Ryan O’Hearn homers twice, helps Pirates avoid sweep with 9-4 win over Reds

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Tyler Callihan (37) celebrates with Ryan O’Hearn (29) as he crosses home plate after hitting a three-run home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brady Singer during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn homered twice in a game for the third time in the majors and drove in four runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates avoid a series sweep with a 9-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

O’Hearn put Pittsburgh in front 5-4 in the fifth inning with a 421-foot drive to right off Brady Singer (3-7).

After 65-minute rain delay with one out in the bottom of the eighth, Pierce Johnson walked Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales before O’Hearn hit a three-run shot to make it 8-4. Esmerlyn Valdéz followed O’Hearn by homering for a third straight game.

Mitch Keller (6-5) went six innings for the Pirates, allowing four runs — three earned — and five hits with four strikeouts and a walk.

X-rays were inconclusive on Eugenio Suárez’s left hand after he was hit by a pitch from Keller in the sixth inning and forced to leave the game. Manager Terry Francona said Suárez will have a CT scan on Monday after traveling with the team to Milwaukee for the start of a four-game series against the Brewers.

Singer gave up five runs and nine hits with six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings for the Reds.

Pittsburgh scored four runs before recording an out in the second inning. Gonzales and O’Hearn started with a pair of singles before Valdéz made it 1-0 on a ground-rule double. Tyler Callihan then sent a sinker 412 feet to right for a three-run homer.

Elly De La Cruz reached safely on a fielding error by Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe to begin the fourth. A double by Sal Stewart put two runners in scoring position. JJ Bleday took advantage with a two-run single that dropped into right field and cut the deficit to 4-2.

Tyler Stephenson lined an RBI double past a diving Callihan in left field and scored on Edwin Arroyo’s single down the line in right, tying it at 4 in the fifth.

The Pirates twice failed to score with the bases loaded and no outs. Konnor Griffin grounded into a force out, Lowe struck out and Reynolds grounded to third in the fourth. In the seventh, Henry Davis popped up to short and Griffin hit into a double play.

Up next

Reds: LHP Nick Lodolo (2-2, 5.59 ERA) will take the mound Monday for the first of a four-game set in Milwaukee against Brewers LHP Robert Gasser (1-3, 4.50 ERA).

Pirates: RHP Braxton Ashcraft (7-3, 3.07 ERA) will start the first of a four-game series in Philadelphia on Monday against Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (3-4, 5.58 ERA).

Eugenio Suárez hits 3-run homer in 9th as Reds rally for 9-7 win over Pirates

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Cincinnati Reds’ Eugenio Suárez celebrates as he crosses home plate after hitting a three-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gregory Soto during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning that rallied the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

Trying to protect a one-run lead, Gregory Soto (4-2) let the first two Reds batters reach safely in the ninth before getting Sal Stewart to ground into a double play. Soto then walked JJ Bleday in front of Suárez, who drove a 2-2 sinker below the strike zone 344 feet the other way to right field.

Chase Petty retired the side in order in the ninth for his first major league save.

Suárez’s homer came after Esmerlyn Valdéz put Pittsburgh ahead 7-6 with a pinch-hit homer off Caleb Ferguson (1-0) in the eighth.

The Reds led three times and trailed twice. They were in front 2-0 and 6-4 before going up for good in the ninth. The Pirates went on top 4-2 in the fourth.

Stewart produced Cincinnati’s first two runs. After a 36-minute rain delay, he sent a fastball from Jared Jones 372 feet over the right-field wall in the first inning for his team-leading 15th homer. In the third, Stewart drove in Jose Trevino with a two-out single that pushed third baseman Nick Gonzales to the edge of the infield ahead of an errant throw to first.

Brandon Lowe gave the Pirates a 3-2 lead in the third with a three-run homer.

Endy Rodríguez doubled in the fourth and scored on Jared Triolo’s two-out single for a 4-2 lead.

Edwin Arroyo hit an RBI double for the Reds in the fifth and scored on Lowe’s fielding error at second base with two outs, tying it 4-all.

Jones went 4 2/3 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) and four hits.

