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Pirates Defeat Mets 14-2, Tying the Club Record with 7 Home Runs

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In a 14-2 rout of the New York Mets on Friday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates hit seven home runs, tying a franchise record. The team claimed to have run out of fireworks.

In the same game, Bryan Reynolds and Rowdy Tellez made major league history by being the first teammates to each hit multiple home runs, including a grand slam. In addition, Reynolds tied a career high with six RBIs, extending a run of success that began with a June 25-game hitting streak.

“What is it, June 38th?” After a four-hit night that raised his batting average to.280, Reynolds cracked a joke.

The Pirates scored all 14 of their runs through home runs, which is a record for most runs scored in a game involving everything from the long ball since at least 1900.

“We hit so many home runs that we ran out of fireworks,” the Pirates wrote on X. “We’re being serious.”

Paul Skenes, the rookie starter for the Pirates, went seven solid innings, giving up only two runs on four hits, a walk, and eight strikeouts. Despite this, his ERA increased slightly to 2.12.

In nine of his ten starts, the mustachioed right-hander has struck out seven or more hitters, which is a record for the most strikeouts a pitcher has ever recorded in his first ten professional games. This season, Skenes has thrown 74 pitches at least 100 mph, more than any other player in the major leagues.

But Skenes’ hot bat did more than just defeat the Mets. Harrison Bader whacked off the last of his 107 pitches, an 87 mph slider that brought PNC Park’s second sellout crowd of the season to its feet. The 6-foot-6 top pick in the 2023 draft made his way to the bench.

In nine of his ten starts, the mustachioed right-hander has struck out seven or more hitters, which is a record for the most strikeouts a pitcher has ever recorded in his first ten professional games. This season, Skenes has thrown 74 pitches at least 100 mph, more than any other player in the major leagues.

But Skenes’ hot bat did more than just defeat the Mets. Harrison Bader whacked off the last of his 107 pitches, an 87 mph slider that brought PNC Park’s second sellout crowd of the season to its feet. The 6-foot-6 top pick in the 2023 draft made his way to the bench.

Skenes stated, “That’s why it’s nice to have five pitches,” “Because if one’s not there, then we can pitch with the rest of them. The fastball was absolutely not there early in the game. So made do with the other stuff.”

Plenty of cushion was provided by Pittsburgh’s offense, which appears to be struggling a lot when Skenes is beginning.

Pittsburgh took the lead in the fifth inning thanks to a two-run home drive by Reynolds off of Luis Severino (5-3). He hit a grand slam in the eighth inning off reliever Jake Diekman, launching it from the right side.

After 1900, a Pirates player has homered from both sides of the bat five times: twice from Reynolds, once from Dale Sveum, and twice from Bobby Bonilla.

After a six-run eighth inning in which Luis Torrens, the designated hitter for New York, recorded the final out, Tellez hit his grand slam. In the fourth, he added a solo goal to reduce New York’s early 2-0 lead. When it came to home runs given up in a game, the Mets tied a club record.

With four hits, including a home run, Michael A. Taylor scored. For the Pirates, who have had trouble scoring runs for much of the season, Jack Suwinski and Yasmani Grandal also went deep. Pittsburgh is below.500 (42-45) despite having the lowest ERA in the National League since June 1 in their starting rotation.

When pitchers and reserves are selected this weekend, Skenes, who wasn’t too sharp at first, will have a better chance of making the NL All-Star team after retiring 11 of his last 12 batters.

“I’d love to be there,” Skenes remarked. “But it’s obviously not my decision to make.”

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Dodgers Unveil Plans for Friday Parade and Stadium Celebration

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The Dodgers announced Wednesday night that they would celebrate their World Series victory on Friday with a parade in Downtown Los Angeles and a special ticketed event at Dodger Stadium. The full broadcast of both tournaments will be available on AM 570, local television stations, and Spectrum SportsNet LA. Fans will not be able to attend both events due to scheduling conflicts, transportation, and logistical issues.

The parade will start at Gloria Molina Grand Park on Spring Street in front of City Hall at 11 a.m. PT. The procession will begin with an official kickoff by Mayor Karen Bass and go for 45 minutes from 1st Street to Grand Avenue to 5th Street, ending at the corner of 5th and Flower Street. Dodgers players will ride double-decker buses during the parade. Due to extensive street closures and a shortage of public parking, those who desire to join the parade are strongly recommended to use public transportation.

At around 12:15 p.m., a special ticketed event at Dodger Stadium will start after the procession. The stadium’s entrance gates will open at 9 a.m., and parking gates for attendees will open at 8:30 a.m. There will be food and merchandise for sale. Before the team arrives, there will be entertainment inside the stadium, including DodgerVision scoreboards that will show the parade. This event will be subject to all Dodger Stadium policies and procedures, including the reminder that signs, bags, and other objects that are prohibited by our policies are not allowed.

At 9:30 a.m., SportsNet LA and local networks CBS 2, NBC 4, KTLA 5, ABC 7, KCAL 9, and Fox 11 will start airing coverage of every event on Friday. On AM 570, there will be radio coverage.

