The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field Friday afternoon, 3-2.
Starting pitcher Braxton Ashcraft went 5 innings, allowing 1 run and striking out 4.
Jack Suwinski had a solo home run in the 9th inning to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead. Dennis Santana received the win.
The Pirates and Cubs play again today at 2:20 PM.
The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tonight for their 2nd Pre-Season game.
The game begins at 7 PM with WISR pre-game beginning at 5 PM.
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds host second-place Charleston tonight at 7 PM at Highmark Stadium. The Riverhounds enter the weekend in 5th place, 2 games behind Carolina for 3rd place.
High School Football
Tyler Friel and Scott Briggs will preview the local high school football programs today on WBUT following the news at noon. Tune in as they take a look at each of the Butler County Teams.
High school football season kicks off next weekend with Butler on WBUT and Knoch on WISR.