Effect, either. He’s actually been significantly better at home (3.81 ERA) than away (6.00 ERA) this season. This isn’t to say Beeks won’t be all right for the Buccos down the stretch. He still dominates lefties (.529 OPS), though that’s less helpful in the post-LOOGY era.
Pirates trade division rival's younger brother for intriguing lefty reliever
With less than 24 hours before the MLB trade deadline, the Pirates followed Monday afternoon's intriguing swap of top prospects (dealing Quinn Priester for Nick Yorke) with an addition to the bullpen. Pittsburgh made a late-night wave by adding left-handed reliever Jalen Beeks from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for...
Michael A. Taylor’s Clutch Homer Lifts Pirates to 5-3 Win Over Astros
Michael A. Taylor’s three-run home run off of Josh Hader in the top of the ninth lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Monday night. With the score tied 2-all in the top of the ninth, the Pirates (54-52)...
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