Matt Press
@MattPress23
High school sports @PittsburghPG | @IUBloomington and @idsnews alum
There you go, you can officially celebrate (or hang your head) at the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise dropping below the .500 mark for the first time since August 22, 1903. I know everyone wanted to celebrate early based off an online error, but your patience paid off 10,879-10,880
The Pittsburgh Pirates did not drop below .500 as a franchise today, despite other people claiming it here. Online records are missing a victory. See my previous tweet for the explanation. They will try to avoid that inevitable tomorrow against the lowly White Sox
Next up in our @PGSportsNow conference previews is Class 1A’s Big 7. Neshannock might be the favorite, but @SSRamsFB and its trademark Wing-T offense are only two seasons removed from a WPIAL title appearance and eager to get back: post-gazette.com/sports/high-sc…
Starting to roll out our @PGSportsNow HS football conference previews. Begin with 1A Black Hills, where @matt_sieg could cap his @FortCherryFB career with a historic encore: post-gazette.com/sports/high-sc…
A little over two hours before Sunday’s series finale against the White Sox, “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” was playing in the Pirates clubhouse. The Bucs fell below .500 as a franchise today and it continues to pour: post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…
Mike Tauchman rips a two-RBI double and Andrew Heaney's day is done. Tauchman has 6 RBIs in the last two games. 7-1 White Sox
Oneil Cruz sac fly gets the Pirates on the board in the bottom of the second. 4-1 White Sox
Mike Tauchman immediately blasts a 429-foot bomb on the next at-bat. Boo birds already out.
Rough start for Andrew Heaney. Miguel Vargas launches a 3-run homer in the first inning with one out. Already giving up tons of hard contact. 3-0 White Sox
Rough start for Andrew Heaney. Miguel Vargas launches a 3-run homer in the first inning with one out. Already giving up tons of hard contact. 3-0 White Sox
Instant analysis: Pirates fall apart in sixth inning, lose second straight to White Sox post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…
The Pirates have had three sellout crowds this season: April 4 -- Home opener (36,893) April 19 -- Skenes bobblehead day (37,713) Tonight -- Mac Miller bobblehead day (38,041) All three games featured "sell the team" chants.
Annnnd the “sell the team” chants have returned
Rout is on. Lenyn Sosa knocks a two-run single and it's 10-4 White Sox in the seventh.
Mike Tauchman scores three runs on a bases-clearing double and Oneil Cruz was slow to get up after crashing into the center field wall. "Sell the team" chants break out immediately. Then Chase Meidroth hits an RBI single. 8-4 White Sox
White Sox tie it up. Austin Slater lines an RBI single to center and it's 4-4. Rough inning for Caleb Ferguson
Luis Robert RBI single off Caleb Ferguson. Runners on first and second for Chicago with one out. 4-3 Pirates
Nick Gonzales doubles deep to right field to drive in McCutchen in the bottom of the fifth. 4-2 Pirates and Adrian Houser's day is done on the mound for Chicago.
White Sox get another. Josh Rojas doubles to right to score Sosa and it's 3-2 Pirates.
Lenyn Sosa drives in Chicago's first run of the night on an RBI single. 3-1 Pirates
IKF adds another. Pokes a single to center to score Hayes and the Pirates are up 3-0.