Kohli is expected to open the batting in the second innings as Rajat Patidar confirmed only one change in the starting lineup at the toss- Josh Hazlewood for Jacob Duffy.
Kohli is expected to open the batting in the second innings as Rajat Patidar confirmed only one change in the starting lineup at the toss- Josh Hazlewood for Jacob Duffy.
Published on Apr 15, 2026
#RCB #LSG #IPL #Virat #Kohli #play #Impact #Lucknow #Super #Giants">RCB vs LSG IPL 2026: Virat Kohli to play as Impact Sub against Lucknow Super Giants
For the first time in his IPL career, Virat Kohli will play as an impact sub in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s match against Lucknow Super Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday night.
Kohli, one of the best fielders in the RCB outfit, will not take the field in the first innings after RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl first.
The 37-year-old did not field in RCB’s last match against Mumbai Indians as well, after facing an issue with his left ankle. It is understood that the decision to play Kohli as an impact sub was taken as a precautionary measure.
Kohli is expected to open the batting in the second innings as Rajat Patidar confirmed only one change in the starting lineup at the toss- Josh Hazlewood for Jacob Duffy.
For the first time in his IPL career, Virat Kohli will play as an impact…
four astronauts returned from their trip around the Moon, a crew of tiny space travelers were already on the move. Scientists sent microscopic worms to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the same broader effort to extend human presence deeper into space.
The space-faring worms arrived at the space station on Monday aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft. The uncrewed spacecraft delivered about 11,000 pounds (4,990 kilograms) of science equipment and supplies to the ISS, including a miniature space laboratory with the wriggly inhabitants inside.
The scientists behind the experiment are hoping these small creatures will help better inform them on human health during long duration space travel.
Space worms
The experiment, led by the University of Exeter in England, is designed to study how living organisms respond to the harsh space environment. “It might sound surprising, but these tiny worms could play a big role in the future of human spaceflight,” U.K. Space Minister Liz Lloyd said in a statement.
The worms are called C. elegans nematode worms, a tiny roundworm that measures around 1 millimeter in length. Because of its transparent body, researchers can watch its cells develop under a microscope. The roundworm is also fast-growing and genetically tractable, making it an ideal candidate for biological research.
The worms are placed inside a miniature lab called the Petri Pod. The self-contained experiment is housed in a unit that measures approximately 4 x 11 inches (10 x 30 centimeters) and weighs around 6 pounds (3 kilograms).
The Petri Pod provides a miniaturized life support system. Credit: University of Exeter
The unit has 12 chambers, four of which can be actively imaged using fluorescent and white light. Each chamber provides a miniaturized life support environment for the worms, maintaining temperature, pressure and a trapped volume of air for them to breathe when exposed to the vacuum of space. They will also receive a supply of food through an agar carrier.
Miniature mission
The worms will spend some time inside the space station before being mounted on the outside of the ISS. From there, the small creatures will spend around 15 weeks inside their miniaturized environment while being exposed to zero-gravity and radiation of outer space.
Throughout that time, the researchers will monitor the worms’ health, using miniaturized cameras to capture stills and time-lapse videos. The experiment will collect data on temperature, pressure, and accumulated dose of radiation experienced by the worms, and send the data back to Earth.
“NASA’s Artemis programme marks a new era of human exploration, with astronauts set to live and work on the Moon for extended periods for the first time. To do that safely, we need to understand how the body responds to the extreme conditions of deep space,” Tim Etheridge, a researcher at the University of Exeter Medical School, said in a statement. “By studying how these worms survive and adapt in space, we can begin to identify the biological mechanisms that will ultimately help protect astronauts during long-duration missions – and bring us one step closer to humans living on the Moon.”
four astronauts returned from their trip around the Moon, a crew of tiny space travelers were already on the move. Scientists sent microscopic worms to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the same broader effort to extend human presence deeper into space.
The space-faring worms arrived at the space station on Monday aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft. The uncrewed spacecraft delivered about 11,000 pounds (4,990 kilograms) of science equipment and supplies to the ISS, including a miniature space laboratory with the wriggly inhabitants inside.
The scientists behind the experiment are hoping these small creatures will help better inform them on human health during long duration space travel.
Space worms
The experiment, led by the University of Exeter in England, is designed to study how living organisms respond to the harsh space environment. “It might sound surprising, but these tiny worms could play a big role in the future of human spaceflight,” U.K. Space Minister Liz Lloyd said in a statement.
