(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Konnor Griffin celebrates as he rounds second after hitting an RBI double, his first Major League career hit and run, during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortshop Konnor Griffin continues to recover from a left-ring finger injury that has kept him sidelined for close to two months. 

Griffin began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis yesterday and is eligible to come off of the injured list on Friday. 

Griffin tore the sagittal band in his left ring finger while making a diving defensive play in the Pirates’ game against the Washington Nationals in Washington D.C. on July 5th. 

He was placed on the 10-day injured list initially and was eventually transferred to the 60-day injured list. 

The twenty-year-old shortshop’s 2026 statistics include 5 home runs, 25 RBIs, and a batting average of .276. 

Griffin signed a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates on April 8th, which was the largest contract in Pirates history.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Brandon Lowe (5) is greeted by Bryan Reynolds as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off San Francisco Giants pitcher Cesar Perdomo during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe scored from third when San Francisco third baseman Oseilvis Basabe short-hopped a throw to first with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Giants 13-12 on Tuesday night.

Lowe led off the ninth against Carson Seymour (0-1) with his fourth hit of the night, before eventually moving to third on a single by Nick Gonzales and a fielder’s choice by Oneil Cruz.

Pittsburgh backup catcher Rafael Flores Jr. then laced a hard grounder to third that Basabe picked cleanly, only to see his throw to first get away from first baseman Rafael Devers.

Lowe’s four-hit night included his 29th home run of the season. Cruz had four hits and drove in four runs for Pittsburgh, which recovered later after blowing a six-run lead.

The Pirates have won five of seven despite allowing the Giants to rally to tie it at 12 thanks to a five-run eighth, the final two runs scoring on Drew Cavanaugh’s double.

Gonzales had three hits for Pittsburgh to boost his batting average to .310. Spencer Horwitz and Jacob Gonzalez added two hits each for the Pirates.

Mason Montgomery (6-3) worked around two hits in the ninth to keep the game tied and put Pittsburgh in position to win it.

The late heroics hardly seemed necessary after the Pirates erupted for nine runs in the third. Bryan Reynolds led off with a single against Logan Webb, and the Pirates spent the next 34 minutes chipping away against Webb and reliever Braxton Roxy behind eight singles, two walks and a hit batter.

Reigning NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes, who has endured a bit of a slog during his third season in the majors, gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings. He failed to lock down his first win since mid-July when he allowed consecutive two-out hits in the fifth and was removed after throwing 95 pitches. The right-hander allowed five runs on eight hits with three walks and four strikeouts as his ERA ticked up to 3.97.

Turner Hill had four hits for San Francisco. Cavanaugh finished with three and Christian Koss added two hits for the Giants, who fell to a National League-worst 24-46 on the road.

Up next

The series continues on Wednesday. Landen Roupp (8-13, 4.25 ERA) starts for the Giants against Pittsburgh’s Bubba Chandler (6-9, 4.26).

(Caption and Credit for Photo: Mario Lemieux speaks to the media after the Penguins won the Stanley Cup Final on June 11 , 2017 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to sources, Mario Lemieux and his business partner Ron Burkle sold their minority stake in the Pittsburgh Penguins when the Hoffmann Family of Companies purchased the team from Fenway Sports Group.

This will be the first time that Lemieux will not be part of the Penguins ownership group since he bought the team out of bankruptcy in 1999.

The sixty-year-old Lemieux’s accolades include winning two Stanley Cups with the Penguins as a player (1991,1992) and winning three Stanley Cups as an owner (2009, 2016, 2017).

(Credit for Photo: Steelers safety DeShon Elliott walks off the field during warmups before the Steelers Bengals game at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Sebastian Foltz/Post-Gazette)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Steelers placed safety DeShon Elliott on the injured reserve on Sunday.

Elliott will miss at least the first four games of the 2026-2027 NFL season.

Elliott, who signed a two-year extension in June of 2025 with the Steelers that keeps him under contract through 2027, suffered a significant leg injury in 2025’s Week 8 against the Green Bay Packers and missed the rest of the 2025 NFL season.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Beaver County Radio’s Scott Tady)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Chippewa, PA) The Community College of Beaver County’s inaugural men’s soccer team had its first ever soccer match on Saturday at Wright Field in Chippewa.

The Titans began their first ever men’s soccer season under first-year head coach Marcus Burrows and played against the College of Southern Maryland Hawks.

The audience that attended the game enjoyed free admission and saw a 1-1 tie between the Titans and the Hawks.  

You can view the full schedule for men’s soccer at CCBC by clicking here.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Broderick Jones (77) lines up during an NFL exhibition football game against the Green Bay Packers in Pittsburgh Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Dallas, TX) Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Pittsburgh Steelers traded offensive tackle Broderick Jones to the Dallas Cowboys.

Sources confirmed to ESPN’s Todd Archer that along with Jones, the Cowboys will also receive a 2027 fourth-round pick while the Steelers will receive a 2027 third round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick.

Jones was drafted by the Steelers as the 14th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft out of Georgia and played 45 games in three seasons with the Steelers.

The Steelers also traded running back and 2025 third round pick Kaleb Johnson to the Green Bay Packers yesterday.

Johnson was a rookie last year who was drafted out of the University of Iowa.

The Steelers also recently finalized their 53-man roster for the 2026-2027 season, and cuts included linebacker Elandon Roberts, who was traded back to the Steelers after playing for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025.

Roberts played for the Steelers from 2023-2024.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds singles during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez and Jared Triolo homered, Brandon Lowe added an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Sunday.

Braxton Ashcraft (14-5) held St. Louis without an extra-base hit over five innings to become the first Pirates pitcher since 2018 (Jameson Taillon and Trevor Williams) to reach 14 wins. He allowed two runs on six hits, struck out three and walked one.

In the second inning, Valdez hit a two-run home run off Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore (5-13) that stayed just inside the right-field foul pole. Triolo drilled a 412-foot blast into the left-field stands in the fifth inning to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-0.

Thomas Saggese singled three times and scored twice. He moved into the St. Louis lineup after infielder JJ Wetherholt was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right wrist tendinitis.

Alec Burleson achieved his first 100 RBI season when he and Iván Herrera had back-to-back run-scoring singles with two outs in the fifth inning.

Herrera also had an RBI double in the seventh to pull St. Louis within 5-4. Yohan Ramirez got Nolan Gorman to fly out to end that threat with runners on second and third.

Mason Montgomery earned his seventh save with a spotless ninth.

Liberatore struck out nine in 5 2-3 innings while throwing a career-high 107 pitches. He gave up four runs on six hits and a pair of walks.

The Pirates got an unearned run in the third when Ramón Urías dropped Lowe’s two-out popup, allowing Oneil Cruz to score.

Up next

Pittsburgh: RHP Paul Skenes (9-11, 3.79 ERA) starts Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series at San Diego. The Padres have not announced their starter.

St. Louis: The Cardinals have not announced their rotation for a three-game series against Los Angeles that starts Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. LHP Eric Lauer (8-6, 4.78 ERA) goes for LA in the opener.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jacob Gonzalez hits an RBI single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Le)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rafael Flores Jr. hit a three-run home run and Brandon Lowe added a solo shot to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

The Pirates entered the game, having scored only eight runs in their previous six games.

Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6), the third Pirates pitcher, gave up one run and one hit in 3 1/3 innings. Six Pittsburgh pitchers held the Cardinals to just three hits.

Rookie Brycen Mautz (0-1) took the loss in his MLB debut for St. Louis. He gave up four runs on five hits and a walk in three innings. Mautz struck out eight.

In the fifth, Flores drove a 3-2 slider into the left-field bleachers for a three-run homer, extending Pittsburgh’s advantage to 5-1.

Three consecutive errors in the sixth led to a run for St. Louis. With one out, shortstop Jocob Gonzalez booted two grounders followed by center fielder Oneil Cruz misplaying a routine fly. Pittsburgh also made three errors in Friday’s game.

The Pirates went up 2-1 in the fourth. Jake Mangum singled to left but rookie Joshua Baez misplayed it and then didn’t hustle after it. Mangum raced to third and was ruled out before the call was challenged and overturned. Mautz then gave up a run-scoring single to Gonzalez.

Baez hit his first home run at Busch Stadium in the third inning, sending an 0-1 slider from reliever Evan Sisk into the left-field seats. Baez made history when homered in each of his first three major league at-bats on Aug. 15 in Chicago.

Lowe homered in the first inning with one out.

Before the game, the Cardinals designated reliever Caleb Ferguson for assignment and recalled Mautz.

Up next

Cardinals LHP Matthew Liberatore (5-12, 5.44) faces Pirates’ RHP Braxton Ashcraft (13-5, 3.59) on Sunday afternoon in the series finale.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: St. Louis Cardinals’ Quinn Mathews pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Quinn Mathews allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings for his first major league win and Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run homer to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.

Mathews (1-2) threw 102 pitches in the longest of his four starts. He struck out seven for the second time and walked one in his first outing at home.

Ryan Fernandez followed Mathews with two scoreless innings. Fernandez left after a two-out walk to Brian Reynolds in the eighth and Caleb Ferguson got the final out when Reynolds was hit on the foot on a single through the infield by Oneil Cruz. Ryne Stanek struck out two in the ninth for his second save.

Nolan Gorman had a one-out double off Jacob Jones (2-6) in the third and Crooks followed with his fifth home run of the season for a 2-0 lead.

Jordan Walker and José Fermín singled leading off the fourth, and Nathan Church hit a sacrifice fly for a 3-0 advantage.

Jared Triolo had two of Pittsburgh’s six hits and drove in a run with a two-out single in the fifth.

Walker singled and scored on a two-out throwing error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez for a run in the eighth.

Jones surrendered three runs on seven hits with a walk and six strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings.

St. Louis (68-68) improves to 6-2 on the season against the Pirates (65-71), who have scored five runs in their last four games.

Up next

The Pirates have not announced Saturday’s starting pitcher. The Cardinals will send out RHP Kyle Leahy (10-4, 3.13 ERA).