Dig this: The hole just kept getting bigger. The Pirates led 8-1 after five, 9-1 after six, 10-1 after seven, 12-1 after eight. The Cubs were outhit 15-8. They were 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position, making them 9-for-73 with RISP (.123) during their losing streak.

Brandon Lowe homered, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning on Tuesday night and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago’s losing streak to 10 games.

Perry and Lake Catholic combined for more runs in the eighth inning than they did in regulation of their Division IV district semifinal May 26, and the final run made the difference. Chase Sivon came to the plate with the bases loaded and two out.

The Pirates managed to score a pair of runs in the oddest fashion during their 10-4 loss to the Rockies on Thursday.

Kyle Harrison struck out a career-high 12 in six innings and the offense put up all five runs in the fourth to down the Pirates.

Both teams were tied at the top of the Dairyland Conference with the winner looking to jump to the top. Early in the game, The Eagles would march down the field giving the ball to Justin Bergmann time after time. Eventually, Bergmann would score on a 1 ...

Commemorate a special occasion by displaying a message on the PNC Park scoreboard during a Pirates home game. Messages are displayed during the break at the end of the fifth inning (after the Pirates bat).

Kyle Karros made a great stop. Then nothing went right for Colorado. Total bedlam gave the Pirates two runs in one of the strangest plays of 2026.

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