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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang each scored goals, helping the Penguins avoid a first-round series sweep with a 4-2 win over the Flyers in Game 4 on Saturday night. Game 5 is Monday in Pittsburgh. Rickard Rakell also scored, and Connor Dewar sealed the win with a late empty-netter. Penguins coach Dan Muse made the right call by benching starting goalie Stuart Skinner for Arturs Silovs. Crosby scored his first goal of the series and set a screen for Letang’s goal. The Penguins received a solid effort from Silovs, who makes his 11th career playoff start.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bryan Reynolds had a go-ahead single in the 10th, Nick Gonzales followed with a two-run single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Saturday night. Henry Davis started the 10th at second for the Pirates against Angel Zerpa (0-2). Pinch-hitter Marcell Ozuna walked and Nick Yorke pinch ran for Ozuna. Reynolds singled to left to score Davis and chase Zerpa. Gonzales then hit a sharp single off Grant Anderson to drive in Yorke and Reynolds. Gregory Soto (2-0) pitched the ninth, and Yohan Ramírez worked the 10th for his first save.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers still don’t know if quarterback Aaron Rodgers will return for his 22nd season in 2026. If the 42-year-old decides to play, the four-time MVP will lead a team filled with fresh faces on offense. Pittsburgh used seven of its 10 picks in the NFL draft on that side of the ball. It’s the first time since 1976 that the Steelers drafted six offensive players among their first seven picks. Their selections include offensive tackle Max Iheanachor of Arizona State and quarterback Drew Allard of Penn State. In the final round, the Steelers took Pittsburgh native Eli Heidenreich out of Navy.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora, who led them to the 2018 World Series championship. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Chad Tracy, who had been managing the club’s Triple-A Worcester affiliate. The team made the announcement Saturday after a 17-1 victory in Baltimore that snapped a four-game losing streak — including a three-game sweep at Fenway Park by the archrival New York Yankees. The organization said it is also parting ways with five members of the coaching staff: hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramón Vázquez, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, and major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin.