(File Photo: Source for Photo: San Francisco Giants’ Rafael Devers runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, May 8, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rafael Devers homered to back six strong innings from Robbie Ray, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Friday night.

The only run allowed by Ray (3-4) came in the second when Marcell Ozuna led off with his 300th career homer to put Pittsburgh up 1-0.

Devers homered for the fourth time this season, connecting against Carmen Mlodzinski (2-3) leading off the bottom half to tie it. It was just the 24th home run for San Francisco this year.

Ray walked three straight batters to load the bases with two outs in the third but struck out Oneil Cruz to keep it tied. The left-hander yielded four hits and four walks while striking out seven.

Keaton Winn pitched a perfect seventh and Matt Gage worked a scoreless eighth for San Francisco. Caleb Kilian gave up a run in the ninth but retired pinch-hitter Ryan O’Hearn on a groundout with runners on second and third to close it out.

Devers singled in the fifth and scored on a two-out single by Heliot Ramos to give the Giants a 2-1 lead.

Willy Adames led off the seventh with a single against Justin Lawrence and went to third on Ramos’ double. Drew Gilbert singled to make it 3-1 before Jesús Rodríguez was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Evan Sisk gave up a two-run single to Luis Arraez that made it 5-1.

Mlodzinski permitted two runs and seven hits in six innings. Lawrence was charged with three runs and failed to get an out.

The Giants began the day with the fewest homers in the majors, the fewest runs (115), and the fewest stolen bases (10).

Up next

Pirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft (1-2, 3.02 ERA) starts Saturday opposite Giants RHP Landen Roupp (5-2, 3.18).

(File Photo: Source for Photo: People stand on the field in Acrisure Stadium before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks in Pittsburgh, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Friday a multi-year agreement with MeiGray to sell authenticated stadium seats removed during renovations at Acrisure Stadium.

The offering follows the start of a multi-year seat replacement project at the stadium. The first phase includes replacing approximately 22,000 seats in the Upper Level East, Upper Level West, and North Club sections before the start of the 2026 NFL season.

According to the Steelers, MeiGray will refurbish and repurpose the removed seats as collectibles for fans.

Fans will be able to purchase individual seats, seat pairs, seat backs, and seat bottoms from the stadium, including the venue’s signature gold and gray seats.

Prices begin at $399 for single seats and $599 for seat pairs. Autographed seat backs signed by select Steelers legends will also be available at $299. Unautographed seat backs are $199 and unautographed seat bottoms are $149.

The Steelers said fans may also pre-order seats scheduled to be removed during future renovation phases following the 2026 season.

Founded in 1997, MeiGray specializes in authenticated game-worn and game-used sports memorabilia and works with teams across the NBA, NHL, and WNBA.

For purchasing information, fans can visit MeiGray’s website by clicking here.

(Credit and Caption for Photo: Shaler teammates celebrate after defeating Plum in the girls WPIAL flag football championship, Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Upper St. Clair High School. (Matt Freed/Post Gazette)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Shaler Area High School made history Thursday night by winning the WPIAL’s first girls flag football championship.

The Titans defeated Plum High School 34-0 in the championship game at Upper St. Clair High School.

This marked the first season that girls flag football was recognized as a WPIAL-sanctioned varsity sport. A total of 58 WPIAL schools and eight Pittsburgh City League schools competed this season, with 16 teams qualifying for the playoffs.

In Thursday’s semifinal games, Shaler defeated Mt. Lebanon High School while Plum advanced with a win over Moon Area High School.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: An opening day crowd watches a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A new study by Bovada analyzed fan photos from across Major League Baseball to measure how many spectators wore team merchandise during games.

According to the study, fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates ranked second in MLB for visible team support.

The study found that an average of 45.01% of Pirates fans attending games wore team-branded merchandise.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Connor Dewar, left, celebrates after his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Penguins forward Connor Dewar and defenseman Ilya Solovyov have signed contract extensions with the team.

Dewar’s two-year extension runs through the 2027-28 season and carries an average annual value of $2.25 million.

Solovyov signed a one-year extension through the 2026-27 season worth an average annual value of $850,000.

Dewar, 26, has spent parts of five NHL seasons with the Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Minnesota Wild.

Last season, he recorded career highs with 14 goals, 16 assists, 30 points, and a plus-16 rating.

Solovyov, 25, appeared in games for both Pittsburgh and the Colorado Avalanche last season, recording one goal and seven assists for eight points.

He was originally selected by the Calgary Flames in the seventh round of the 2020 NHL Draft.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Brandon Lowe, left, connects for a home run as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher James McCann reaches for the ball during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

PHOENIX (AP) — Brandon Lowe had three hits, including his 10th homer, and Joey Bart also went deep to back Mitch Keller, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Thursday.

