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NEW YORK (AP)Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver JuJu
Smith-Schuster and Cincinnati Bengals cornerback George Iloka have been
suspended one game each by the NFL for violating league safety rules.
Smith-Schuster was flagged for unnecessary roughness and taunting after a
blindside hit on Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict in the fourth quarter of
Pittsburgh’s 23-20 victory Monday night. Iloka was penalized for unnecessary
roughness for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown.
Jon
Runyan
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Smith-Schuster ”delivered a violent and unnecessary blindside shot to
(Burfict’s) head and neck area.” Burfict left the game on a stretcher and did
not return. Runyan suspended Iloka for striking a defenseless receiver in the
head and neck area. Brown, who caught the game-tying pass on the play, remained
in the game. —
The Pittsburgh Pirates might want to scratch out a scouting report on Brent
Suter — as a hitter — before their series finale Wednesday night against the
Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park.
Suter is strong enough on the mound. The left-hander is 7-4 with a 4.30 ERA
going into his expected start against the Pirates, and over his past six starts
he is 5-1 with a 3.24 ERA.
That includes a 13-2 win over Philadelphia Friday, when Suter allowed one run
and six hits while tying a career high with seven innings pitched. But he seemed
more excited about what he did at the plate in that game.
Suter drove in a run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded,
reached on an error and singled in a run in his three plate appearances against
the Phillies.
“I feel locked in at the
plate
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seeing the ball well. I’m seeing offspeed down. Any way you can help your team
win is a good way to help your team win.”
Suter is 3-for-10 since he hit a 433-foot homer off American League Cy Young
Award winner Corey Kluber May 9. He was 4-for-28 before that, including 1-for-8
this season.
“There’s a confidence there,” Suter said. “Hitting is one of my favorite
parts. I love hitting. I’ve loved it my whole life. Even when I’m struggling, I
still like going up there and trying to whack it.”
As for his “day job,” Suter will be trying to help the Brewers (43-30) take
the series and keep hold of first place in the National League Central.
Milwaukee won 3-2 Tuesday to end a three-game losing streak.
Pittsburgh (36-37) had won four of five before Tuesday and will be trying to
win its second straight series after losing eight in a row.
Suter will oppose Pittsburgh right-hander Chad Kuhl (5-4, 3.76 ERA).
In his past five
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Kuhl has allowed eight earned runs in 30 1/3 innings. Over his past eight
starts, he has a 2.89 ERA.
Part of his recent success is tied to mixing in a lot of breaking balls.
“It’s a heater-hunting league, especially when you throw a hard heater. Guys
are trying to hit the heater, it’s no secret,” Kuhl said. “Throwing that
1/8slider 3/8 a ton. Feel really comfortable with it. It’s gotten me out of some
really big jams, gotten me some strikeouts and some early action. It kind of
does both for me. Just being able to throw that in any count has been huge.”
Against Milwaukee, Kuhl is 3-0 with a 1.91
ERA
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gave up one hit and tied a career high with eight strikeouts over seven
scoreless innings May 6 in a 9-0 win.
“When you know you’ve had success and remember some pitches that may have
worked for you, you’re able to use that to your advantage, but every game is
different,” Kuhl said.
Suter is 1-0 with 1.80 ERA in eight games — three starts — against the
Pirates.
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