Trevino put Cincinnati back ahead 6-4 by sneaking a two-run single through the right side in the sixth.

Reds ace Chase Burns was pulled after giving up a leadoff double to Triolo in the seventh. Triolo scored on Lowe’s sacrifice fly.

Burns was charged with five runs and nine hits in six-plus innings. He struck out 10.

Ryan O’Hearn tied it 6-all with a two-out RBI single off Sam Moll later in the seventh.

Up next

Pirates RHP Mitch Keller (5-5, 4.89 ERA) starts the series finale Sunday against RHP Brady Singer (3-6, 4.81).

Noelvi Marte’s tiebreaking homer in 8th after 4-run inning against Skenes helps Reds beat Pirates 6-4

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Cincinnati Reds’ Noelvi Marte (4) celebrates with Sal Stewart (27) as he crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mason Montgomery during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pinch-hitter Noelvi Marte hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning after Cincinnati scored four runs off Paul Skenes in the second, and the Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Friday night.

Given a 1-0 lead on Konnor Griffin’s homer leading off the first, Skenes allowed RBI singles to Spencer Steer and Tyler Stephenson and sacrifice flies to Blake Dunn and Elly De La Cruz. After the singles put the Reds ahead 2-1, Cincinnati loaded the bases with no outs when a called third strike by umpire Jeremie Rehak against Matt McLain on a full-count pitch was changed to a ball in an ABS appeal.

Skenes, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, gave up four runs, six hits and two walks while striking out seven in five innings. His ERA rose from 2.86 to 3.10.

With the score 4-4, Sal Stewart singled off Mason Montgomery (2-3) with one out in the eighth and Marte followed with a 405-foot homer.

Griffin, at 20 years, 63 days, became the fifth-youngest player to hit a leadoff homer after the Kansas City Athletics’ Lou Klimchock (18-348) in 1958, Bob Kennedy of the Chicago White Sox (19-257) in 1940, the New York Yankees’ Mickey Mantle (19-328) in 1951 and the Boston Braves’ Sibby Sisti (19-356) in 1940.

Brock Burke (3-3) walked one and had two strikeouts in an inning of relief and Caleb Ferguson pitched a one-hit ninth for his first save since 2024 with the New York Yankees.

Cincinnati had lost its five previous games against Pittsburgh.

Tyler Stephenson had two hits and an RBI for Cincinnati.

Marcell Ozuna and Esmerlyn Valdez also hit solo homers for the Pirates.

Reds starter Andrew Abbott gave up four runs — three earned —- and six hits in 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts.

Cincinnati placed relieved Tony Santillan on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Tuesday, because of a strained left oblique that manager Terry Francona said is likely to sideline the right-hander for a significant period.

Up next

Reds RHP Chase Burns (9-1, 2.00 ERA) starts Saturday opposite Pirated RHP Jared Jones (1-1, 5.75).

July concerts look hot in Pittsburgh area

Scott Tady

Bob Dylan, Tim McGraw, Motley Crue, The Fixx, Don McLean crooning “American Pie” and a patriotic Pittsburgh Symphony show are some of the July treats for local concertgoers this July.

PAVILION AT STAR LAKE

July 3: Jack Johnson

July 17: Motley Crue

July 18: Tim McGraw

July 24: Dave Matthews Band

Aug. 1: “Weird” Al Yankovic; Aug. 2: Ne-Yo & Akon; Aug. 7: Five Finger Death Punch; Aug. 8: Parker McCollum; Aug. 14: Goo Goo Dolls; Aug. 20: Billy Idol; Aug. 24: TLC, Salt-N-Pepa; Aug. 25: Kesha; Aug. 29: Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson; Sept. 3:  Rufus Du Sol; Sept. 10: $uicide Boy$Sept. 15: Breaking Benjamin; Sept. 20: Bryson Tiller.

Motley Crue launches a summer tour at The Pavilion at Star Lake. (Photo: Ross Halfin)

STAGE AE, Pittsburgh

July 8: Ella Mai

July 10: Louis Tomlinson

July 12: Bob Dylan

July 14: Djo

July 23: O.A.R.