The worms are called C. elegans nematode worms, a tiny roundworm that measures around 1 millimeter in length. Because of its transparent body, researchers can watch its cells develop under a microscope. The roundworm is also fast-growing and genetically tractable, making it an ideal candidate for biological research.
The worms are placed inside a miniature lab called the Petri Pod. The self-contained experiment is housed in a unit that measures approximately 4 x 11 inches (10 x 30 centimeters) and weighs around 6 pounds (3 kilograms).
The Petri Pod provides a miniaturized life support system. Credit: University of Exeter
The unit has 12 chambers, four of which can be actively imaged using fluorescent and white light. Each chamber provides a miniaturized life support environment for the worms, maintaining temperature, pressure and a trapped volume of air for them to breathe when exposed to the vacuum of space. They will also receive a supply of food through an agar carrier.
Miniature mission
The worms will spend some time inside the space station before being mounted on the outside of the ISS. From there, the small creatures will spend around 15 weeks inside their miniaturized environment while being exposed to zero-gravity and radiation of outer space.
Throughout that time, the researchers will monitor the worms’ health, using miniaturized cameras to capture stills and time-lapse videos. The experiment will collect data on temperature, pressure, and accumulated dose of radiation experienced by the worms, and send the data back to Earth.
“NASA’s Artemis programme marks a new era of human exploration, with astronauts set to live and work on the Moon for extended periods for the first time. To do that safely, we need to understand how the body responds to the extreme conditions of deep space,” Tim Etheridge, a researcher at the University of Exeter Medical School, said in a statement. “By studying how these worms survive and adapt in space, we can begin to identify the biological mechanisms that will ultimately help protect astronauts during long-duration missions – and bring us one step closer to humans living on the Moon.”
#Crew #Worms #ISS #Aims #Scientists #Unlock #Secrets #Space #Travelinternational space station,Worms">A Crew of Worms on the ISS Aims to Help Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Space Travel
Shortly after four astronauts returned from their trip around the Moon, a crew of tiny space travelers were already on the move. Scientists sent microscopic worms to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the same broader effort to extend human presence deeper into space.
The space-faring worms arrived at the space station on Monday aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft. The uncrewed spacecraft delivered about 11,000 pounds (4,990 kilograms) of science equipment and supplies to the ISS, including a miniature space laboratory with the wriggly inhabitants inside.
The scientists behind the experiment are hoping these small creatures will help better inform them on human health during long duration space travel.
Space worms
The experiment, led by the University of Exeter in England, is designed to study how living organisms respond to the harsh space environment. “It might sound surprising, but these tiny worms could play a big role in the future of human spaceflight,” U.K. Space Minister Liz Lloyd said in a statement.
The worms are called C. elegans nematode worms, a tiny roundworm that measures around 1 millimeter in length. Because of its transparent body, researchers can watch its cells develop under a microscope. The roundworm is also fast-growing and genetically tractable, making it an ideal candidate for biological research.
The worms are placed inside a miniature lab called the Petri Pod. The self-contained experiment is housed in a unit that measures approximately 4 x 11 inches (10 x 30 centimeters) and weighs around 6 pounds (3 kilograms).
The Petri Pod provides a miniaturized life support system. Credit: University of Exeter
The unit has 12 chambers, four of which can be actively imaged using fluorescent and white light. Each chamber provides a miniaturized life support environment for the worms, maintaining temperature, pressure and a trapped volume of air for them to breathe when exposed to the vacuum of space. They will also receive a supply of food through an agar carrier.
Miniature mission
The worms will spend some time inside the space station before being mounted on the outside of the ISS. From there, the small creatures will spend around 15 weeks inside their miniaturized environment while being exposed to zero-gravity and radiation of outer space.
Throughout that time, the researchers will monitor the worms’ health, using miniaturized cameras to capture stills and time-lapse videos. The experiment will collect data on temperature, pressure, and accumulated dose of radiation experienced by the worms, and send the data back to Earth.
“NASA’s Artemis programme marks a new era of human exploration, with astronauts set to live and work on the Moon for extended periods for the first time. To do that safely, we need to understand how the body responds to the extreme conditions of deep space,” Tim Etheridge, a researcher at the University of Exeter Medical School, said in a statement. “By studying how these worms survive and adapt in space, we can begin to identify the biological mechanisms that will ultimately help protect astronauts during long-duration missions – and bring us one step closer to humans living on the Moon.”
