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The Washington Wild Things dropped the opener of the Frontier League Championship series in Illinois Tuesday night. Schaumburg hit three home runs in a 4-0 victory. The Wild Things are in the finals for the fourth time in franchise history but have never won a title. Game two is tonight. The best-of-five series will then shift to Wild Things Park for game 3 Friday evening.

CINCINNATI (AP) – Ben Gamel homered, Ke’Bryan Hayes had three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates dampened the Cincinnati Reds’ fading postseason hopes with a 6-2 win. Gamel hit his eighth home run in the fourth inning to erase the Reds’ early lead in the fourth. Hayes singled to score Hoy Park, and Cole Tucker sent Hayes home with a single. Mitch Keller pitched out of trouble with the aid of two double plays to hold off the Reds, who are chasing the streaking St. Louis Cardinals for the second NL wild card. They trail St. Louis by four games with 10 remaining.

During his weekly press conference, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reported that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has a left pectoral injury that could affect his preparation for next week’s game. “Don’t have an idea of how much as I sit here right now, but we better be ready to be adjustable,” Tomlin said. While Tomlin said it is unclear how Roethlisberger was injured, he did say Roethlisberger took too many hits in Sunday’s game against the Raiders. This also follows announcements of multiple injuries, including linebacker T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith.

The Washington-Greene Co. Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet is Sunday, September 26 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe.

Thirteen individuals and a Team of Yesteryear will be inducted this year. Four honorees will received special recognition — The Courage Awards and Hall of Fame Moments– and three more individuals will be recognized as Special Honorees.

The event is sold out and no tickets will be sold at the door.  The Hall will livestream this year’s ceremonies, beginning at 3:45 pm. Click Here.