During Pirates game, MLB uses expanded replay 1st time, call confirmed
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Major League Baseball's use of expanded replay drew a workout in Monday's opener between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, with one call being upheld and another overturned.Cubs manager Rick Renteria asked umpires to take another look after Jeff Samardzija was called out at first base in the fifth inning Monday at PNC Park. The call was confirmed on replay after a 2-minute delay. That marked the first used of expanded replay in regular season play.Umpires went to replay again in the 10th inning of a scoreless game, with the original safe call on an attempted ...
Mixed reaction for Bonds in Pittsburgh homecoming
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Barry Bonds spent a portion of Monday morning driving around Pittsburgh, marveling at the changes he's seen in the city since baseball's career home run king bolted for San Francisco more than two decades ago.He drove by his old apartment in the western suburbs and the reconfigured North Shore, where Three Rivers Stadium has been replaced by sparkling PNC Park.The makeover hasn't been limited to the scenery. After 21 years, it appears the old wounds surrounding Bonds' abrupt departure have started to heal, too.Bonds drew a mixture of boos and cheers while presenting ...
Walker’s homer lifts Pirates over Cubs 1-0
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Neil Walker homered off Carlos Villanueva leading off the 10th inning Monday, and the Pittsburgh Pirates benefited from an overturned to call to beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on opening day Monday.Walker's first career game-ending homer easily cleared the Clemente Wall while his teammates rushed onto the field in celebration. It was the first opening-day walkoff homer for the Pirates since Bob Bailey's off San Francisco's Juan Marichal in a 1-0 victory in 1965.Reliever Bryan Morris (1-0) won with the help of an overturned pickoff call in the top of the 10th under Major ...
Sanchez has winning hit in 16th, Pirates beat Cubs
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Lengthy games don't bother Tony Sanchez. He played in the longest game in NCAA tournament history while at Boston College in 2009, the Eagles losing in 25 innings to Texas.So it was no big deal when the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie catcher was called on to pinch-hit in the 16th inning Wednesday night."This was nothing compared to that," Sanchez said with a smile.The difference between the two is, this time, in a game that took 5 hours, 55 minutes, Sanchez singled in the winning run to give the Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs - the longest game in Pittsburgh ...
Police: Man on field during Pirates’ pierogi race
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A man who ran onto the field at PNC Park during the between innings "pierogi race" has been charged with defiant trespass, and could be banned from attending future games if a judge decides that's warranted.The Associated Press could not immediately locate an attorney or listed phone number for 29-year-old Luke Emory Oyler, of Chambersburg.Police say Oyler ran onto the field, and then among four people in pierogi costumes who race around the field every game to promote a specific brand of the Polish dumplings. This all occurred during Wednesday night's 16-inning, 4-3 ...