Playoff Pinch Hits: Wild-Card Teams Dominating MLB Postseason
The Royals and Giants, both wild-card teams, could each make the World Series. The top MLB regular-season teams are out, again. Is this good for baseball?
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The Royals and Giants, both wild-card teams, could each make the World Series. The top MLB regular-season teams are out, again. Is this good for baseball?
Bob Pompeani talked about the Pirates offseason with John Perrotto of USA Today.
The high-spending Cardinals, Giants and Phillies have won the last six National League pennants. The Cardinals or Giants will win it again in 2014.
Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle underwent successful hip replacement surgery this morning.
Looking back at it, the 2-year, $17 million contract the Pirates signed Catcher Russell Martin to back in 2013 was an absolute steal. You can expect that this offseason, it will take much more than than to retain one of the most important pieces of this team.
As confirmed by 93.7 The FAN Host Colin Dunlap, Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle will be undergoing surgery for his injured hip that he has dealt with throughout the season.
Today, Pirates fans are still getting over the sting of watching their team lose in the National League Wild Card Game Wednesday night.
During Pittsburgh's National League wild-card game against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night, ESPN's cameras caught a Pirates fan standing in the Giants' dugout, looking rather lost.
It should come as no surprise that Pirates fans flooded PNC Park with their own Hunter Pence signs last night.
Madison Bumgarner pitched a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts and Brandon Crawford hit the first grand slam by a shortstop in postseason history as the San Francisco Giants routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 on Wednesday night in the National League wild-card game.
It's October and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in the play-offs, so somehow it seems natural to say "Buctober," a word that has become a popular signature phrase and social media hashtag.
From the City by the Bay to the Golden Triangle makes for a long trip.
Christmas 2013 wasn't a very merry one for former Pirates pitching star and TV sports commentator Kent Tekulve.
The Wild Card format boils down to winner moves on, loser goes home and that is putting tickets at a premium for tonight's game.
The Pirates have announced their roster for the wild card playoff game against the San Francisco Giants and there are a few surprises.
With the national spotlight on Pittsburgh tonight, PNC Park has to look its absolute best. Final touches around the stadium began around 8 a.m. Wednesday.
The Giants and Pirates meet in the playoffs for the first time since 1971. Winner of the National League Wild Card game moves on to the Division Series.
The people in our fair city will jam the North Shore on Wednesday night, will sardine into T cars that go under a river and bottleneck a bridge that crosses the same one for the chance to see the Pirates hopefully push on to the playoffs proper.
The Pirates opening day first baseman will be the Giants starting leftfielder in Wednesday's wild card game at PNC Park. It's been a strange six month trip for Travis Ishikawa.
Roethlisberger said the team needs to grow up a bit and stop playing sloppy football.
The only previous time Edinson Volquez started a postseason game was in the 2010 National League Division Series. Pitching for the Reds against the Phillies, he gave up four runs in one and two-thirds innings and took the loss.
Pirates catcher Russell Martin said he intends to be in the lineup for Wednesday's National League wildcard game against the Giants at PNC Park. He missed the final two games of the regular season after he appeared to aggravate his injured hamstring on Friday.
Today is Pittsburgh Pirates Pride Day and hundreds of people attended a rally Downtown as the Bucs prepare to battle the Giants in the Wild Card Game.
The Pirates couldn't stop Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto, who drove in the go-ahead run and got his 20th victory on Sunday, a 4-1 win that gave the NL Central title to the St. Louis Cardinals and forced Pittsburgh to settle for a wild card.
How much snow did West Virginia get? Here's a look at the snow totals from Sunday's storm.
School districts are now dealing with the fallout of a winter that has already pushed calendars to the limit.
With the storm over, it's now time to clean up the snow-covered, icy sidewalks.
Tracing the past of Shane Hennen and how his troubled life in Pittsburgh pointed to his future downfall.
After a storm dumped about a foot of snow across the Pittsburgh area, PennDOT said main roads are looking good, though there's still some work to do on secondary streets.
Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O'Connor declared a state of emergency on Monday after a historic winter storm blanketed the region in deep snow.
Schools across the Pittsburgh area are issuing closures and delays for Tuesday after a historic storm blew through, leaving inches of snow and dangerously cold temperatures.
A historic winter storm blanketed the Pittsburgh region with heavy snow on Sunday.
The National Weather Service said that wind chills in the Pittsburgh region could fall as low as 25 below zero.
How much snow did West Virginia get? Here's a look at the snow totals from Sunday's storm.
Gov. Tim Walz says that he and President Trump shared a "productive" phone call Monday morning, during which he says the president agreed to consider a reduction of federal immigration enforcement forces in Minnesota.
In his memoir, "Where We Keep the Light," Pennsylvania's governor writes about how his childhood helped shape his lifetime of public service. He talks about the challenges he faced while growing up; the rise in political violence in America; and his future in the Democratic Party.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said President Trump called him after the April 2025 arson attack at his home in Harrisburg. He recalled the "strange conversation" he had with Mr. Trump to CBS News senior correspondent Norah O'Donnell for "CBS Sunday Morning."
The conversation surrounding rising utility costs and data centers continued in Harrisburg this week.
Andrew Johnson is the latest in a series of pardoned Jan. 6 riot defendants to face new criminal charges.
A Pennsylvania couple says Kia wrongly denied a warranty claim after their car's engine failed at 80,000 miles.
Scams targeting utility customers are on the rise in Pennsylvania, the attorney general says.
A handful of Pittsburgh-area Value City Furniture stores are going out of business after their parent company filed for bankruptcy.
It has been five years since the home improvement retailer Menards bought a large parcel of land off Route 30 in Westmoreland County.
If you get a ticket in the city of Pittsburgh, there could be a higher chance that instead of getting it on your car windshield, you're getting it in the mail.
Daisy Jade is back and she's getting an even deeper look at the World of Wheels!
A local travel vlogger, Elizabeth Palumbi, shows us how to score roundtrip tickets to Europe for under $500!
Shari Zatman is back and this time, she's testing Heather and David's party planning chops!
Party planner, Shari Zatman, is showing us how to be both boujee and budget-friendly!
Team PTL's Daisy Jade is live and channeling her inner Daisy Duke at the 65th annual World of Wheels!
Tracing the past of Shane Hennen and how his troubled life in Pittsburgh pointed to his future downfall.
People in Avella, Washington County, say they have no phone coverage.
Residents and leaders in Charleroi are concerned about the integrity of roads after a trench collapse last year and ongoing construction.
Patrick Vereb is accused of taking money from pet owners who believed their animals would receive dignified cremations.
Controversy has been swirling in the Woodland Hills School District since November.
The yearly tradition marks the start of months of training for Pittsburgh Marathon participants.
Firefighters have a 62% higher risk of cancer, and this week, the New Castle Central Fire Station hosted pre-screenings.
Once the holidays are over, we often find ourselves in a funk, so how can we find ways to boost our mood?
A major expansion in women's health care is taking shape in Washington County.
Flu cases keep increasing, but at least one Pittsburgh-area emergency room doctor says not everyone needs to visit him.
Tracing the past of Shane Hennen and how his troubled life in Pittsburgh pointed to his future downfall.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
News broke over the weekend that the Pittsburgh native is being hired to replace Mike Tomlin as head coach of the Steelers.
Rookie Ben Kindel scored twice in the second period to lead the Penguins to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday and a sweep of Pittsburgh's four-game western Canada trip.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
More than 140 employees at Nemacolin were informed they were being let go.
It's been about six years since the pandemic, and a lot of people working from home, but now companies are slowly calling them back to the office.
Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O'Connor on Tuesday announced a new initiative aimed at revitalizing neighborhood business districts across the city.
A handful of Pittsburgh-area Value City Furniture stores are going out of business after their parent company filed for bankruptcy.
It has been five years since the home improvement retailer Menards bought a large parcel of land off Route 30 in Westmoreland County.
The country music superstar will headline an invite-only concert at the Rivers Casino the night before the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
"The Pitt" won big at the Golden Globes on Sunday night.
Pittsburghers spent Monday digging out after western Pennsylvania was hit by a historic snowstorm.
The KDKA Weather Team has the latest forecast after historic snowfall in the Pittsburgh area.
School districts are now dealing with the fallout of a winter that has already pushed calendars to the limit. KDKA's Shelley Bortz has more.
With the storm over, it's now time to clean up the snow-covered, icy sidewalks.
Tracing the past of a man now known as "Sugar Shane" -- and how his troubled life pointed to his future downfall.
Mike Tomlin stepped down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 seasons with the team.
Pitt's regular season has ended with an 8-4 record.
Pitt's five-game winning streak came to an end with a 37-15 loss to Notre Dame.
Mason Heintschel set a new Pitt freshman single-game passing record in the Pitt win at Acrisure Stadium.
The 44th annual KDKA-TV Turkey Fund will help our neighbors in need have a nice meal for Thanksgiving.