Keller (4-1) went six-plus innings, retiring 10 straight between Corbin Carroll’s solo home run in the third and Ildemaro Vargas’ single leading off the seventh. That hit ended Keller’s day after 84 pitches. He gave up four hits and two runs, walked two and struck out four.

Ryan O’Hearn and Spencer Horwitz delivered two-out RBI singles in the fifth inning to put Pittsburgh ahead 3-2. The Pirates won two of three in the series.

Gregory Soto retired the side in order the ninth for his third save.

Arizona starter Zac Gallen (1-3) pitched six innings, allowing six hits and four runs, walking two and striking out five.

For the second straight game, Lowe homered in the first inning. This time, it was a 436-foot drive into the right-field seats. On Wednesday, Lowe’s homer against Michael Soroka was all NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes needed as Pittsburgh won 1-0.

The Diamondbacks also scored in the first against Keller, who was battling control issues early. Geraldo Perdomo walked, moved up on an infield out and scored on Adrian Del Castillo’s two-out single.

Bart hit his second homer, a line drive into the left-field stands, in the sixth.

Pirates center fielder Jake Mangum was a late scratch with left hamstring discomfort, the Pirates said. Billy Cook replaced him and was hitless in four at-bats.

Up next

Pirates: Continue their West Coast trip in San Francisco on Friday night. RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (2-2, 4.76 ERA) faces the Giants’ LHP Robbie Ray (2-4, 2.95).

Diamondbacks: Host the Mets on Friday night. RHP Ryne Nelson (1-3, 6.61) goes against New York RHP Nolan McLean (1-2, 2.97).

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) leaves the field after an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Houston Texans, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar,File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is expected to visit the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend and is likely to play for the team this season, sources told NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport on Thursday.

However, sources told ESPN there is currently no agreement between Rodgers and the Steelers.

Steelers president Art Rooney II told NFL Network last week that he remained confident Rodgers would be Pittsburgh’s quarterback in 2026 and believed the uncertainty would be resolved soon. Rooney previously said during the NFL’s annual meeting in late March that the organization expected a decision from Rodgers before the NFL Draft, though that deadline passed without an agreement.

With Rodgers still unsigned in free agency, the Steelers applied the rarely used unrestricted free agent tender to the quarterback late last month. The move ensures Pittsburgh could receive a compensatory draft pick if Rodgers signs elsewhere.

If Rodgers signs the tender, he would receive a 10% raise over last season’s salary, earning approximately $15 million this year. The tender also gives the Steelers exclusive negotiating rights if Rodgers does not sign with another team by July 22 or the first day of training camp, whichever comes later.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds, left, connects for a single as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno reaches for the ball during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds recorded his 1,000th career hit in the third inning of the team’s 1-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Wednesday.

It was one of two hits Reynolds collected in the game, and he also added a stolen base.

Reynolds became just the fifth player in Pirates history to record 1,000 hits, 200 doubles, and 140 home runs, joining Andrew McCutchen, Willie Stargell, Dave Parker, and Roberto Clemente.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes warms up during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Skenes threw eight brilliant innings in one of the best outings of the young star’s career, Brandon Lowe hit a solo homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Wednesday night.

Skenes — the defending National League Cy Young award winner — retired the first 14 batters he faced until Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a soft dribbler down the third-base line for a single. The right-handed pitcher tried to make the play, but his throw was well wide of first base.

Nolan Arenado followed with a line drive single to left, but that was the final baserunner Skenes allowed. The 23-year-old struck out seven, including the final three batters he faced in the eighth.

He threw 97 pitches, including 65 strikes.

Gregory Soto worked around a one-out walk in the ninth to earn his second save.

Lowe’s homer to center field was a towering shot that traveled 435 feet and bounced off the batter’s eye. Bryan Reynolds earned his 1,000th career hit on a single in the third, finished the night with two hits and also had a stolen base.

D-backs right-hander Michael Soroka (4-2) gave up several hard-hit balls in the first — including Lowe’s homer — but had more success as the game progressed. He went 6 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits and two walks while striking out six.

Skenes (5-2) has never thrown a nine-inning complete game in his big-league career. He threw 8 1/3 innings once in 2024 and threw an eight-inning complete game last season in a 1-0 loss against the Phillies.

Up next

The D-backs start RHP Zac Gallen (1-2, 4.45 ERA) on Thursday while the Pirates counter with RHP Mitch Keller (3-1, 2.85) in the finale of the three-game series.

(File Photo of Quaker Valley High School)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(McMurray, PA) The Quaker Valley High School track and field boys team won its third consecutive title at the WPIAL Class 2A Championships in McMurray on Tuesday.

Quaker Valley defeated Riverview 116-34, North Catholic 112-42 and Greensburg Central Catholic 98-52 to secure the championship.

The Quaker Valley girls team, however, saw its four-year run as WPIAL champion come to an end.

Trailing 73-72 entering the 4×400 relay — the final event — North Catholic won the race to clinch a 77-72 victory over Quaker Valley.