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Pirates Give Up Historic Series to Rookie
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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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Body of missing Pittsburgh woman found in river near Sandcastle waterpark
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A body was found in the river near Sandcastle waterpark on Thursday afternoon.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said first responders were called to the shoreline near Sandcastle for reports of a woman’s body found in the Monongahela River around 1:30 p.m.
Police didn’t release any more details, but the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office later identified the body as 36-year-old Latasha Jefferson. She was reported missing on Wednesday, according to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.
Allegheny County police’s homicide unit, which was also called to the scene, said there were no obvious signs of foul play.
Sandcastle was closed on Thursday when the body was found, with the park currently operating on weekends only. The park will be back open all through Labor Day weekend before closing for the season.
The waterpark has nearly 100 acres of waterslides and pools right next to the shore of the Monongahela River in West Homestead.
Pittsburg, PA
Woman's Body Found In Monongahela River Near Sandcastle
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WEST HOMESTEAD, PA — Police, fire and EMS personnel were called to the shoreline near Sandcastle Water Park after a female body was found in the Monongahela River.
The cause and manner of death and the person’s identity will come from the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials.
Additional information was not immediately available.
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Steelers Rookie Beanie Bishop Changes Jersey Number
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PITTSBURGH — After making the cut and earning the starting slot cornerback job, Beanie Bishop Jr. has decided on a number for his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Bishop will wear No. 31, a number that has all but been exclusive to defensive backs throughout Steelers history. Safety Keanu Neal was the most recent player to wear it for the team, doing so during the 2023 campaign.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Donnie Shell, Mike Logan, Ross Cockrell and Mike Hilton are some of the more notable names who have sported the number for the team throughout its history.
Pittsburgh has retired three numbers, though the franchise has a multitude of others that belonged to franchise legends and aren’t issued anymore out of respect for those players despite not officially being decommissioned. Some examples include No. 12 for Terry Bradshaw, No. 43 for Troy Polamalu and No. 86 for Hines Ward.
As a result, the Steelers supply duplicate numbers as necessary throughout the preseason. Such was the case with Bishop, who shared No. 30 with Jaylen Warren and was forced to switch after he made the team’s initial 53-man roster.
Bishop began his collegiate career at Western Kentucky wearing No. 29 (’18 – ’20) before swapping it out for No. 21 in his final year at the school in 2021. He then transferred to Minnesota for the 2022 season, where he sported No. 7. Bishop’s final stop was at West Virginia last year, and he chose to go with No. 11.
None of those numbers were up for grabs this year, however. No. 11 belongs to Van Jefferson, No. 21 is Darius Rush, Ryan Watts owns No. 29 and No. 7 belonged to Ben Roethlisberger, likely meaning no player will ever wear it again for the Steelers.
Bishop is the lone undrafted free agent from Pittsburgh’s 2024 class who survived final cuts on Tuesday. He beat out Thomas Graham Jr. for the starting slot role after making six tackles and allowing three receptions this preseason.
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