Baltimore Orioles defeated the Pirates
The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Pirates 4-3 last night at PNC Park. The Bucs spotted the Orioles a 2-0 lead, Miguel Tejada hitting a two-run homer off of Pirate starter Josh Fogg in the first inning. The lead expanded to 3-0 before the Pirates began a comeback with two runs in the bottom of the fifth. Jack Wilson and Tike Redman drove in a run apiece to pull the Pirate's to within one. Matt Lawton, who has been extremely hot at the plate recently, drilled a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at three. The Orioles, though, took the lead in the top half of the eighth, when Pirate catcher Humberto Cota bobbled a Mike Gonzalez pitch with runners at first and second, then threw late to first baseman Daryle Ward, enabling Tejada to advance to third. Rafael Palmiero then drove in the game winner with a sacrifice fly. Salomon Torres took the loss. He's now 2-2. The Pirates and Orioles play again tonight. Dave Williams (5-5) pitches for the Pirates against Hayden Penn (0-0). Penn is making his third start since being called up from class AA Bowie. He received no-decisions in his first two starts.
Pirate notes: The Pirates will pick 11th in the first round of the amateur draft today. The Bucs are leaning toward picking outfielder Andrew McCutchen out of Fort Mead, Florida. The Pirates are expected to make 50 picks today.....Third baseman Freddy Sanchez sat out last night's game with a sore groin. Rob Mackowiak played third base last evening.
Major League Baseball notes: Butler's Matt Clement pitches for the Red Sox tonight in St. Louis. Clement is 6-0. His mound opponent will be former Pirate Jeff Suppan.....Colorado Rockie's shortstop Clint Barmes will miss at least three months when he broke his left collarbone after slipping and falling on a stairway while carrying groceries up a stairwell at his apartment complex. Barmes was leading National League rookies in most offensive categories.
In the PIAA baseball playoffs yesterday, Peters Twp. defeated Grove City 5-2 in a class AAA first round game. Clarion-Limestone lost to Homer Center 4-1 in a class A baseball.
360 coaches in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Association have been authorized to call for a strike. The coaches have been working without a contract since June, 2004. The biggest stumbling block has been a co-pay for medical insurance. Should the coaches strike, the 2005 football season and other fall sports may be in jeopardy for the 14 schools in the PSAC, of which Slippery Rock University is a member.
John Aubrey and John Aubrey, Jr. each shot two-over par 74 and finished tied for sixth in the Tam O'Shanter Open.
Congratulalations to 13 year-old R. J. Sepich, who knocked in a hole-in-one on the 146-yard 15th hole at Oakview Golf Club. He used a five-iron.
NASCAR Live is tonight on 1050am. Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, and Martin Truex, Jr. will be the guests of host Eli Gold. The program airs on 1050am at 7pm.
Pirate notes: The Pirates will pick 11th in the first round of the amateur draft today. The Bucs are leaning toward picking outfielder Andrew McCutchen out of Fort Mead, Florida. The Pirates are expected to make 50 picks today.....Third baseman Freddy Sanchez sat out last night's game with a sore groin. Rob Mackowiak played third base last evening.
Major League Baseball notes: Butler's Matt Clement pitches for the Red Sox tonight in St. Louis. Clement is 6-0. His mound opponent will be former Pirate Jeff Suppan.....Colorado Rockie's shortstop Clint Barmes will miss at least three months when he broke his left collarbone after slipping and falling on a stairway while carrying groceries up a stairwell at his apartment complex. Barmes was leading National League rookies in most offensive categories.
In the PIAA baseball playoffs yesterday, Peters Twp. defeated Grove City 5-2 in a class AAA first round game. Clarion-Limestone lost to Homer Center 4-1 in a class A baseball.
360 coaches in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Association have been authorized to call for a strike. The coaches have been working without a contract since June, 2004. The biggest stumbling block has been a co-pay for medical insurance. Should the coaches strike, the 2005 football season and other fall sports may be in jeopardy for the 14 schools in the PSAC, of which Slippery Rock University is a member.
John Aubrey and John Aubrey, Jr. each shot two-over par 74 and finished tied for sixth in the Tam O'Shanter Open.
Congratulalations to 13 year-old R. J. Sepich, who knocked in a hole-in-one on the 146-yard 15th hole at Oakview Golf Club. He used a five-iron.
NASCAR Live is tonight on 1050am. Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, and Martin Truex, Jr. will be the guests of host Eli Gold. The program airs on 1050am at 7pm.
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