Steve Lombardozzi was thrown out at the plate on the final play of the game Wednesday night, cutting the Pittsburgh Pirates' win streak off at four games.
Fellow co-editor Larry Snyder joined me for the latest edition of City of Champions Radio, talking all things Pittsburgh sports, headlined by the Pirates.
Multi-run homers by Josh Harrison and Andrew McCutchen powered the Pittsburgh Pirates to their fourth consecutive victory, 7-2 at struggling Philadelphia.
One of the games that Steelers Country had circled on the schedule was the Week 1 contest when Pittsburgh headed north to take on the New England Patriots.
The Battle of Pennsylvania is renewed this evening as the Pittsburgh Pirates (15-16) open a four-game series with the Phillies (11-21) in Philadelphia.
After a key series win over the Cardinals, it's time to praise the Pirates and Jung Ho Kang for the leaps of faith that led to a promising relationship.
Steelers Nation can rest assured that preparation for training camp is being set by head coach Mike Tomlin and his staff with scheduled mini-camps and OTAs.