NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes is ready to take on the world. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace announced Tuesday that he will join Team USA when the World Baseball Classic returns next March. "Being around the best players in the game for three, four weeks, however long it is — unbelievable ...
FLOURTOWN, Pa. (AP) — With the tease of a possible ace on each tee shot, golf fan Jason Brown hunkered down early at the Philadelphia Cricket Club's 14th hole. This was no ordinary par-3, and Brown — like most of the fans who crowded the area — had to take a look at not only the shortest ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Bart's fielder's choice on a hard ground ball in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Sunday to win two in a three-game series. Bart hit a sharp grounder with the infield drawn in that hit off shortstop Nick ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — It's been a long time since Kyle Schwarber went an entire game without getting on base. The Phillies' designated hitter has reached safely in 45 straight games dating to last year, including Philadelphia's first 39 games this season. It's the longest streak in the majors ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez, Kyle Manzardo and Angel Martínez homered as the Cleveland Guardians blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Friday night. Four Cleveland pitchers combined on the shutout as the Guardians started a six-game homestand. Starter Gavin Williams (3-2) went five ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Marsh and Trea Turner each had two hits and drove in a run in the 10th inning to cap a comeback from four runs down and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. Philadelphia tied the score in the ninth, handing Pete ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cristopher Sánchez allowed one hit over six innings, Trea Turner, Bryson Stott and Bryce Harper each drove in two runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-0 on Wednesday night. Sánchez (4-1) allowed a single by Junior Caminero in the first and walked ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory. Gray (4-1) struck out eight and walked one in his first win since April 14. The right-hander went 0-1 with a ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An eighth person has died months after the crash of a medical transport plane in Philadelphia, city officials said Tuesday. Dominique Goods-Burke, who was in a vehicle hit by debris when the plane crashed in northeast Philadelphia, died on April 27, the city Medical ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A barrier described as an "anti-climb fence" is in the works for the Pennsylvania governor's official residence, the state police chief said Tuesday, less than a month after a late-night intruder jumped the existing fence, broke into the home and started a damaging ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos all homered, and Zack Wheeler pitched seven solid innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 on Tuesday night. Castellanos hit a three-run shot to break open a close game in the eighth, and finished 3 for ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes still hasn't found what he's looking for against the St. Louis Cardinals — a win. Skenes fell to 0-4 in five career starts against the Cardinals following a 2-1 loss on Tuesday night. It is the most starts by a Pirates pitcher to ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Max Kepler hit solo homers in the seventh inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Schwarber moved into a tie for the major league home run lead when he hit his 10th of the season off ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Luis Arraez had three hits and drove in three runs to help the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4 on Friday night for their third straight victory. Arraez is 6 for 12 since returning from a concussion. Fernando Tatis Jr. left the game in the third after being ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — San Diego's Fernando Tatis Jr. sprinted home on a wild pitch by Pittsburgh closer David Bednar in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Padres past the Pirates 2-1 at rainy PNC Park on Saturday night. Tatis, who exited Friday night's win in the third inning after taking a ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola pitched six shutout innings in his first win of the season, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 on Saturday night. J.T. Realmuto and Max Kepler homered for Philadelphia in its sixth win in seven games. The Phillies will try for a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dansby Swanson, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki all took Pirates ace Paul Skenes deep in the fifth inning as the Cubs pulled away for an 8-3 victory on Thursday. Suzuki later added a two-run shot off reliever Kyle Nicolas as Chicago took two of three from the last-place ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran wide receiver Robert Woods to a one-year deal on Thursday. The 33-year-old Woods has spent 12 years in the NFL, including the past two with the Houston Texans. Woods caught a career-low 20 passes for 203 yards in 15 games for the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Luis Garcia Jr. singled, doubled and drove in a run, Brad Lord pitched effectively into the sixth inning for his first major league win and the Washington Nationals avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. Nathaniel ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man who fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs remained in critical condition on Thursday morning. Pittsburgh Public Safety, which includes Pittsburgh Police and ...