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Bucs beat Mets 5-4 as David Freese caps of big night with walk off single!!

Freese 5 RBIs, single in 9th lifts Pirates over Mets 5-4〉
By WES CROSBY, Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates needed someone to lean on with three of their better hitters out of the lineup Friday. On cue, David Freese came through in a big way.
Freese drove in five runs, including an RBI single in the ninth inning that lifted the Pirates over the New York Mets 5-4. He homered in going 3 for 3 with two walks, helping the Pirates win for the 12th time in 14 games.
“It’s wild,” Freese said. “We just have to step up. These are the dog days, I guess, and it’s tough out there. Bodies are dragging a little bit. But we are in the hunt, that’s what’s cool. We just have to keep going.”
The Mets had won three in a row. They beat the Pirates 12-6 Thursday night behind Asdrubal Cabrera’s homer and two doubles – Cabrera was traded to Philadelphia on Friday.
Josh Harrison led off the Pittsburgh ninth with an infield single against rookie reliever Tim Peterson (2-2). A single by Gregory Polanco put runners at the corner and Elias Diaz was intentionally walked to load the bases. Freese hit a drive over center fielder Brandon Nimmo for the win.
Pittsburgh was without outfielders Starling Marte and Corey Dickerson, who were out with a left hand contusion and left hamstring discomfort, respectively. First baseman Josh Bell played two innings before leaving with left side discomfort.
“We didn’t have a lot of depth, truthfully,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “That’s one thing these guys have done all year long, is that they show up. Whoever is available plays and they depend upon one another.”
Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez (4-2) got the win after striking out two in a scoreless ninth.
After Freese gave the Pirates a 4-3 lead with a two-out, two-run single up the middle with the bases loaded in the fifth, the Mets loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth.
Reliever Edgar Santana struck out Kevin Plawecki and had a chance to get out of the inning when Jose Reyes sharply lined out to left fielder Jordan Luplow. Michael Conforto paused after charging from third, but Luplow’s throw sailed to the backstop, allowing Conforto to continue and beat the tag at home, tying it at 4.
Mets reliever Seth Lugo gave up the go-ahead single to Freese in the fifth, after replacing starter Jason Vargas. In his first start since June 19, Vargas allowed three runs on three hits with three strikeouts and three walks in 4 1/3 innings.
“I thought (Vargas) did a good job,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said. “To push him any further than we did, I thought would be tough. He started getting a little tired there at the end.”
Without getting the decision, Vargas was still pleased with his return.
“It’s kind of hard to say what you anticipate, but I felt really solid out there,” Vargas said. “I felt like I was able to make some pitches. I made that one mistake to Freese that he really went out there and hammered, but I felt like I did a good job.”
That one mistake led to Freese’s home run, which cut the Mets’ 3-0 lead to 3-2 in the second. Conforto gave New York that lead with a three-run homer in the first.
Pirates starter Ivan Nova gave up three earned runs in five innings.
ROSTER MOVES
Mets: Cabrera was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for RHP Franklyn Kilome. New York signed OF Austin Jackson and designated OF Matt den Dekker for assignment.
Pirates: RHP Alex McRae was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. RHP Michael Feliz was optioned to Indianapolis.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: Hurdle did not provide an update on Bell, Marte or Dickerson. He did not say whether Marte or Dickerson could have pinch-hit if the game went to extra innings.
UP NEXT
Mets: RHP Jacob deGrom (5-5, 1.71 ERA) will look to win for the third time in four starts when he takes the mound against Pittsburgh on Saturday. He has allowed three earned runs combined during his past three starts, and has gone eight innings in each.
Pirates: RHP Trevor Williams (8-7, 4.11) hopes to build off of his last two starts when he faces the Mets on Saturday. After allowing five runs in five innings of a 17-5 loss to the Phillies on July 6, Williams hasn’t allowed a run in his two starts since, including when he shut out the Cleveland Indians in six innings of a rain-shortened, 7-0 win on Monday.
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One Person Hurt In Crash Near Beaver Valley Mall

ONE PERSON WAS HURT IN A TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT NEAR THE BEAVER VALLEY MALL IN MONACA. ACCORDING TO POLICE, JOYCE MURPHY OF NEW BRIGHTON TURNED RIGHT ONTO ROUTE 18 FROM BEAVER VALLEY MALL BOULEVARD, NEAR THE FORMER TOYS R US STORE IN CENTER TOWNSHIP LATE YESTERDAY MORNING. POLICE SAY SHE DROVE INTO THE PATH OF A TRUCK DRIVEN BY ROY COX OF GEORGETOWN, AND THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED. MURPHY WAS TAKEN BY MEDICAL HELICOPTER TO A PITTSBURGH HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. NO WORD ON HER MEDICAL STATUS THIS AFTERNOON.

Driver tries to hit person, instead accidentally hits man

Driver tries to hit person, instead accidentally hits man
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a woman who was trying to hit another person with her car instead struck and seriously injured a 72-year-old man who was on a sidewalk.
Allegheny County police say charges are pending against 32-year-old McKeesport resident Jakiia Williams.
The accident happened around 2:45 a.m. Thursday in a public housing complex in McKeesport. Authorities say Williams was arguing with someone when she got into her car and tried to run that person over but instead struck the man.
The victim was hospitalized in critical condition with undisclosed injuries that were described as life-threatening. But his name and further details about him were not disclosed.
No other injuries were reported.
It wasn’t known if Williams has retained an attorney.

Report: China, Russia and Iran conduct economic spying on US

Report: China, Russia and Iran conduct economic spying on US
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian hackers known as “Rocket Kitten” repeatedly target American defense companies in hopes of stealing information to boost Tehran’s missile and space programs. Russian hackers last year compromised dozens of U.S. energy companies. A Chinese cyberespionage group called APT10 relentlessly attacks U.S. engineering, telecom and aerospace industries.
While Moscow’s efforts to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election are widely known, spy services from China, Russia and Iran, along with their proxy hackers also are hard at work trying to steal trade secrets and proprietary information from the United States, according to a government report released Thursday.
“Foreign economic and industrial espionage against the United States continues to represent a significant threat to America’s prosperity, security and competitive advantage,” the National Counterintelligence and Security Center said. “China, Russia and Iran stand out as three of the most capable and active cyber actors tied to economic espionage and the potential theft of U.S. trade secrets and proprietary information.”
Cyberespionage is a relatively low-cost, high-yield way to access and acquire information from U.S. research institutions, universities and corporations, the report said, adding that cloud computing and new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, will expose even more vulnerabilities in U.S. networks,
Cyberoperations are the preferred method for conducting economic espionage, the report said, but U.S. adversaries also acquire sensitive information by hiring sophisticated hackers, recruiting spies or gleaning material from foreign students studying at American universities.
The report listed two dozen technologies that have piqued the interest of foreign intelligence collectors. They include oil, gas and coal-bed methane gas energies; smart grids; solar and wind technologies; biopharmaceuticals and new vaccines and drugs; defensive marine systems and radar; hybrid and electric cars; pollution control; high-end computer numerically controlled machines, which are used to control factory tools and machines in manufacturing; space infrastructure and exploration technology; synthetic rubber; rare earth materials; quantum computing; and next generation broadband wireless communications networks.
China uses joint ventures to try to acquire technical know-how, the report said. It said Beijing seeks partnerships with U.S. government labs to learn about specific technology and information about running such facilities, and uses front companies to hide the hand of the Chinese government and acquire technology under U.S. export controls.
“If this threat is not addressed, it could erode America’s long-term competitive economic advantage,” the report said.
Russia conducts offensive cyberoperations to gather information that can help Moscow make decisions and benefit its economic interests, according to the report. Experts say Russia needs to diversify into technology and other sectors to expand its gross domestic product.
“In support of that goal, Russian intelligence services have conducted sophisticated and large-scale hacking operations to collect sensitive U.S. business and technology information,” the report said. It also said that Russian “military modernization efforts also likely will be a motivating factor for Russia to steal U.S intellectual property.”
Iranian’s operations have typically targeted adversaries in the Middle East, such as Israel and Saudi Arabia. But it also tries to infiltrate U.S. networks to acquire technologies to bolster economic growth, modernize its military and increase exports.
“The loss of sensitive information and technologies not only presents a significant threat to U.S. national security,” the report said. “It also enables Tehran to develop advanced technologies to boost domestic economic growth, modernize its military forces and increase its foreign sales.”

Former District Director For Congressman Keith Rothfus Learns Sentence

Joe Weidner – the former district director for Congressman Keith Rothfus – was accepted into a special plea program for first-time offenders. Weidner will serve six months in the Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program. And if he completes the program he will have his record expunged. Weidner was charged with a hit-and-run in the parking lot of the Rochester Giant Eagle supermarket. Police reports say his blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit when he was arrested.