July 25: Dirty Heads and 311

Aug. 2: Black Keys; Aug. 14: Todd Rundgren; Aug. 20: Helmet; Aug. 22: Dominic Fike; Sept. 1: Sierra Ferrell; Sept. 18: Black Label Society; Sept. 19: Mastodon; Sept. 20: Tucker Whitmore; Sept. 22: Sam Barber; Sept. 23: Rainbow Kitten Surprise; Sept. 25: Caamp; Sept. 29: MUNA; Oct. 6: Interpol; Oct. 10: Sugar; Oct. 6: Interpol; Oct. 20: Jesse Welles; Oct. 27: Sleeping With Sirens; Nov. 18: Beartooth.

PPG PAINTS ARENA, Pittsburgh

July 7: Benson Boone

July 11: July 30-31: Nate Bargatze

Aug. 13: Zac Brown Band; Aug. 20: Zach Top; Sept. 8: Kacey Musgraves; Sept. 29-30: Olivia Rodrigo; Oct. 1: Red Clay Strays; Oct. 6: Smashing Pumpkins; Oct. 9: Dan + Shay; Oct. 23: Rod Wave; Oct. 28:  “Worlds Collide Concert Tour” featuring stars from the “Descendants,”  “ZOMBIES” and “Camp Rock” films; Nov. 7: Jim Gaffigan; Nov. 12: Sombr; Nov. 20: Motionless in White; Dec. 21: Andre Bocelli.

 

HARTWOOD ACRES, Hampton Township

July 5: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

July 12: The Fixx

July 19: Cyril Neville

July 26: Arrested Development

Aug. 2: The Wood Brothers; Aug. 9: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; Aug. 16: The Lemon Twigs; Aug. 30: Blasey does the Beatles; Sept. 6: Buzz Poets

SOUTH PARK AMPHITHEATER, South Park Township

July 10: The Heavy Heavy

July 17: Orleans

July 24: Ruthie Foster

July 31: Don McLean

Sept. 4: Reb Beach

JERGEL’S RHYTHM GRILLE, Warrendale

July 5: Quiet Riot

July 9: Mike Tramp of White Lion

July 12: Chris Kirkpatrick, O-Town, LFO, BBMak and Ryan Cabrera

July 13: Robert Jon & The Wreck

July 30: Tiffany

Aug. 1: Everclear; Aug. 8: Buzz Poets; Aug. 10: Adrian Vandenberg; Aug. 20: Priscilla Block; Aug. 25: Ugly Kid Joe; Aug. 26: Parker Barrow; Aug. 28: The Calling; Sept. 16-17: Leonid & Friends; Sept. 28: Pure Prairie League; Oct. 4: Stryper; Oct. 8: Here Come The Mummies; Oct. 14: Tab Benoit; Nov. 6: Max Weinberg’s Jukebox.

CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL, Munhall

July 6: The Church

July 11: Taj Mahal

July 18: Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs

July 30: Amy Grant

Oct. 9: Marc Maron; Oct. 13: Bruce Hornsby; Nov. 4: Judy Collins.

PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER, Pittsburgh

Aug. 21: Koe Wetzel; Sept. 17: Phil Wickham; Oct. 9: Johnny Blue Skies; Nov. 15: The Rock Orchestra.

HEINZ HALL, Pittsburgh

July 3: Derek Hough

July 18-19: Danny Elfman with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

July 22: Harry Connick Jr.

Oct. 6: Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra; Oct. 13: Penn & Teller; Dec. 8: Leslie Odom Jr.

