Pittsburg, PA
Pirates Climb Back to Even Before All-Star Break
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are back to even as they hit the midway point of the 2024 season, climbing back to 48-48 with a 9-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on the road.
Mitch Keller started things off for the Pirates, but only pitched three innings before leaving the game. According to reports, the removal was not injury-related. Quinn Priester, Kyle Nicolas, Carmen Mlodzinski, Colin Holderman and Dennis Santana finished things off on the mound.
Joey Bart stole the show at the plate, blasting a homerun to left field during the top of the fourth inning. He finished three of four on the day. At the top of the seventh, Nick Gonzales added to the scoreboard with a triple, sending home Bryan Reynolds and O’Neil Cruz. Gonzales also scored that inning off a sacrifice fly to center by Rowdy Tellez.
Reynolds finished off the day with a homer at the top of the eighth.
Behind a four-game winning streak and claiming six of their last seven games, the Pirates are back to .500 as they end the first half of the season. After a strong start, going 5-0, Pittsburgh endured a six-game, five-game and two three-game losing streaks to find themselves fighting from behind once again.
But with Paul Skene’s emergence at the mound, some strong bats from Andrew McCutchen, Bryan Reynolds and O’Neil Cruz, the Pirates have a fighting shot as they take nearly a week-long break and return for the second half of the season.
Pittsburgh opens the second half of their season at home against the Philadelphia Philles (64-34), eying up a six-game home stretch – three against Philadelphia and three against the St. Louis Cardinals. From there, they head to Arizona to face the Diamondbacks and Houston to face the Astros.
Pirates fans get some Pittsburgh action during the break with Skenes starting for the National League team during the All-Star game and Reynolds taking the outfield.
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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.”
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.
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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