It’s going up to 90 today in Charm City. I don’t have the Ballpark Pal park factors number for today’s game yet, but last night Baltimore ranked as the top hitting venue in MLB with a +17% Run Factor. And it’s only toastier this afternoon.
The Orioles start Kyle Bradish, and in all fairness he’s been better than his topline numbers so far. He was kind of polarizing in Fantasy drafts this year, but mostly because of doubts about the workload he could handle this year.
That doesn’t concern us for today though. What does matter is that he has a 5.27 ERA and 1.68 WHIP through three starts covering just 13.1 IP. That is perhaps a bit unlucky as he has a sky high .382 BABIP against. The league average is .287 this year and his career level is .291, so this screams small sample size bad luck. What’s more he has a 60% LOB% vs. 71.1% league wide. His xERA is 3.21 and his SIERA is 4.25 so split the difference and he’s pitching more like a high 3’s ERA type.
DBack starter Eduardo Rodriguez is the polar opposite as he has a 0.60 ERA but that is wildly propped up by a .222 BABIP and 96% LOB%.He’s the same meh pitchers he’s been in the last few seasons, perhaps worse as he has just a 15% K% (Bradish is 27% fwiw).
It would not shock me in the slightest to see both pitchers regress today as Bradish remains the clearly better arm, early season results to the contrary. But I’m going to choose the weather over everything and play for the balls to fly around the park and roll with the Over.
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It’s a great pitching matchup here today. Shota Imanaga looks fantastic early on with a 2.81 ERA and 0.81 WHIP that’s fully backed by his 26.7% K-BB%. But that was achieved in some cold weather early season games. It’s warm in Philly today too and Shota’s one bugaboo in MLB is his propensity to give up bombs. He yielded 31 in 141 IP last year, but just 1 in 16 IP this year thanks to a 5.6% HR/FB% vs. a 12.6% rate in his career. I’m thinking he gets tagged for a couple from the loaded Phillies lineup.
Meanwhile Jesus Luzardo has pitched perhaps better than he did in his ace turn of 2025, but early season luck has hit him even worse than Bradish.
He has an enormous 36% K% but a .359 BABIP and 48% LOB% have led to an extremely misleading 6.23 ERA. His SIERA is 2.04. Whether he fully mean regresses today or not is anyone’s guess, but I think he’s a favorite to carve up the Cubs today.
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It’s going up to 90 today in Charm City. I don’t have the Ballpark Pal park factors number for today’s game yet, but last night Baltimore ranked as the top hitting venue in MLB with a +17% Run Factor. And it’s only toastier this afternoon.
The Orioles start Kyle Bradish, and in all fairness he’s been better than his topline numbers so far. He was kind of polarizing in Fantasy drafts this year, but mostly because of doubts about the workload he could handle this year.
That doesn’t concern us for today though. What does matter is that he has a 5.27 ERA and 1.68 WHIP through three starts covering just 13.1 IP. That is perhaps a bit unlucky as he has a sky high .382 BABIP against. The league average is .287 this year and his career level is .291, so this screams small sample size bad luck. What’s more he has a 60% LOB% vs. 71.1% league wide. His xERA is 3.21 and his SIERA is 4.25 so split the difference and he’s pitching more like a high 3’s ERA type.
DBack starter Eduardo Rodriguez is the polar opposite as he has a 0.60 ERA but that is wildly propped up by a .222 BABIP and 96% LOB%.He’s the same meh pitchers he’s been in the last few seasons, perhaps worse as he has just a 15% K% (Bradish is 27% fwiw).
It would not shock me in the slightest to see both pitchers regress today as Bradish remains the clearly better arm, early season results to the contrary. But I’m going to choose the weather over everything and play for the balls to fly around the park and roll with the Over.
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Cubs at Phillies
It’s a great pitching matchup here today. Shota Imanaga looks fantastic early on with a 2.81 ERA and 0.81 WHIP that’s fully backed by his 26.7% K-BB%. But that was achieved in some cold weather early season games. It’s warm in Philly today too and Shota’s one bugaboo in MLB is his propensity to give up bombs. He yielded 31 in 141 IP last year, but just 1 in 16 IP this year thanks to a 5.6% HR/FB% vs. a 12.6% rate in his career. I’m thinking he gets tagged for a couple from the loaded Phillies lineup.
Meanwhile Jesus Luzardo has pitched perhaps better than he did in his ace turn of 2025, but early season luck has hit him even worse than Bradish.