CITY WINERY PITTSBURGH

July 7: “Mob Wives: The Sit Down Tour”

July 14: Shawn Mullins

Aug. 8: Roger Humphries presents a jazz  night for Bill Strickland; Sept. 23: Ron Pope; Oct. 18: Lacey Sturm;  Nov. 14: Joshua Radin

ROXIAN THEATRE @ CITIZENS, McKees Rocks

July 16: Trampled by Turtles

July 18: Steve Byrne and Joey Fatone

July 21: Bloc Party

Aug. 12: Courtney Barrett; Sept. 18: Lakeview; Sept. 22: St. Paul & The Broken Bones; Sept. 27: Buffalo Traffic Jam; Sept. 29: Public Image Limited; Oct. 7: Soccer Mommy; Oct. 16: Wheeler Walker; Oct. 31: Dweezil Zappa; Nov. 5: Lauren Alaina; Nov. 28: Punchline; Dec. 6: GWAR

PALACE THEATRE, Greensburg

July 22: Stewart Copeland

July 23: Air Supply

Aug. 2: Richard Marx; Aug. 30: George Thorogood; Sept. 20: LeAnn Rimes; Sept. 23: Celtic Thunder; Sept. 27: Brian Regan; Oct. 2: Robin Trower;  Oct. 15: Micky Dolenz; Oct. 26: Daughtry; Nov. 13: Foghat.

 

TIMBER ROCK AMPHITHEATER, Farmington

July 17: Blackberry Smoke

July 31: Jeff Foxworthy

Aug. 7: Chris Young; Aug. 22: Dylan Scott; Aug. 28: Travis Tritt; Sept. 11: Ted Nugent.

MR. SMALLS THEATRE, Millvale

July 30: Cat Power

Aug. 4: Digable Planets; Aug. 16: The Mountain Goats; Aug. 29: Morgan Wade; Sept. 16: Brian Fallon; Sept. 18: Margaret Glapsy; Sept. 19: Frank Turner; Sept. 26: Ben Harper (sold out); Oct. 22: Low Cut Connie

THUNDERBIRD CAFE, Pittsburgh

Aug. 19: American Aquarium; Nov. 14: Michigander

BYHAM THEATER, Pittsburgh

Oct. 8: Fred Armisan; Oct. 17: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Nov. 28: Jim Brinkman

OAKS THEATER, Oakmont

July 9: King’s X

Aug. 7: BoDeans.

YOUNGSTOWN FOUNDATION AMPHITHEATER, Youngstown

July 11: Eric Church

Aug. 9: Joe Bonamassa and Gov’t Mule; Sept. 11: Niko Moon; Sept. 19: Charley Crockett.

CITIZENS LIVE AT THE WYLIE, Pittsburgh

Oct. 1: Role Model; Oct. 2: Wiz Khalifa; Oct. 3: Styx; Oct. 4: Foster The People; Oct. 6: Two Door Cinema; Oct. 7: Freya Skye; Oct. 8: Matt Matthews; Oct. 9: Chelsea Handler; Oct. 10: Modest Mouse; Oct. 11: Chance The Rapper; Oct. 16: Boyz II Men; Oct. 20: Tedeschi Trucks; Oct. 21: The Story So Far; Oct. 23: Smokey Robinson; Oct. 25: Little Big Town; Oct. 31: Aries Spears; Nov. 2: Glorilla; Nov. 6-7: Sting; Nov. 12: Jack White; Nov. 15: Wyatt Flores; Nov. 19-20: Goose;  Dec. 2: Steven Wilson Jr.; Dec. 3: Sabaton.

RIVERS CASINO, Pittsburgh

July 18: Steve Byrne and Joey Fatone

Aug. 15: Jake Owen

Sept. 11: Colin Jost.

Others

July 3: Noah Kahan, PNC Park, Pittsburgh

July 10: Jason Aldean, Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, Ohio

Aug. 8: Ryan Cabrera and Kayko, New Castle Music Festival, Cascade Park, New Castle

Aug. 29: Bruno Mars, Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh.

Noah Kahan headlines PNC Park in Pittsburgh. (photo Patrick McCormack)

Hoffmann Family of Companies leaders introduced to Pittsburgh after purchasing the Penguins from Fenway Sports Group

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby plays during an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The new owners of the Pittsburgh Penguins were introduced to the city of Pittsburgh yesterday. The Hoffmann Family of Companies bought the team from the Fenway Sports Group after National Hockey League board of governors unanimously approved the sale on Tuesday. This transaction is expected to close in the near future. Financial terms were not announced, but the deal is reportedly valued at about $1.7 billion. People got to meet the leaders of the company, father David Hoffmann and brothers Geoff and Greg Hoffmann. Geoff Hoffmann said in a news conference at PPG Paints Area that their purchase of the Penguins is “a commitment to an organization.” 

