Other than that – and all the sparkling wine bottles scattered around – this was a rather subdued celebration by the Pittsburgh Pirates. A quick team toast to mark the occasion after a 13-7 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night and that was about it. Only fitting that Neil Walker, the kid from Pittsburgh, led the charge with career-high six RBIs, including a three-run homer.
Zack Greinke’s sore calf prevented him from attempting to end the Los Angeles Dodgers’ four-game losing streak in the middle of a playoff race. Although the Dodgers realized they couldn’t replace the major league ERA leader, their much-maligned bullpen and their Philadelphia connection came through splendidly. Chase Utley hit a leadoff homer and added a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning, and the Dodgers snapped their skid with a
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Jason Richardson, who was one of the greatest dunk specialists in league history, announced his retirement after 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. “Today is a bitter sweet moment for me. Richardson spent his most productive years with the Golden State Warriors, where he blossomed into a 20-point scorer.
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored six runs in the ninth to clinch a playoff berth for the third straight year with a 13-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies. After watching most of a large early lead disappear, the Pirates put the Major League Baseball game out of reach with a productive ninth inning en route to equalling their season high with 13 runs. The victory was their fifth straight and improved
(Reuters) – As a long-term trailblazer for Chinese golf, Liang Wenchong would have expected to be a certain participant at next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games when the sport makes its return to the Olympic fold. The two have taken on the trailblazer mantle with Wu taking the European Tour’s China Open in April and 20-year-old Li progressing to compete on the Web.com Tour in America after winning three times
(Reuters) – The Pittsburgh Pirates became the second team to earn a berth in the Major League Baseball post-season when they beat the Colorado Rockies 13-7 in Denver on Wednesday. Corey Dickerson went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and the Pirates, up by just one run entering the ninth inning, broke the game open with six runs to turn a close game into a 13-7 blowout. The result leaves the Pirates
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