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Pirates Give Up Historic Series to Rookie
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates had a series to forget against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park this week, and that feeling is only accentuated by the accomplishments of an opposing rookie.
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was a major catalyst in the team’s sweep of the Pirates, finishing his trip to Pittsburgh with several games of three or more hits while swiping three or more bases and scoring four or more runs in a contest.
According to OptaSTATS, it’s the first time an MLB rookie has hit all of those thresholds in a series during the league’s modern era, which began in 1901.
The Cubs won the first game of the set by a score of 18-8 over the Pirates. Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases while Chicago bombarded Domingo Germán and Brady Feigl for 14 runs over a four-inning span.
In game two, Jared Jones struggled in his first big league start since hitting the injured list with a lat strain on July 4. The Cubs scored five runs off of the right-hander in the fourth inning, his last frame of the game, before strolling to a 9-5 win. Crow-Armstrong was 0-for-3 with a walk and RBI in the contest.
Game three was simply an unmitigated disaster for the Pirates, who led 10-3 at the start of the seventh inning. After Paul Skenes departed, Chicago tagged Kyle Nicolas and Aroldis Chapman for five runs, cutting its deficit to 10-8 in the eighth inning.
David Bednar proceeded to blow his sixth save of the year in the top of the ninth, giving up five runs while his ERA ballooned to 6.32. Jalen Beeks allowed several inherited runners to score after he relieved Bednar, and the Cubs ultimately pulled off one of MLB’s more prolific comebacks in recent years with a 14-10 victory.
Crow-Armstrong closed the series with a 4-for-4 performance that included an RBI single off of Skenes in the second inning.
After closing the first half with a .582 OPS, the former top prospect is slashing .274/.331/.470 since the All-Star break and is now up to 26 steals on the year while playing elite defense for Chicago.
The Pirates’ record now sits at 62-71 overall and 7-18 in August. They are 10 1/2 games back of the final Wild Card spot in the National League.
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Some big changes are coming to Oakland for Pittsburgh Regional Transit riders, all of which include closures, construction, and the future of safety.
Riders who typically catch the bus on Fifth Avenue in Oakland should start preparing because starting Sunday, Pittsburgh Regional Transit says the bus lane on Fifth Avenue will be permanently retired.
It’s a part of their University Line project, designed to create a more reliable connection between Downtown, Uptown, and Oakland.
But without the Fifth Avenue bus lane, traffic is shifting.
“All of our bus operational movements are going to be moving over here to Forbes Avenue,” said Amy Silbermann, chief development officer with Pittsburgh Regional Transit.
For riders, this means big changes.
Seventeen outbound bus stops along Fifth Avenue will be eliminated, 9 bus routes will be rerouted, and all outbound buses will travel on Forbes with general traffic.
“Forbes Avenue is going to be more congested. We will have more buses than today,” Silbermann noted.
While the closure is permanent, the construction and renovation will be temporary, and part of a much bigger plan.
“Ultimately, that lane is going to turn into a two-way protected bicycle facility. All buses will remain on Forbes Avenue outbound for as long as we know,” Silbermann said.
This change will now leave Forbes as the main bus corridor.
“Ultimately, one lane on Forbes Avenue is going to become a bus-only lane. However, that’s not happening until later next year.”
In the meantime, PRT says it’s working with the city and Port Authority police to keep traffic moving. The entire project is expected to be completed by 2027.
“This is not about making buses rapid. This is about making buses move more reliably and continuously throughout the corridor,” Silbermann said. “Today, they get very bunched up because of the conditions. Once they get bunched up, they end up with big gaps in service, where you may wait a really long time and then get on a really overcrowded bus.”
PRT says they will have staff at select bus stops to help navigate through this transition.
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