The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-0 Friday night in the first of a three-game series at PNC Park.
Starting Pitcher Mitch Keller tossed six shutout innings, allowing 6 hits and striking out 8. Bryan Reynolds had 2 hits while Oneil Cruz and Connor Joe hit solo home runs.
The Pirates and Twins play again today at 4:05 PM. WISR pre-game begins at 3:40 PM. The series wraps up at 1:35 PM Sunday, with WISR pre-game at 1:10.
NASCAR races at the Sonomo road course in California Sunday.k Hear the race on WBUT beginning at 2:30 PM. Martin Truex Jr. is the defending race champion.
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds visit Charleston tonight at 7:30 PM in United Soccer League play.
IUP Baseball fell to Aneglo State Friday night in Division II College World Series action by a score of 7-3. If IUP had won they would have faced Tampa in the National Championship.
High School Sports
Mars Lacrosse is part of a doubleheader in the PIAA Quarterfinals today:
- The Mars girls meet Malvern Villa Maria at 10:30 AM.
- The Mars boys face Devon Prep at Noon.
The undefeated Mars boys volleyball team faces West Shamokin in the state quarterfinals today at Gateway high school. The match begins at noon. The Planets are 21-0 this season. West Shamokin enters the game 16-1.
Stanley Cup Finals
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final will be played in Florida tonight between the Panthers and Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers lost to the Vegas Golden Knights last year in 5 games in the final. The Oilers look to become the first team from Canada to win the Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens.
NBA Finals
Game 2 of the NBA Final is Sunday Night. The Celtics lead the Dallas Mavericks 1-0.