He has an enormous 36% K% but a .359 BABIP and 48% LOB% have led to an extremely misleading 6.23 ERA. His SIERA is 2.04. Whether he fully mean regresses today or not is anyone’s guess, but I think he’s a favorite to carve up the Cubs today.
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Apr 4, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesus Luzardo (44) pitches during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images
Summer is in the air!
What a difference a week makes as it’s gone from freezing to scorching in the Northeast and Midwest.
It’s going up to 90 today in Charm City. I don’t have the Ballpark Pal park factors number for today’s game yet, but last night Baltimore ranked as the top hitting venue in MLB with a +17% Run Factor. And it’s only toastier this afternoon.
The Orioles start Kyle Bradish, and in all fairness he’s been better than his topline numbers so far. He was kind of polarizing in Fantasy drafts this year, but mostly because of doubts about the workload he could handle this year.
That doesn’t concern us for today though. What does matter is that he has a 5.27 ERA and 1.68 WHIP through three starts covering just 13.1 IP. That is perhaps a bit unlucky as he has a sky high .382 BABIP against. The league average is .287 this year and his career level is .291, so this screams small sample size bad luck. What’s more he has a 60% LOB% vs. 71.1% league wide. His xERA is 3.21 and his SIERA is 4.25 so split the difference and he’s pitching more like a high 3’s ERA type.
DBack starter Eduardo Rodriguez is the polar opposite as he has a 0.60 ERA but that is wildly propped up by a .222 BABIP and 96% LOB%.He’s the same meh pitchers he’s been in the last few seasons, perhaps worse as he has just a 15% K% (Bradish is 27% fwiw).
It would not shock me in the slightest to see both pitchers regress today as Bradish remains the clearly better arm, early season results to the contrary. But I’m going to choose the weather over everything and play for the balls to fly around the park and roll with the Over.
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Cubs at Phillies
It’s a great pitching matchup here today. Shota Imanaga looks fantastic early on with a 2.81 ERA and 0.81 WHIP that’s fully backed by his 26.7% K-BB%. But that was achieved in some cold weather early season games. It’s warm in Philly today too and Shota’s one bugaboo in MLB is his propensity to give up bombs. He yielded 31 in 141 IP last year, but just 1 in 16 IP this year thanks to a 5.6% HR/FB% vs. a 12.6% rate in his career. I’m thinking he gets tagged for a couple from the loaded Phillies lineup.
Meanwhile Jesus Luzardo has pitched perhaps better than he did in his ace turn of 2025, but early season luck has hit him even worse than Bradish.
He has an enormous 36% K% but a .359 BABIP and 48% LOB% have led to an extremely misleading 6.23 ERA. His SIERA is 2.04. Whether he fully mean regresses today or not is anyone’s guess, but I think he’s a favorite to carve up the Cubs today.
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LaMelo Ball was driving to the basket when he fell to the ground on some light contact. Bam Adebayo recovered the ball, tried to keep it inbounds on one leg, when Ball tripped the Heat star, causing him to fall hard and be forced out of the game with a lower back injury.
The incident has been hotly debated. The angle above is damning, and it appears clear that Ball tripped Adebayo on purpose. Another angle from behind the play is less conclusive, looking more like LaMelo was flailing while complaining for a foul, and happened to pull Adebayo’s ankle as a result. Further muddying the water was a lack of a foul on the play, with a referee standing rightat the baseline, but not making a call.
Adebayo was listed as questionable to return with a lower back injury and was later downgraded to being out — playing only 11 minutes.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was understandably heated after the game and didn’t hold back. While he credited the Hornets for making plays down the stretch, he acknowledged that not having Adebayo hurt his team in the elimination game.
“I apologize on that one. I got hit in the head, didn’t really know where I was — but I’m going to check on hin, make sure he’s okay and everything.”
The big question now is whether or not the NBA will take any action against LaMelo Ball. The Hornets are set to play the loser of Magic/76ers on Friday to determine the No. 8 seed in the playoffs. If the league decided a suspension was warranted for the trip it would essentially ensure Charlotte would lose that game, with Ball being the most important player on the Hornets. However, without a foul being called on the play it would be highly unusual for the NBA to suspend a player, meaning that LaMelo could get away with a fine.
LaMelo Ball was driving to the basket when he fell to the ground on some light contact. Bam Adebayo recovered the ball, tried to keep it inbounds on one leg, when Ball tripped the Heat star, causing him to fall hard and be forced out of the game with a lower back injury.
