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Archer gets victory as Pirates beat Rockies 4-3

Archer gets victory as Pirates beat Rockies 4-3
By MICHAEL KELLY, Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Adam Frazier had three hits and made a run-saving play in the field, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Wednesday.
Chris Archer (4-5) was making his second start since being acquired from Tampa Bay before the July 31 trade deadline. He allowed two runs and five hits in five innings.
Frazier had two doubles and a single, but made what might have been his biggest contribution in the field. With runners on the corners and two outs in the eighth inning, pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta hit a sharp grounder to the hole at second. Frazier made a diving stop and threw out Iannetta to end the inning and preserve the one-run lead.
German Marquez (9-9) tied a career high with 10 strikeouts and David Dahl homered for the Rockies.
Archer retired the first eight batters before Marquez singled in the third. Colorado broke through in the fourth on Dahl’s two run homer, his fifth of the season, to cut the deficit to 3-2.
Pittsburgh led early on an RBI double by Gregory Polanco and a run-scoring single by Frazier in the first, and an RBI groundout in the third.
The Pirates added a run on Corey Dickerson’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to make it 4-2. Ryan McMahon’s RBI single made it close again.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: INF Josh Bell (left oblique strain) was activated from the 10-day DL and started at first base Wednesday. INF Jose Osuna was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Rockies: LHP Chris Rusin (plantar faciitis) pitched in a rehab assignment Tuesday night and was at Coors Field on Wednesday. Manager Bud Black said Rusin will be evaluated. “We’re encouraged by a lot of things we saw in his three outings,” Black said.
IMMACULATE INNING
Marquez had a rough start but settled down to register a rare feet. The righty struck out the side in the fourth on nine pitches. He is the third pitcher to do it this season. It is the first time it was done at Coors Field.
The only other Rockies pitcher to throw an immaculate inning was Rex Brothers in 2014.
Marquez followed his perfect inning with a leadoff walk in the fifth to Francisco Cervelli.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Ivan Nova (6-6, 4.49) takes the mound against the Giants in San Francisco on Thursday night.
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (6-4, 4.05) will open a four-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.
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PEACH FESTIVAL August 18th

PEACH FESTIVAL & Bake Sale

College Hill United Methodist Church

33rd St. & 5th Ave. in Beaver Falls

Telephone # 724-843-4190

 

Saturday, August 18th 4:00 PM to 7:00PM

SANDWICHES, SALADS & PEACH DESSERT

2018 BVCS CHRISTMAS MUSIC PREVIEW REHEARSALS

2018 BVCS CHRISTMAS MUSIC PREVIEW REHEARSALS

If you yearn to break into song and hunger to make music with the area’s
foremost community choir, then come to either of the two preview
rehearsals of the Beaver Valley Choral Society, scheduled on Monday,
August 20 and 27 at 7pm, at the New Brighton United Methodist Church,
1033 Sixth Avenue, New Brighton.

Persons of high school age and older are welcome to attend these free
no-obligation sessions. There are no audition requirements, but it is
strongly suggested that vocalists can sing tunefully.

The choir will sight read music at the preview rehearsals that will be
performed in the Choral Society’s December 2018 series of concerts.
Specific venues, dates and times will be announced soon. Raymond
Rotuna, BVCS Artistic Director & Conductor and BVCS Associate Director
Sharon R. Burchill will conduct the rehearsals.

The Choral Society will start rehearsing intensively on Monday evenings at
the church, beginning September 10 at 7pm. New singers wishing to see
what the rehearsals are all about, or to learn more about the Choral
Society, are asked to arrive at 6:45pm to be welcomed, meet some
members, and receive the music for the rehearsal.

School age children who are age 8 and up with an unchanged treble voice
are encouraged to sing in the BVCS Treble Youth Chorale, directed by
Donna Mateer, which begins rehearing on Monday, September 17 at 7pm
at the church.

Singing in a community choir like the Beaver Valley Choral Society is an
ideal, creative outlet for spouses and family members.

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For more information about any event fee and program details or the Beaver Valley Choral Society’s many community and music education opportunities for adults and children, go to bvchoralsociety.net or write to Beaver Valley Choral Society, PO Box 1628, Beaver Falls, PA 15010.

CCBC Receives Another Grant For Process Technology Program

The Community College of Beaver County has received a second National Science Foundation grant to help transform its process technology program. CCBC says the grant is worth nearly 540-thousand dollars…and will be used to convert the process technology program from a traditional lecture lab structure to a flexible entry flexible exit delivery format. The grant will pay for the new program until June of 2021.

Slappy On Ballot As Bernstine Challenger

Darcelle Slappy will be on the ballot as a Green Party challenger to State Representative Aaron Bernstine this fall, barring a successful challenge to her candidacy. That’s according to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Slappy is a 43-year-old Beaver Falls resident and Big Beaver Falls Area School board member. She filed the necessary paperwork and submitted at least 317 voter signatures to have her name placed on the ballot. Slappy – who has been a Democrat – said last week that she decided to run under the Green Party banner after Bernstine – a Republican from New Beaver – won the Republican AND Democratic nominations in the May primary. Slappy says her platform was about education, health care for all Pennsylvanians and job creation in the district, which includes Beaver Falls, New Brighton and Ellwood City.

Barletta To Make Campaign Stop In Beaver Today

Congressman Lou Barletta – the Republican challenging Senator Bob Casey in the general election – will make a stop in Beaver today as part of a statewide bus tour. Barletta will be at Mario’s Woodfired Pizzeria on Third Street at noon today for a meet-and-greet with voters in the latest stop on his “Red, White and Lou” tour. Prior to coming to Beaver, Barletta will be in New Castle this morning. Barletta defeated State Representative JIm Christiana in the Senate GOP primary but is trailing in the polls to Senator Casey.