Howie Kendrick quickly is making up for lost time.
Limited to only five games last season because of a torn Achilles and slowed this spring by a hamstring injury, the 35-year-old Kendrick is off to a fast start for the Washington Nationals.
He is 6 for 10, including a home run Saturday that sent the Nationals over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2.
Jordan Eberle and Josh Bailey scored in the third period and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 Friday night for a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Colin Moran has less than a full season’s worth of at-bats in the majors, and just maybe the 26-year-old is becoming one of the game’s better pinch hitters.
Moran came off the bench in the 10th inning Friday night and hit a three-run homer, part of five runs Pittsburgh scored off Washington’s struggling bullpen, in a 6-3 victory over the Nationals.
Bailey scored at 4:39 of the extra period and the Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Wednesday night in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
Josh Bailey didn’t have much time to think when he saw the puck on the side of the
Jordan Lyles struck out 10 in crisp six innings to tie a career high, Francisco Cervelli and Starling Marte homered off Yu Darvish, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Lyles (1-0) allowed three hits and was sharp again in his second start, with Jason Heyward’s solo shot in the fifth accounting for the lone run agai
Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer and Chicago’s beleaguered bullpen stepped up after Jon Lester departed with left hamstring tightness, leading the Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 in their home opener on Monday.
Brad Brach, Brandon Kintzler, Randy Rosario and Pedro Strop combined for seven innings of four-hit ball after Lester was removed with two on and no
Josh Bell went 3-for-3 with a 474-foot home run, while Richard Rodriguez closed the door in the ninth for his first Major League save, as the Pirates survived a brawl that saw five players and Reds' manager David Bell ejected, and Cincinnati's offense in a 7-5 win, completing the four-game sweep at PNC Park Sunday afternoon.
Ryan Strome scored 2:09 into overtime, leading the New York Rangers past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3, in both team's regular season finale at PPG Paints Arena Saturday evening.
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Josh Bell had not hit a walk-off home run since he was a member of the Altoona Curve in 2015. He changed that Friday with a soaring shot for the left field loonies.
Francisco Cervelli is as passionate about the current state of Venezuela as anybody you'll find. Last month, the Pirates' catcher spoke passionately about the movement, his country's state of affairs and the future of Venezuela.
Monday night was more than a game.
For Jameson Taillon, it was another heave in an ongoing push to liberation from a disease that can break down the toughest of men.
