August 28, 2025 6:06 pm
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thomas Saggese hit a go-ahead RBI double and Jordan Walker homered in a three-run seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Thursday. Miles Mikolas allowed one run on four hits and a walk and struck out five in five innings. Kyle Leahy (4-1) recorded four strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief, Riley O’Brien pitched a scoreless eighth and JoJo Romero pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Pirates rookie Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on four hits and recorded five strikeouts in a career-best 5 2/3 innings before being replaced by Yohan Ramírez (1-2). Iván Herrera lined a double to left field, scoring Lars Nootbaar to tie the game at 1 in the bottom of the third inning. Tommy Pham lined his eighth home run of the season 440 feet over the left-field bullpen in the first inning to put Pittsburgh ahead 1-0.
August 27, 2025 4:39 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bubba Chandler has lived up to the hype so far. Chandler led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, pitching four scoreless innings of relief in his second major league game. The 6-foot-3 right-hander allowed one hit, struck out three and walked one. The 22-year-old Chandler got the win after he picked up the save in his Pittsburgh debut on Friday night against Colorado. He also worked four scoreless innings against the Rockies. Chandler’s arrival has provided a glimmer of hope for Pittsburgh in another lost season. He could join Paul Skenes in a potentially formidable rotation for the Pirates as soon as next year.
August 28, 2025 4:43 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Drew Allar and Andy Kotelnicki have developed quite the quarterback-coach tandem in their 18 months together. Their partnership has grown to the point where Kotelnicki, Penn State’s second-year offensive coordinator, let Allar plan out most of what the No. 2 Nittany Lions would drill during their final training camp practices last week. The fast-talking Kotelnicki and head coach James Franklin have been impressed. They’ve seen enough to know Allar’s improved command of the offense will give the Nittany Lions a shot at another deep run the College Football Playoff.
August 27, 2025 3:36 am
Henry Davis homered, Bryan Reynolds hit a pair of doubles and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3. Mitch Keller allowed three runs on three hits and struck out nine in six innings for the Pirates, who have won five of six. Andre Pallante allowed eight runs, seven of them earned, in five innings. He is 0-4 with a 11.65 ERA over 17 innings in his last four starts. Nolan Gorman hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, his 13th of the season.
August 27, 2025 4:27 am
The Pittsburgh Steelers made their final cuts to their roster on Tuesday. They were required to be down to their 53 man limit by 4:00 pm. Several well known players were included on the list. Released by the Steelers were LB/DE DeMarvin Leal, DB Beanie Bishop Jr. and WR Robert Woods. Making the team was QB Will Howard who will start the season on the reserve injured list. That means QB Skylar Thompson will be the number 3 quarterback.
August 27, 2025 3:37 am
The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated left-hander Andrew Heaney for assignment and activated center fielder Oneil Cruz from the concussion injured list. Heaney allowed five earned runs in the fifth inning Monday night in a 7-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The 34-year-old was signed in the offseason by the Pirates to a one-year deal. Cruz collided with left fielder Jack Suwinski on Aug. 13 while diving for a ball. The Pirates also recalled right-hander Dauri Moreta from Triple-A Indianapolis and optioned Ronny Simon to Indianapolis.
August 27, 2025 3:35 am
Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for his tirade in St. Louis’ 7-6 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night.Contreras has informed Major League Baseball he plans to appeal the suspension, which means it will not take effect immediately. He was in the lineup for Tuesday night’s 8-3 loss to the Pirates and went 0 for 3, driving in a run with a groundout in the sixth inning. On Monday, Contreras threw a bat that mistakenly hit Cardinals hitting coach Brant Brown and tossed bubble gum on the field after he was ejected. Manager Oliver Marmol also was tossed during an animated argument with the umpires after a called third strike in the seventh inning.
August 26, 2025 3:44 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Burleson drove an 87 mph slider from Dennis Santana deep to center for his 16th homer. It was his fourth hit of the night. It was the first run allowed by Santana since Aug. 6. The right-hander surrendered three hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings over his previous six appearances. Willson Contreras had two RBIs for St. Louis, which had dropped eight of 11. Michael McGreevy permitted four runs and six hits in six innings.
August 26, 2025 3:42 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras threw a bat that mistakenly hit his own coach and tossed bubble gum on the field after he was ejected in St. Louis’ 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Manager Oliver Marmol was also ejected during an animated argument with the umpires after a called third strike in the seventh inning. Contreras began walking toward his team’s dugout after being rung up on a pitch. Cardinals bench coach Daniel Descalso grabbed Contreras and led him away. The Cardinals won the game when Alec Burleson hit a solo home run with two outs in the ninth inning
August 26, 2025 3:49 am
Kenny Pickett is on the move again. The Browns traded Pickett to Las Vegas on Monday night for a fifth-round draft pick in 2026. The move gives the Raiders a proven backup quarterback and clears the way for two rookies to back up Joe Flacco in Cleveland. It’s the third time in less than 18 months that Pickett has been traded. He was the 20th overall pick by Pittsburgh in the 2022 draft and started 24 games in two seasons for the Steelers before being dealt to Philadelphia in 2024. Pickett will back up Geno Smith in Las Vegas after Aidan O’Connell broke his right wrist on Saturday.
