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Take a look at how both Orlando Pirates and Richards Bay have opted to lineup for today's DStv Premiership match below.

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Orlando Pirates moved up to second in the DStv Premiership after a comfortable win over Richards Bay in Durban on Saturday afternoon.

The under-23 international was played through on goal with a long ball over the top however he failed to find the back of the net after chipping the ball over the onrushing Sipho Chaine in goals. New man at the helm Vasili Manousakis seemed to set up his side to frustrate the visitors, and successfully so, as his unit set up in a 5-4-1, looking to close down the dangers of the Pirates wingbacks. Jacobs in the Richards Bay goalpost parried a Terrence Dvukamanja header into the path of Xoki but the goal gaping at his mercy, Xoki somehow scooped his effort over the bar when it seemed easier to score in the fifth minute.

Orlando Pirates kept their chances of qualifying for next season's Caf Champions League alive after notching up a third successive league victory with a 2-0 ...

A goal in each half from Terrence Dzvukamanja and Monnapule Saleng secured maximum points for Pirates.

Jose Riveiro’s charges sealed the victory after some sloppy defending in additional time and Saleng took advantage and slotted the ball into the back of the net and to take Bucs closer to second place finish on the league standings. Pirates looked more eager for a second in the second half, with their attack especially Lorch and Saleng making a lot of threats, but they just couldn’t get a breakthrough. Monnapule Saleng and Thembinkosi Lorch were great on attack for the Buccaneers, with chance after chance falling in for the visitors, but they just couldn’t extend their lead.

The Pittsburgh Pirates got a boost from a rising star in an opening-day win over the Cincinnati Reds; the teams resume their series at Great American Ball ...

CINCINNATI — Game two of a 162-game schedule is set to take place Saturday afternoon as your Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) take on the Reds (0-1) at Great ...

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Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) vs. Cincinnati Reds (0-1) Cincinnati; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Rich Hill (0-0); Reds: Nick Lodolo ...

The Pirates averaged 2.5 extra base hits per game, including 1.0 home run. The Reds slugged .372 as a team last season with 2.5 extra base hits per game. [Data Skrive](https://www.dataskrive.com/) and data from [Sportradar](https://www.sportradar.com).

Orlando Pirates moved up to second place in the DStv Premiership standings for a couple of hours at least after beating Richards Bay at the King Goodwill ...

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Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has warned against over-excitement after Bucs climbed to Caf Champions League spot.

to make sure that we are competing to the end. "It doesn't matter who is second today or tonight, it’s the end of the season [that matters], and we want to be that team, we know what to do, we need to work." WHAT HE SAID: "When the season started, we wished and worked and tried to be at the top, unfortunately it wasn’t possible this season to achieve that level of consistency in order to fight for the top," Riveiro told the

Jake Fraley came off the bench to hit a three-run homer, Kevin Newman had a two-run shot against his former team and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh ...

Bell went 1 for 3 with a single for Milwaukee against the Cubs on Sept. Hill was one of the last pitchers Bell faced as a player. I felt like I was in every at-bat.” The Pirates reached the second-year lefty for seven hits and two runs. “We needed to get going. After the Pirates took a 1-0 lead during Lodolo’s 35-pitch first inning, India hit Hill’s fourth pitch for his eighth career leadoff home run.

Hill was greeted by Reds leadoff hitter Jonathan India who crushed a solo shot into the left-field bleachers. The homer was the eighth leadoff blast of India's ...

[Watch WPXI NOW](https://www.wpxi.com/video/) [FREE WPXI News app](https://www.wpxi.com/mobile-apps/) for breaking news alerts. Hill was greeted by Reds leadoff hitter Jonathan India who crushed a solo shot into the left-field bleachers.

The Seton Hall baseball team belted four home runs and both Max Viera (Greenwood Lake, N.Y.) and Alex Clyde (Old Tappan, N.J.) collected three hits, ...

- Viera is batting .429 over his last six games with two home runs and is 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts. Clyde was 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and two RBIs. Viera again kick-started the offense, going 3-for-5 with a home run, a stolen base and two runs scored. scored two runs with a single up the middle to cut The Hall's deficit to 9-7. Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament on May 27, 2021. The big blast was a three-run home run by ETSU's Ashton King, his third of the day giving him eight RBI in the game. In the top of the sixth, The Hall put up a huge inning to tie the game at nine. - The Buccaneers out-hit the Pirates, 22-to-16. - Both teams committed one error. Viera belted a solo shot to left field to lead off the top of the fifth. - Viera went 3-for-5 with a home run, a stolen base and two runs scored. all hitting long-balls for The Hall.

Rich Hill has stepped on and off too many pitching rubbers throughout his 19-season career to think about anything other than winning and losing.

Cruz is the first Pirates player since 2019 (Corey Dickerson) to record an RBI in each of the team’s first two games (total three). “I thought we did a really good job for the first four innings with our approach, and we ran (Lodolo) up over 105 pitches in a shorter outing. Newman’s home run in his first at-bat with the Reds was half of the two he hit for the Pirates in 78 games and 309 plate appearances last season. Cruz has three hits in his first two games and six at-bats. Shelton was displeased, however, with his hitters’ approach at the plate after the fourth inning. He can have a really lengthy career just because he knows how to execute pitches.” “He did a really good job of mixing and matching against a predominately right-handed lineup. I’m here for this group and this team and for Pittsburgh, and I want to us to win.” “He was really effective. Fraley struck out against David Bednar to end the Pirates’ victory in the opener Thursday. Hill has survived since his rookie season of 2005 using an effective mix of fastballs and curveballs. Unfortunately, that was the difference maker in the game.

The Pirates endured a quiet day at the plate while the Reds hit three home runs during a 6-2 Cincinnati victory on Saturday.

One of the few bright spots for the Pirates occurred in the eighth inning, when Jose Hernandez made his MLB debut and pitched a scoreless frame. Cruz had a tough-but-smart take on an 0-2 curveball out of the zone. That first inning, they came out swinging and did a really good job of attacking the fastball.” On the plus side, he steadied himself after that three-run first and didn’t allow a hit the rest of the way. “It was really just being able to execute pitches and get ahead with the breaking ball,” Hill said. With two more Saturday, Myers has struck out a total of 14 times against the veteran lefty. The home runs are going to happen, especially on a windy day in this smaller-than-normal ballpark. “Unfortunately, that was the difference in the game. It started with an Andrew McCutchen walk before Santana and Connor Joe singled, the latter bouncing a 1-2 changeup back up the middle. In fact, the flicker of offense that existed at the beginning of this one didn’t last long at all. The two-run Newman homer created a 3-1 Reds advantage. After grinding out several at-bats and forcing the opposing starter, Nick Lodolo, to throw 35 pitches in the opening frame, the Pirates became far too cooperative as the game wore on.

Orlando Pirates have reportedly made a decision on the future of their striker Zakhele Lepasa, who is currently on loan at SuperSport United.

Lepasa scored one of the goals that secured Bafana Bafana’s passage to the AFCON tournament for next year, making it two in two in his national team career. It is believed that the Sea Robbers were open to negotiating a deal at that particular point in time, but reports towards the end of the week from the same publication are now pointing at a sudden change of heart from the Soweto giants. In fact, Matsantsantsa a Pitori CEO Stan Matthews also confirmed that they would have not approached the Buccaneers for the forward’s services if they didn’t believe he fits the long-term portfolio of the club.

The attack, which is thought to have happened in 2012, saw the American guards fire several warning shots at the Somali pirates who attempted to hijack the ...

The French navy found the hijacked Monjasa Reformer in the Gulf of Guinea, but a part of its crew had been kidnapped. The attack, which is believed to have happened in 2012, shows the pirates firing a number of rounds from their sub-machine guns. Dramatic footage shows the moment of a fierce firefight between US mercenaries and Somali pirates as they try to hijack a cargo ship.

Pittsburgh Pirates (1-1) vs. Cincinnati Reds (1-1) Cincinnati; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Vince Velasquez (0-0); Reds: Graham ...

The Pirates pitching staff averaged 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 5.0 runs per game in the 2022 season. Pittsburgh had a 62-100 record overall and a 28-53 record in road games last season. Cincinnati had a 62-100 record overall and a 33-48 record in home games last season.