After a rain delay lasting almost two hours, the Pirates fell to the Padres 2-1 yesterday. It was their third consecutive loss, and their seventh loss in the last nine games. They are now 12-22 and in last place in the NL Central. The Pirates play again today at PNC Park with the first pitch at 1:35pm. WISR pre-game begins with the Ben Cherington Show at 12:35pm. The Pirates head west to St. Louis after the game.
The Pirates fan who toppled over a 21-foot wall onto the warning track this past Wednesday is continuing his recovery. Kavan Markwood is now awake and alert and able to speak. As of yesterday evening, a GoFundMe set up to support him had raised nearly thirty thousand dollars.
Sovereignty beat favorite Journalism in the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs last night at 7-1 odds. The next leg of the Triple Crown is the Preakness Stakes on May 17th.
NASCAR will race at Texas Motor Speedway this afternoon. Hear the race on WBUT beginning at 2:30pm. Chase Elliot is the defending race winner. Chevrolet’s have won the last four races there.
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds lost to North Carolina yesterday 2-0 at Highmark Stadium in Station Square. They host New York this Wednesday at 7pm.
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