Recall alert: 684K bags of Zapps and Dirty chips recalled; classified as Class I

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the FDA)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) A massive recall of potato chips has now been classified as a Class I recall, which is the highest classification of a recall where “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” The Food and Drug Administration stated this week that 684,248 bags of Zapps and Dirty brand chips were recalled because of the potential presence of Salmonella. This recall was initially issued in April and was due to a seasoning containing dry milk powder from California Dairies, Inc., which was supplied by a third party. The FDA noted last month that the seasoning tested negative for Salmonella, but Utz recalled the chips out of an abundance of caution.

The following products are part of the recall:

  • Zapp’s Bayou Blackened Ranch Kettle Chips, 1.5oz bags, code information 83791272917
  • Zapp’s Brand Bayou Blackened Ranch Potato Chips, 2.5oz and 8oz bags, code information 83791272924 or 83791272931
  • Dirty Brand Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips, 1.5oz, 2oz bags, code information 83791520148, 26030070101 or 26036070102
  • Dirty Maui Onion Chip, 2.0 oz bags, code information 26052070103
  • Zapp’s Big Cheezy Potato Chips, 1.5oz, 8.0oz bags, code information 26058070104 or 26059070104
  • Dirty Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chips, 2.0 oz bags, code information not available.

The FDA advised back in May that consumers should not eat the chips and discard them.

They were sold in these states:

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Iowa
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Massachusetts
  • Maryland
  • Maine
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • New Jersey
  • Nevada
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • Vermont
  • Wisconsin

You can call Utz at 877-423-0149 for more information about the recall.

Congressman Chris Deluzio joins opposition to bill he says would cut veterans’ benefits

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Chris Deluzio spoke out against a bill which he notes would cut benefits for military veterans. He joined with colleagues and union representatives in Washington, D.C. yesterday to go against this legislation, which would reduce and remove benefits for over 150 million veterans and cut $57 billion in future disability payments in the next ten years. Deluzio is a veteran himself and is against legislation that would make significant cuts to the VA home loan benefit, remove protections in the workplace, make it easier to reduce levels of staffing that are already low, and take a bigger step in privatizing VA medical care.

Monaca-Rochester bridge closure update for Beaver County Boom 250 weekend

(File Photo of a Fireworks Burst)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) The Monaca-Rochester Bridge will now be closed tomorrow from 12 noon to 12 a.m. because of the Beaver County Boom 250 and Boom on the Bridge festivities as well as the Downtown 250 5K Dash race event in Monaca. Monaca Borough, Beaver County posted on Facebook today that if you are attending the race or heading to Monaca Community Day, you need to follow all posted road closure signs and plan to use an alternate route.

Motown star Martha Reeves talks to Beaver County Radio about new single

SCOTT TADY

Martha Reeves, the legendary Motown powerhouse whose timeless hits with Martha Reeves & The Vandellas include “Dancing in the Street,” “Heat Wave,” “Jimmy Mack,” and “Nowhere to Run,” appeared Friday on the Beaver County Radio Morning Show.

Reeves spoke about her new single, “”To Know You Is to Love You,” released earlier that morning.

Here is what Reeves had to say (just press play):

Reeves not only helped define American music, but laid the foundation for generations of female superstars who followed, from Beyoncé to Lady Gaga sighting her as an influence.

Now, after more than two decades, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame icon is returning with her first new album at nearly 85 years old, proving her influence, voice, and cultural impact are as powerful as ever.

Artwork for the new Martha Reeves single, “To Know You Is To Love You.”

Penguins acquire forward Hendrix Lapierre from the Capitals in exchange for two future NHL Draft picks

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Penguins President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas announced yesterday that the Penguins have acquired forward Hendrix Lapierre from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick and 2028 fifth-round pick. The twenty-four-year-old Lapierre is a pending restricted free agent who spent the 2025-26 season with the Capitals, skating in 74 games and tallying four goals, 12 assists and 16 points.