Pirates shut out Reds behind dominant outing by Skenes
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 8, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out eight in six shutout innings, Bryan Reynolds and Henry Davis homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-0 on Thursday night. Skenes (7-8...
Santana plans to ‘turn the page’ after struggles
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 8, 2025
Dennis Santana had blown a save for the second time in three appearances, surrendering two earned runs in the ninth inning of a 4-2 loss to the San Franciso Giants on Wednesday afternoon. That it came...
Giants get to Santana late to win series
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 7, 2025
San Francisco tied the game in the 8th before getting the winning runs in the top of the 9th. A week after being swept at home by the Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Francisco Giants came to PNC Park and ...
Giants rough up Burrows as Webb strikes out 10 Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 6, 2025
San Francisco rolled to an 8-1 win behind three long balls. Logan Webb commanded the strike zone against the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the San Francisco Giants righthander recorded 10 strikeouts without ...
Relievers on comebacks back up Oviedo in win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 6, 2025
Johan Oviedo waited almost two years to take the mound for a major league game, and the Pittsburgh Pirates were excited to see the right-hander return from Tommy John surgery and a lat strain. The Pir...
Suwinski, Pirates rally past Giants
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 5, 2025
With one swing, Jack Suwinski rallied the Pittsburgh Pirates back into the game against the San Francisco Giants. But it was Suwinski’s headfirst slide past catcher Patrick Bailey’s planted spike that...
MLB, Sports
August 5, 2025
Yankees’ Judge could return today ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Judge could be back in the New York Yankees’ lineup as early as Tuesday, when their captain is eligible to come off the 10-day injured l...
Plenty of parity for battle for best record in baseball
MLB, Sports
THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL
By By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer 
August 5, 2025
The 2025 regular season was supposed to be about Dodger dominance. Instead, the race for baseball’s best record has turned into a free for all. If there were any concerns about a Los Angeles behemoth ...
A’s find hope in Nick Kurtz as Vegas awaits in 2028
MLB, Sports
August 5, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Even Athletics veterans walk around the clubhouse wearing “Nick Kurtz goes yard” T-shirts, and they know what he means for the franchise’s future. Kurtz, who recently ha...
Horwitz homers twice as Pirates top Rockies
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 4, 2025
Pittsburgh pitchers held onto the lead in the series finale at Colorado. For the third consecutive game, the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a home run in the first inning and then built a big lead against the...
Boston’s Tanner Houck to undergo Tommy John surgery
MLB, Sports
August 4, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck’s attempt to come back this season is over. Manager Alex Cora said Saturday that Houck will undergo Tommy John surgery. An All-Star last season, ...
MLB history thwarted by rain in Speedway Classic
MLB, Sports
August 4, 2025
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — It was a red flag for Major League Baseball at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night. The Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds was suspended in the ...
Bristol Motor Speedway set to host Braves and Reds
MLB, News, Sports
August 2, 2025
The game will be the first MLB game in the state’s history. BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Bristol Motor Speedway is ready to make history by hosting the first Major League Baseball game in Tennessee. The stag...
Cherington believes moves create options for 2026
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 2, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates arrived at spring training six months ago stressing that it was time to win. They talked about urgency. They talked about internal improvements. They talked ab...
Pirates’ deals open up spots at 3rd, in rotation and bullpen
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 2, 2025
By dealing third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes, left-handed reliever Caleb Ferguson, closer David Bednar and lefty starter Bailey Falter at the trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates created four openings in...
Royals balance winning now and in the future
MLB, Sports
August 2, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals found themselves in a strange and precarious position at the trade deadline: They were both buyers and sellers, interested in supplementing the club to w...
Pirates trade Bednar to Yanks, Falter headed to KC
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 1, 2025
Mitch Keller, Tommy Pham, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Andrew Heaney remain Pirates. The Renegade is heading to the Bronx. The Pittsburgh Pirates dealt two-time All-Star closer David Bednar to the New York ...
Cubs add pitching depth with Soroka, Kittredge
MLB, Sports
By By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer 
August 1, 2025
The Chicago Cubs bolstered their pitching staff ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline by adding righthanders Michael Soroka from the Washington Nationals and Andrew Kittredge from the Baltimore Orioles. ...
Mattson puts the cherry on top of Pirates’ sweep
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 31, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of an extra-inning mishap, then placed Isaac Mattson in a predicament. The right-handed reliever rose to the occasion to clinch the team’s first road sweep in mor...
Hayes traded to Reds, first big chip to go for Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 31, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ke’Bryan Hayes to a lengthy contract extension in the spring of 2022, both sides believed Hayes would be a vital part of a franchise-wide turnaroun...