Jake Mangum went 3 for 4 with his first homer of the season and a go-ahead RBI single after the Pirates blew a six-run lead as Pittsburgh held off the Minnesota Twins 10-9 on Saturday.
Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run, ninth-inning home run to lift the Pirates to a 6-5 comeback win over the Twins after Oneil Cruz also homered in Pittsburgh’s road victory Friday night.
The Minnesota Lynx might well have landed their latest franchise player in Olivia Miles. The second overall pick in the WNBA draft could hardly have found a better place to launch her WNBA career.
Munetaka Murakami made it 6-0 in the fourth with a bloop double to left that just eluded Twins shortstop Tristan Gray. Gray atoned with an RBI double in the fifth to break up Martin's shutout bid. Victor Caratini scored Josh Bell with a sacrifice fly off Jordan Leasure in the seventh.
Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died. He was 60. The NHL Alumni Association announced Lemieux's death in a social media post. A cause of death was not immediately available.
Courtney Williams had 25 points and seven assists, Natasha Howard added 22 points and eight rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Atlanta Dream 96-81.
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