The Los Angeles Dodger Foundation, which is working to address the most important issues confronting Los Angeles with a mission to enhance social justice, health care, education, and homelessness for all Angelenos, will get a part of the stadium event’s earnings.

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Tuten Leads the Hokies with 4 Touchdowns and 266 Running Yards in a Blowout Victory

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Thursday night, Virginia Tech defeated Boston College 42–21 thanks to a school record 266 yards and four touchdowns from Bhayshul Tuten.

For the Hokies (4-3, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and never trailed en way to a second straight victory, Kyron Drones added two rushing scores and a touchdown pass.

Tuten completed 18 carries while also scoring on 83 and 61-yard touchdown runs, the latter of which came with 8:28 remaining to win the game. And he caught a touchdown pass from Drones that was 20 yards in length.

Tuten declared, “Every game is a special game.” “That’s how I look at it. I just felt a little better today. We had a bye week. I felt great throughout practice. I took the knee brace off (for a sore knee). I felt fast, I felt good, I felt fluid. I just came out and balled today, and that’s what we needed.”

After trailing 28-0 at the half, Boston College (4-3, 1-2 ACC) got within 28-21 on a 5-yard run by Kye Robichaux with 2:55 remaining in the third quarter, and they were on the drive early in the fourth. However, Robichaux was stopped on a fourth-and-1 at midfield, and Virginia Tech took advantage of the next play. With 11:02 remaining, Tuten scored on a 6-yard run to give Virginia Tech a 35-21 lead.

“That’s a good team that we beat tonight,” stated Brent Pry, the coach of Virginia Tech. “And we beat them soundly.”

With his 266 rushing yards, Tuten eclipsed the previous school record of 253 established by Darren Evans in 2008 versus Maryland. After removing Tuten from the game because of his proximity to the record, the Virginia Tech coaching staff decided to put him back in to break it. During the Hokies’ last drive, Tuten set the record with a 17-yard run.

“I normally don’t like that, but a school record at a place like Tech with so many great running backs, and he was deserving with his performance,” Pry stated.

Drones completed 14 of 18 passes for 164 yards and ran for 40 yards. Drones scored on runs of 11 yards and 1 yard on the Hokies’ opening two possessions. The Hokies finished with a season-high 533 yards, trailing just Tuten and Drones.

The Eagles finished with 372 yards, led by Thomas Castellanos, who passed for 205 yards and two touchdowns.

“I felt really good about the preparation for the game,” Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien remarked. “Obviously, I was wrong. We’ve got to prepare differently, better, whatever it might be. We’ve got to figure it out. … We’ve got to coach better. We’ve got a good coaching staff. We do. We have a lot of experience. But we didn’t play well tonight, so that’s on the coaching. We’ve got to coach better and hopefully we’ll get it turned around.”

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Shohei Ohtani Gets Standing Ovation After Achieving 50-50 Milestone, Then Hits 52-52

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After securing the first 50-50 season in MLB history on Friday, Shohei Ohtani made a triumphant homecoming to Dodger Stadium. He continued doing what he does best after that.

The Los Angeles Dodgers player began the 52-52 club with a home run and a steal against the Colorado Rockies, after the teams reached 50-50 and 51-51 in the same game. In the fifth inning, Ohtani faced Rockies starter Kyle Freeland. He worked the count full before taking a pitch at his armpits to deep center field.

Few batters possess the ability to hit a pitch that high and blast it 423 feet in the opposite direction.

After a double and a single two innings later, Ohtani advanced to second base on Mookie Betts’ first pitch.

Ohtani broke Rickey Henderson’s record of 13 home runs in a single game set in 1986 by recording both a stolen base and a home run for the 14th time this season.

After going 9 for 10 with four home runs, two doubles, three steals, six runs, and 12 RBI in his last two games, Ohtani is now one home run behind Aaron Judge for the MLB lead. The majority of that output occurred on Thursday night against the Marlins, when Ohtani not only reached 50-50 with style, but he also had one of the best offensive outings in MLB history.

Ohtani combined an incredible season-long feat with the 16th 10-RBI game in MLB history in the same game that he hit his 49th, 50th, and 51st home runs of the year and stole his 50th and 51st bases. In addition, it was the first three-homer, two-steal game in MLB history, all on the anniversary of Ohtani’s unbelievable—that he didn’t have Tommy John surgery—on September 19, 2023.

The only downside of that magical night was that it happened on the road. Still, Ohtani received a curtain call at LoanDepot Park in Miami. Dodgers fans made an effort to show their support by giving him a standing ovation before his first at-bat on Friday, which earned him a wave in return.

Though it’s unclear how far into untested terrain Ohtani can go in homers and steals, he may have reached 50-50.

In addition, there’s the playoff issue. With eight games remaining, the 92-62 Dodgers have a four-game lead over the San Diego Padres for the NL West championship. They also secured their spot in the playoffs on Thursday. They’ll need to get beyond a string of pitching injuries if they hope to give Ohtani a ring, regardless of where they finish in his debut postseason.

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