First | Second | Third | Final | |
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Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
New York Rangers | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Goals | Pens: Radim Zohorna 6:26 | Rangers: Colin Blackwell 2:02 Pens: Kris Letang 3:23 Pens: Evan Rodrigues 11:28 | Pens: Jason Zucker 10:29 Rangers: Kevin Rooney 13:48 Pens: Mark Jankowski 18:29 | |
Category: Sports
Reds keep rolling, hit 4 HRs to back Castillo, sweep Pirates
Reds keep rolling, hit 4 HRs to back Castillo, sweep Pirates
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Tyler Naquin hit another leadoff home run and the high-scoring Cincinnati Reds kept rolling, backing Luis Castillo to rout the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4 for their fifth straight win. The Reds have started a season 5-1 for the first time since 2016. They outscored the Pirates 30-8 in the three-game series sweep. Their 56 runs are the most in Reds franchise history through the first six games of a season. The 1976 Big Red Machine scored 51 en route to a second straight championship. Naquin hit a leadoff homer for the second straight day. Nick Castellanos, Tyler Stephenson and Aristides Aquino also homered for the Reds.
Rangers blast Penguins 8-4 with goals from 8 players
Rangers blast Penguins 8-4 with goals from 8 players
NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists, Adam Fox had a goal and two assists and the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-4. Colin Blackwell, Mika Zibanejad, Ryan Strome, Alexis Lafreniere, Kaapo Kakko and Pavel Buchnevich also scored for New York, which extended its point streak to four games. It was the first time in 11 years that different Rangers scored in a game. Igor Shesterkin made 42 saves for New York. Jared McCann, Mike Matheson, Jake Guentzel and Brian Dumoulin scored for Pittsburgh, which lost for the second time in seven games.
Naquin stars as Reds pound Pirates for 4th straight win
Naquin stars as Reds pound Pirates for 4th straight win
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Tyler Naquin homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs, helping the Cincinnati Reds pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-1 for their fourth straight victory. Rookie Jonathan India had three hits and four RBIs in Cincinnati’s latest offensive outburst. Tucker Barnhart and Nick Senzel also had three hits apiece. The Reds set a franchise record with 46 runs in their first five games. The 1895 and 1976 teams scored 44 runs through five games.
Pens @ Rangers Scoring Updates!!!
1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Final | |
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Pens | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Rangers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
Goals | Rangers: Colin Blackwell assisted by Jacob Trouba and Artemi Panarin (1:35) Mika Zibanejad assisted by Pavel Buchnevich (7:28) Power Play Goal by Artemi Panarin (9:58) Power Play by Ryan Strome assisted by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox (19:42) Pens: Power Play Goal by Jared McCann assisted by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (10:38) | Rangers: Alexis Lafrenière assisted by Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko (12:20) Pens: Mike Matheson assisted by Colton Sceviour and Mark Jankowski (12:35) | Rangers: Power Play Goal by Kaapo Kakko (6:10) Adam Fox assisted by Ryan Strome and Mika Zibanejad (10:22) Pavel Buchnevich assisted by Artemi Panarin and Filip Chytil (10:41) Pens: Jake Guentzel (8:03) Brian Dumoulin assisted by Radim Zohorna and Mark Jankowski (18:36) | ||
Bucs Lose Third Straight Game
Castellanos, Moustakas lift Reds to third straight win
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning hours after deciding to appeal a two-game suspension for his part in a brawl, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3. Jose De Leon tied a career high with nine strikeouts and allowed two runs, three hits and two walks over five innings to help the Reds secure a third straight win. Mike Moustakas tied it at 2 in the fifth with his first home run of the season, a solo shot to right field off Luis Oviedo. Moustakas also doubled and scored in the eighth.
Penguins end long winless drought in Boston; beat Bruins 4-1
Penguins end long winless drought in Boston; beat Bruins 4-1
KEN POWTAK Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Mike Matheson scored a highlight-reel goal after a lengthy rush, and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins ended a long winless drought in Boston with a 4-1 victory over the Bruins. Zach Aston-Reese, Jason Zucker and Jake Guentzel also scored for the Penguins, who won their fifth straight game and improved to 11-2-1 in their last 14. Casey DeSmith stopped 30 shots as Pittsburgh won in Boston for the first time since an overtime win Nov. 24, 2014, ending an 0-8-2 stretch since then. The Bruins had gone 12-0-1 in their last 13 games in TD Garden against the Penguins. Brad Marchand scored his 14th goal and rookie goalie Dan Vladar stopped 19 shots in his third career start for Boston, which had collected at least a point in five of its previous six games (4-1-1).
Geneva falls to Washington & Jefferson 20-6
The Golden Tornadoes travelled to Washington to take on the Presidents for tonight’s college football matchup. No points made it on the board until the end of the first when W&J managed a touchdown, although their extra point attempt was blocked by Geneva. With halftime closing in, Geneva finally made it into the endzone although the extra point attempt went wide left, bringing the game to a tie at 6 with a minute left in the half. The Presidents managed to complete a 40 yard hail mary touchdown pass with 4 seconds to play to break the tie going into the half W&J 13 Geneva 6. The Golden Tornadoes tried to make a comeback in the second half but were unsuccessful. W&J managed one more score during the third and fourth was scoreless. The final score was W&J 20 Geneva 6. You can hear the post game below.
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Hayes homers, Pirates 2-hit Cubs 5-3 on chilly opening day
Hayes homers, Pirates 2-hit Cubs 5-3 on chilly opening day
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a two-run homer and Pittsburgh’s relievers dominated in a two-hitter, helping the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on a chilly opening day. The gametime temperature at Wrigley Field was 36 degrees, and the flags at the iconic ballpark rippled in the breeze for much of the sunny afternoon. A crowd of 10,343 dressed in winter jackets, hooded sweatshirts and hats for the return of fans to Wrigley after they were kept out last summer because of the pandemic. Anthony Rizzo, Joc Pederson and Willson Contreras each hit a sacrifice fly for Chicago, but that was it for the reigning NL Central champions.
Geneva @ Washington & Jefferson Scoring Updates!!!
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
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Presidents | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Golden Tornadoes | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |