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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Sean Rodríguez from the Atlanta Braves and claimed George Kontos off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. The Pirates announced Saturday afternoon that they acquired infielder/outfielder Sean Rodríguez from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for minor league infielder Connor Joe. They also claimed PHP George Kontos off waivers from the Giants. Rodríguez was previously with the Pirates in 2015-16. He played 15 games in the Braves this year. The Pirates also say LHP Wade LeBlanc has been reinstated from the Bereavement List and is active for Saturday night’s game against the Padres. Continue to Article

August 05, 2017 3:36:pm EST

Giancarlo Stanton launched one R.A. Dickey knuckleball 477 feet off the batter’s eye in center in the fourth inning. He hit another 424 feet into the left-field bleachers in the sixth. But the Marlins didn’t make the most of his wallops, dropping a 5-3 decision to the Braves on Friday night. The Marlins and left-hander Adam Conley were done in by sloppy fielding and a Nick Markakis home run that sealed yet another loss to a division rival that has given them nothing but fits. The Marlins have gone 10-17 against the rebuilding Braves the past two seasons. “We didn’t make any plays for him,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said of Conley. And Atlanta’s new SunTrust Park is proving to be just as unkind Continue to Article

August 04, 2017 11:26:pm EST

With anticipation building around Los Angeles for a possible World Series run, the Dodgers struck a deal with the Texas Rangers to acquire a frontline starting pitcher. Sound familiar? Only this isn’t about Yu Darvish. This story is from 1983 and the pitcher acquired by the Dodgers was a left-hander named Rick Honeycutt. In the hallway linking the visiting clubhouse to the field at SunTrust Park, Honeycutt cracked a smile Thursday when the details of his trade were recited to him. The similarities didn’t escape the Dodgers pitching coach. Thirty-four years after a trade thrust him into the middle of a pennant race, Honeycutt will be guiding a pitcher through a nearly identical set of circumstances. Continue to Article

August 03, 2017 11:30:pm EST

More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends, and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? What are the new restaurants? What haven't I heard of? What's everyone talking about? While the Eater 38 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it is not a chronicle of the "it" places of the moment. Thus, we offer the Eater Heatmap, which will change periodically to highlight where the food-crazed crowds are flocking. Since this is a spotlight on what's happening right now, we must make room for what's fresh. Therefore, in this edition of the north-to-south guide we remove Food Terminal, Kaiser's Chophouse, and Petit Chou, and Continue to Article

August 03, 2017 5:00:pm EST

Lil Jon’s music is unavoidable. Even if you’re the most sporty sports fan around and never turn on the radio other than to hear your favorite team’s game, you know Lil Jon. It’s damn near impossible to watch any kind of sporting event and not hear either Continue to Article

August 01, 2017 7:35:pm EST