Cubs Beat Pirates 4-0 In NL Wild Card Game
The Chicago Cubs put the finishing touches on a victory in the National League wild card game beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 Wednesday.
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The Chicago Cubs put the finishing touches on a victory in the National League wild card game beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 Wednesday.
Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen made quite a play — during a rain delay.
Neil Walker homered twice for the Pirates, including a two-run shot in a five-run third.
Wednesday before the game the Pittsburgh media gathered at the locker stall of Cole wondering what his response was going to be.
A year ago, Gregory Polanco was the next big thing. When the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder was called up to the big leagues last June, his arrival was viewed as a coronation.
"You need to find it in your baseball heart to appreciate that performance," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said.
Pedro Alvarez hit a majestic home run that wound up landing in a boat docked along the Allegheny River beyond the right-field stands at PNC Park.
"Jerry wasn't in the best position to explain," Hurdle said.
Rajai Davis hit a leadoff homer in the sixth against Francisco Liriano as Detroit shut out Pittsburgh.
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It's the second inning during the Giants and Pirates game last night you would think most of the action is taking place on the field.
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Max Scherzer struck out 14 batters in eight shutout innings, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
Nick Castellanos homered and tripled, and the Detroit Tigers rallied for an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.
Robbie Ray (1-2) gave up four runs in five-plus innings while making a spot start for the weary Tigers.
The loss, coupled with Kansas City's 3-2 win over Oakland, dropped the Tigers a half-game behind the now first-place Royals in the AL Central Division.
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Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory.
A winter weather advisory has been issued for all of Southeast Michigan on Dec. 26.
In early November, President Trump said that he had instructed the Pentagon to "prepare for possible action" in Nigeria.
A man was struck by an oncoming car as he walked across M-50 in Monroe County, Dundee police say.
Three people were injured – one critically – in the aftermath of a two-vehicle crash Thursday in Oakland County.
A winter weather advisory has been issued for all of Southeast Michigan on Dec. 26.
A dog that was living for over a year with Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue was reunited with his former family.
A Powerball lottery player in Southeast Michigan is $1 million richer from a runner-up prize in Wednesday's drawing.
Three people were injured – one critically – in the aftermath of a two-vehicle crash Thursday in Oakland County.
Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory.
Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles.
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The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
The "Taylor Swift" bill package, which includes House Bills 4262 and 4263, authorizes the Michigan attorney general to pursue action against anyone using ticket bots.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
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The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
Traffic safety regulators are reviewing a motorist's complaints that the manual door handles on some Model 3 cars are hard to find, a potential hazard in a crash.
The Justice Department said the process of releasing the Epstein files may take "a few more weeks" due to the volume of materials.
The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how things are going.
NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana. While it might seem like a small move, it opens a new door for the industry as a whole.
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Henry Ford Health has announced new labor agreements with registered nurses and radiology technicians at its Rochester hospital.
A Michigan hospital is asking members of the public to raise their flashlights as well as the spirits of children during the holiday season.
Oakland County health officials are reporting a confirmed case of measles in a pediatric patient at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.
Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory.
The Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions in Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season on Christmas Day.
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings have gone from 29 combined wins last season to just 15 this season entering their Week 17 matchup on Christmas Day.
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The Detroit Lions are sending five players to the 2026 Pro Bowl Games.
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A winter weather advisory that includes all of southeast Michigan starts at 5 a.m. Friday. The problem will be freezing rain.
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday's drawing - one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history - has gone to one lucky winner.
Several of the volunteers who helped make holiday meal packing, preparing and delivering happen to Metro Detroit seniors shared their stories and reasons of why they spent Christmas morning volunteering for the cause.
A dog that was living for over a year in a shelter with Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue was reunited with his former family. Ziggy was known as Toby when a Metro Detroit family raised him, a later owner surrendered him to shelter care.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission shared video scenes that show how much faster a dried-out Christmas tree will catch fire than one that is kept watered.