The incident has been hotly debated. The angle above is damning, and it appears clear that Ball tripped Adebayo on purpose. Another angle from behind the play is less conclusive, looking more like LaMelo was flailing while complaining for a foul, and happened to pull Adebayo’s ankle as a result. Further muddying the water was a lack of a foul on the play, with a referee standing rightat the baseline, but not making a call.
Adebayo was listed as questionable to return with a lower back injury and was later downgraded to being out — playing only 11 minutes.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was understandably heated after the game and didn’t hold back. While he credited the Hornets for making plays down the stretch, he acknowledged that not having Adebayo hurt his team in the elimination game.
“I apologize on that one. I got hit in the head, didn’t really know where I was — but I’m going to check on hin, make sure he’s okay and everything.”
The big question now is whether or not the NBA will take any action against LaMelo Ball. The Hornets are set to play the loser of Magic/76ers on Friday to determine the No. 8 seed in the playoffs. If the league decided a suspension was warranted for the trip it would essentially ensure Charlotte would lose that game, with Ball being the most important player on the Hornets. However, without a foul being called on the play it would be highly unusual for the NBA to suspend a player, meaning that LaMelo could get away with a fine.
#LaMelo #Ball #hurt #Bam #Adebayo #tripping #NBA #playin #Erik #Spoelstras #response">LaMelo Ball hurt Bam Adebayo by tripping him in NBA play-in, and Erik Spoelstra’s response says it all
The Heat and Hornets gave us an instant classic to kick off the NBA Playoffs with their overtime thriller, but the conversation following the game was understandably focused on an ugly moment which happened at the start of the second quarter.
LaMelo Ball was driving to the basket when he fell to the ground on some light contact. Bam Adebayo recovered the ball, tried to keep it inbounds on one leg, when Ball tripped the Heat star, causing him to fall hard and be forced out of the game with a lower back injury.
The incident has been hotly debated. The angle above is damning, and it appears clear that Ball tripped Adebayo on purpose. Another angle from behind the play is less conclusive, looking more like LaMelo was flailing while complaining for a foul, and happened to pull Adebayo’s ankle as a result. Further muddying the water was a lack of a foul on the play, with a referee standing rightat the baseline, but not making a call.
Adebayo was listed as questionable to return with a lower back injury and was later downgraded to being out — playing only 11 minutes.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was understandably heated after the game and didn’t hold back. While he credited the Hornets for making plays down the stretch, he acknowledged that not having Adebayo hurt his team in the elimination game.
“I apologize on that one. I got hit in the head, didn’t really know where I was — but I’m going to check on hin, make sure he’s okay and everything.”
The big question now is whether or not the NBA will take any action against LaMelo Ball. The Hornets are set to play the loser of Magic/76ers on Friday to determine the No. 8 seed in the playoffs. If the league decided a suspension was warranted for the trip it would essentially ensure Charlotte would lose that game, with Ball being the most important player on the Hornets. However, without a foul being called on the play it would be highly unusual for the NBA to suspend a player, meaning that LaMelo could get away with a fine.
#UEFA #Champions #League #Liverpool #captain #Van #Dijk #PSG #deserved #semifinal #spot">UEFA Champions League — Liverpool captain Van Dijk says PSG ‘deserved’ semifinal spot
Virgil van Dijk had no complaints after Liverpool was knocked out of the Champions League by title-holder Paris Saint-Germain in a defeat compounded by a serious injury to Hugo Ekitike.
Ousmane Dembele’s double sealed a 2-0 quarterfinal second-leg win for PSG against an outclassed Liverpool on Tuesday.
Six-time European champion Liverpool was, however, still fortunate to be in the tie after escaping from last week’s first leg at the Parc des Princes with just a 2-0 defeat after entering what Reds manager Arne Slot labelled “survival mode”.
Premier League champion Liverpool was much improved compared to the first leg but that was scant consolation to club captain Van Dijk who, when suggested his side had at least given it a go on home soil, replied: “That’s the bare minimum, isn’t it? It’s disappointing to be knocked out but PSG deserved to go through.
“Knocking on the door is not enough. I’m disappointed that we were knocked out, but that is the reality. I think PSG deserved to go through based on the two games.”
Tuesday’s loss put paid to any lingering hopes Liverpool had of winning a trophy this season and also appeared to signal an abrupt end to Ekitike’s first season at Anfield.
The 23-year-old has scored 17 goals in 45 matches in all competitions since joining from Eintracht Frankfurt and was set to go to this summer’s World Cup with France.
