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Postgame Takeaways: Cincinnati Reds Beat Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5

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2 years ago

June 24, 2024

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Postgame Takeaways: Cincinnati Reds Beat Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5 on Monday night at Great American Ball Park.

Both teams are now 37-41 on the season.

Here are our takeaways:

Offensive Fireworks

The Reds trailed 1-0 early on and it was looking like it might be another disappointing day for the offense. Then, the bats came alive. Jonathan India and Elly De La Cruz started the bottom half of the fourth inning with singles. They moved over after a Jeimer Candelario groundout. Spencer Steer doubled to the left-center gap to give the Reds a 2-1 lead. After an infield single from Tyler Stephenson, Stuart Fairchild hit a double to the wall to increase the lead to 4-1. Levi Jordan, making his big league debut, got his first RBI of his career with a sacrifice fly to right field.

The Reds weren’t done. In the fifth, India and De La Cruz hit back-to-back doubles to make it a 6-3 ballgame. Steer singled later in the inning to score De La Cruz and increase the lead to four.

In the sixth inning, Jordan got his first MLB hit with a double off the right-field wall. Luke Maile followed with an RBI single. India roped a double off the left-field wall for his third hit of the night that scored Maile. Then, De La Cruz followed with one of the longest home runs you’ll ever see at Great American Ball Park to make it a 11-3 game. Watch the homer here.

Carson Spiers Quality Start

Spiers, facing the Pirates for the second consecutive start, threw six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits. He walked a batter and struck out five. Spiers gave the Reds a much-needed quality start. His ERA now sits at 3.45 on the season.

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Allegheny County park with 200-year-old trees joins network of

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10 hours ago

July 7, 2026

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Allegheny County park with 200-year-old trees joins network of

Madeline Bartos

July 7, 2026 / 3:33 PM EDT
/ CBS Pittsburgh

An Allegheny County park with 200-year-old trees has been added to a growing network of protected and publicly accessible old-growth forests.

Local leaders announced on Tuesday that Hartwood Acres is now part of the Old-Growth Forest Network, which consists of over 340 forests, though this is Allegheny County’s first.

The 692-acre property features a Tudor mansion built in 1929, and while about a quarter of the park is maintained, the other 75% is forested. Some of the oldest trees include a black oak that’s over 200 years old, and a sugar maple and red oak that are nearing 200 years old.

“Hartwood Acres is one of Allegheny County’s greatest natural treasures, and this designation recognizes both the ecological value of these forests and the generations of stewardship that have protected them,” Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato said in a press release. “As we work to build an Allegheny County where everyone can thrive, that includes ensuring residents have access to clean air, green spaces, and the opportunity to connect with nature close to home.”

The Old-Growth Forest Network, founded in 2012, aims to create a national network of protected, mature and native forests that are accessible to the public. The goal is to preserve at least one forest in every U.S. county that can sustain a forest.

“The importance of the preservation of these rare forests cannot be overemphasized,” said Brian Kane, the Mid-Atlantic regional manager with the Old-Growth Forest Network. “As seen at Hartwood Acres, forests perform critical environmental services that benefit communities, such as storing carbon, providing wildlife habitat, and retaining stormwater. OGFN is grateful that Allegheny County values its old-growth forests and will enable its residents and visitors to marvel at these old hardwoods far into the future as they grow even more mature and majestic.”

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Overturned truck spills hazardous materials on the 62nd Street Bridge

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20 hours ago

July 7, 2026

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Overturned truck spills hazardous materials on the 62nd Street Bridge

Updated on: July 7, 2026 / 5:23 AM EDT
/ CBS Pittsburgh

An overturned truck spilled hazardous materials onto the 62nd Street Bridge late Monday night and crews spent several hours working to contain the spill.

The Cherry City Volunteer Fire Company said it was assistant on a “large scale hazmat incident” along with crews from Allegheny County Emergency Services and the city of Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Fire.

A truck turned onto its side on the Sharpsburg side of the Senator Robert D. Fleming Bridge, also known as the 62nd Street Bridge, late Monday night and the fire company said crews were working to contain the leak.

An aerial view from the KDKA Drone Team around 3 a.m. Tuesday showed the large response from crews working at the scene of the crash.

An overturned truck spilled hazardous materials on the 62nd Street Bridge that connects several Pittsburgh neighborhoods with Sharpsburg and Etna near Route 28.

KDKA Drone Team / KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer

A first responder told KDKA’s news crew at the scene that the chemical that was spilled was peroxide and the fire company said crews were working to keep the material from entering drainage systems.

Around 4 a.m. Tuesday, the fire company provided an update and said that all “hazardous materials have been mitigated,” but that the bridge is expected to remain closed for an extended period of time.

Drivers are being urged to use alternate routes for the morning commute.

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Pittsburgh Public Safety responds to third teen takeover in 7 days on Fourth of July

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1 day ago

July 6, 2026

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Pittsburgh Public Safety responds to third teen takeover in 7 days on Fourth of July

“There are many discussions taking place within city government – to include multiple departments – regarding how these gatherings will be handled moving forward,” Pittsburgh Public Safety said after the third teen takeover in the last week.

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