The Pittsburgh Pirates started their series against the San Diego Padres with a 6-3 victory in the wee hours of this morning. Joe Musgrove got the victory for the Pirates as Eric Lauer took the lost for the Padres and Felipe Vasquez got the save. The Pirates are now 39-42 while the Padres are 36-48 overall. Pirates and Padres are back in action tonight 10:10 pm first pitch. You can listen to the pre-game on WISR-680 AM starting at 9:45 pm. Tonight’s starters are Jameson Taillon (5-6, 3.96 E.R.A.) for the Bucco’s and Tyson Ross (5-5, 3.32 E.R.A.) for the Padres.
Butler Blue Sox lost 7-0 to the Chillicothe Paints. The Blue Soxs are now 8-19 overall. Butler host Champion City Tonight. First pitch is 7:05 pm on this fireworks night.
NASCAR is in Chicagoland Speedway this weekend. Sunday’s Cup Series race can be heard on WBUT-1050 and online at wbut.com starting at 1:30 pm with the pre-race. Green flag is set to drop around 2:30 pm.