But he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher after going down awkwardly in the first half, with Slot saying the injury looked “really bad” and would be investigated further on Wednesday.
Liverpool had still to confirm the severity of the injury on Wednesday following reports the striker had ruptured an Achilles tendon, which would potentially sideline him for at least nine months.
Alexander Isak’s return to fitness means he looks set to lead the line against Everton on Sunday in the first Merseyside derby at the Toffees’ new Hill Dickinson Stadium, where Liverpool will continue its bid to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
“We should be very disappointed at this stage and at this point,” said Van Dijk.
“But a massive game awaits for us. We all know how big it is. It will obviously be a tough one but it is something to look forward to. But at this stage, I’m just not in a good place because we got knocked out of the Champions League.”
#Deadspin #Abrams #Nationals #strive #stay #hot #clash #Pirates">Deadspin | CJ Abrams, Nationals strive to stay hot in clash vs. Pirates
Apr 14, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (5) circles the bases on a solo home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the third inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
CJ Abrams continues to be at the heart of most of the positives thus far for the Washington Nationals.
He remains one of the hottest hitters in the majors for the Nationals, who will visit the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third contest of a four-game series on Wednesday night.
Abrams is hitting .356 with a 1.121 OPS, six home runs and 19 RBIs in 16 games this season. He is on pace for career highs in each of those categories.
Abrams will try to provide run support again when the Nationals send right-hander Jake Irvin (1-1, 7.07 ERA) to the mound on Wednesday.
Abrams collected three hits and two RBIs, including a home run, in Washington’s 5-4 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. He would have scored an additional run had he not been thrown out at the plate on a great play from left field by Jake Mangum in the eighth inning.
The Nationals have won four of their past five games.
“There are a lot of positives with CJ’s game right now,” manager Blake Butera said. “The leadership stands out, the way he rallies the guys around him from all aspects … and he’s not afraid to go out there and make a play.”
Pittsburgh second baseman Brandon Lowe has been one of the top hitters in baseball as well this season.
Lowe became the first Pirate to record five RBIs in consecutive games since the RBI became an official statistic in 1920. He accomplished the feat Sunday against the Chicago Cubs and Monday against the Nationals.
Lowe homered in the second inning on Tuesday, but Pirates manager Don Kelly took some heat from fans later that night after his decision to pinch hit Nick Yorke for Lowe in the seventh with the bases loaded and one out and Pittsburgh trailing 5-4. Yorke worked the count to 3-1 against reliever Cionel Perez before grounding into an inning-ending double play.
“I thought it was the right move,” Lowe said. “if you take the personal out of it and look at it with a baseball mind, it was bases loaded, one out, lefty on the mound and lefty in the pen. (Yorke) sees lefties really well and doesn’t strike out against them. … If the ball was (hit) three feet one way or another, we’re having a completely different discussion about this.”
Irvin, who is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in two career starts against the Pirates, produced mixed results in his last outing Friday at Milwaukee. He pitched five innings and gave up three runs on just two hits but walked five batters and struck out five as the Nationals won 7-3.
The Pirates had not named a starter for Wednesday’s game, although right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski (0-0, 2.51 ERA) would be in line to pitch in the contest.
If Mlodzinski gets the nod, he’ll make his first career start against the Nationals. He has faced them as a reliever, going 1-0 with a 1.59 ERA in five career appearances.
Mlodzinski would be looking to build off his best start of the season last Friday against the Cubs. He pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings despite allowing six hits and three walks while striking out two in a no-decision in Pittsburgh’s 2-0 victory.
#India #finishes #FIFA #Series #beating #Malawi">India finishes third in FIFA Series 2026 after beating Malawi
India finished third in the four-team FIFA Series 2026 tournament after beating Malawi 3-2 in the third-place playoff at the Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi on Wednesday.
Substitute Priyadharshini Selladurai struck the decisive blow in the 84th minute to secure the win for the Blue Tigresses. Aveka Singh (45+1’) and Astam Oraon were the other scorers for the Indians.
Ireen Khumalo and Deborah Henry scored for Malawi, which is ranked 153rd in the FIFA’s live rankings.
Earlier in the competition, India had lost 0-2 to Kenya in the semifinals.
More to follow…
Published on Apr 15, 2026
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India finished third in the four-team FIFA Series 2026 tournament after beating Malawi 3-2 in…
Apr 4, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesus Luzardo (44) pitches during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images 
