Blue Jays play the Pirates leading series 1-0
Pittsburgh Pirates (26-25, fifth in the NL Central)
80S IN THE TEN DAY FORECAST. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MARY ELLEN. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, TYPICALLY ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL WEEKENDS OF THE YEAR, SLOW DOWN BY NOT ONLY THE WET WEATHER, BUT GAS AND JET FUEL PRICES. ALTHOUGH TRIPLE A STILL PROJECTS A RECORD 39.1 MILLION PEOPLE TRAVELING BY CAR AND OVER 3.6 MILLION PEOPLE BY FLIGHT. SOME HAVE MADE CHANGES TO THEIR WEEKEND PLANS. WE’D LIKE TO TRAVEL MORE, BUT WE’RE NOT GOING TO BE. WE’VE ALREADY CANCELED THE TRIP. SO YEAH, DOWN TO SOUTH CAROLINA. AIRLINE TICKETS ARE EXPENSIVE AND GAS IS TOO HIGH TO DRIVE. SO, YOU KNOW, IT’S LIKE ALMOST 100 BUCKS TO FILL THIS TRUCK. THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND LIKE, JUST RECONSIDER WHAT TYPE OF BILLS THE PRIORITIES, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU SHOULD BE PUTTING TOWARDS WHERE. AND IT’S, IT’S OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WELL, IF YOU DO PLAN ON HITTING THE ROAD, TRIPLE A SAYS THE BEST TIMES TO GET OUT ARE ALL DAY SUNDAY AND MONDAY BEFORE 10 A.M. THEY SAY YOU WANT TO AVOID TRAVELING BETWEEN NOON AND FIVE TODAY. AND THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS SHAPING UP TO BE ONE OF THE PRICIEST AT THE PUMP SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. THAT’S LARGELY DUE TO THE CONFLICT WITH IRAN, AND IT COMES AS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS WEIGHING WHETHER TO RESUME MILITARY STRIKES. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JACKIE DEFUSCO IS LIVE IN OUR DC BUREAU. JACKIE, HOW DO THESE GAS PRICES THIS THIS COMPARE TO PAST YEARS? WELL, BAILEY, THE GAS PRICES THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ARE ACTUALLY RIVALING THE RECORD SET BACK IN 2022. ACCORDING TO OUR GET THE FACTS DATA TEAM. YOU CAN SEE IN THIS CHART THAT GAS PRICES, ON AVERAGE BACK THEN NATIONALLY WERE 4.61 PER GALLON FOR REGULAR. THAT’S COMPARED TO THIS MORNING’S AVERAGE OF 452. NOW, THIS RECENT SPIKE, OF COURSE, STEMS FROM THE ONGOING OIL SHIPPING DISRUPTIONS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ DUE TO THE IRAN WAR. THE CEASE FIRE DOES CONTINUE FOR NOW AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED OFF PLANNED MILITARY STRIKES EARLIER THIS WEEK. BUT HE ALSO TOLD MILITARY LEADERS TO BE PREPARED TO RESUME ACTION AT A MOMENT’S NOTICE IF A PEACE DEAL IS NOT REACHED, AND HE HAS SINCE CHANGED HIS WEEKEND PLANS TO REMAIN HERE IN WASHINGTON, DC. TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID YESTERDAY ABOUT THE STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS. IRAN IS DYING TO MAKE A DEAL. WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. BUT WE HIT THEM HARD AND WE HAD NO CHOICE BECAUSE IRAN CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. NOW, SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE CHAIR ROGER WICKER SAID IN A STATEMENT JUST YESTERDAY THAT HE BELIEVES IT IS PAST TIME TO RESTART MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN. HE WRITES THAT THE PRESIDENT IS BEING, QUOTE, ILL ADVISED TO PURSUE A DEAL THAT WOULD NOT BE WORTH THE PAPER IT IS WRITTEN ON, AS HE PUT IT. NOW, THAT IS IN CONTRAST TO A SMALL BUT SLOWLY GROWING NUMBER OF REPUBLICANS ON CAPITOL HILL WHO HAVE NOW JOINED DEMOCRATIC EFFORTS TO END THIS WAR WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL. BAILEY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE’VE BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON GAS PRICES THROUGHOUT THE WAR. THIS MORNING, THE STATE GAS AVERAGE IS $4.62. THAT’S UP $1.50 A GALLON SINCE THE START OF THE WAR. COMPARED TO LAST YEAR’S MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, THE STATE GAS AVERAGE WAS $3.31 IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, THE COUNTY WITH THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES IS ADAMS COUNTY. IN THE COUNTY WITH THE LOWEST IS MIFFLIN. THOUGH ALL COUNTIES HAVE PRICES BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE. IF YOU’RE TRAVELING TO MARYLAND, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY OR OHIO FOR THE WEEKEND, YOU MIGHT WANT TO FILL UP. THOSE. STATE AVERAGES ARE ALL LOWER THAN PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE SAY A MAN KILLED HIS WIFE BEFORE TRYING TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE IN JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY. ACCORDING TO POLICE, DENNIS MORGAN SHOT AND KILLED TAREN MORGAN FOLLOWING A DOMESTIC INCIDENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEN DENNIS SHOT HIMSELF. FIRST RESPONDERS TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT HE IS NOT EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. TAREN WAS AN EDUCATOR FOR 20 YEARS AND SERVED AS AN AGRICULTURE TEACHER AT THE UPPER DAUPHIN AREA HIGH SCHOOL SINCE 2024. IN A STATEMENT SENT TO PARENTS, THE DISTRICT SAID, QUOTE, WORDS CANNOT FULLY CAPTURE THE LOSS WE FEEL AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS NEWS WILL BE HARD FOR MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PROCESS. POLICE IN MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, ARE ASKING FOR HELP FINDING A DRIVER THAT SHOT AT SOMEONE AFTER A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT. POLICE SAY JUST BEFORE FIVE THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THE DRIVER OF A RED JEEP THOUGHT THE ACTIONS OF A WHITE SUV WERE UNSAFE, SO THE JEEP DRIVER BLEW THEIR HORN ON DELP ROAD. POLICE SAY THE SUV THEN FOLLOWED THAT JEEP TO BLOOMINGDALE AVENUE AND STERLING PLACE, AND THE SUV DRIVER FIRED A SHOT AT THE JEEP. NO ONE WAS HURT. POLICE SAY TO CALL THEM IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION. THE MANHEIM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN LANCASTER COUNTY IS ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS OF STUDENT MISCONDUCT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THE SUPERINTENDENT DID CONFIRM AN INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING PE CLASS IN THE GYM LOCKER ROOM. THE MANHEIM BOROUGH POLICE CHIEF SAYS THEIR DEPARTMENT IS ALSO INVESTIGATING. IN A STATEMENT, THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT SAYS IMMEDIATE STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN, INCLUDING CONTACTING CHILDLINE AND THE MANHEIM BOROUGH POLICE TO ENSURE STUDENT SAFETY AND PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS. AMAZON IS PUSHING BACK ON CLAIMS FROM A FORMER EMPLOYEE AT THEIR YORK COUNTY FULFILLMENT CENTER THAT HE WAS RACIALLY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN THE WORKPLACE. THE FEDERAL LAWSUIT FROM FRED LEE CARTER, A BLACK MAN OF HAITIAN DESCENT, SAYS HE WAS HIRED AS A WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE IN AUGUST OF 2023, AND SHORTLY AFTER STARTING, HE WAS CALLED DEEPLY OFFENSIVE SLURS. IN ONE SPECIFIC INCIDENT, A COWORKER MADE MONKEY SOUNDS AT HIM, BEAT HER CHEST, AND SAID HE LOOKED LIKE HE BELONGED IN A ZOO IN FRONT OF ANOTHER COWORKER. CARTER SAYS HE REPORTED THE DISCRIMINATION MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT HIS MANAGERS TOLD HIM NOTHING COULD BE DONE. HE SAYS HE WAS EVENTUALLY FIRED BECAUSE HE WOULD LEAVE WORK TO AVOID THE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. HE’S SEEKING BACK PAY AND DAMAGES THROUGH THIS LAWSUIT. AN AMAZON SPOKESPERSON TOLD NEWS 8, QUOTE, WE DON’T TOLERATE RETALIATION OR HARASSMENT OF ANY KIND IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE EXPECT ALL EMPLOYEES TO ADHERE TO OUR POLICIES AND LOCAL LAWS, AND WE TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION WHEN THAT’S NOT THE CASE. POLITICIANS IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE GEARING UP FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. WE TALKED WITH PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN EUGENE DEPASQUALE ABOUT ANY ELECTION CONCERNS AS THOSE RACES MOVE FORWARD. WE HAVE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ALL OVER THE STATE AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PRECINCTS. WE’VE GOT DEDICATED ELECTION PROFESSIONALS IN OUR COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE, DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. WE HAVE FAIR ELECTIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA. AND THE REALITY IS THE PERSON THAT GETS THE MOST VOTES WILL WIN THESE ELECTIONS.
Blue Jays play the Pirates leading series 1-0
Pittsburgh Pirates (26-25, fifth in the NL Central)
Updated: 2:00 PM EDT May 23, 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates (26-25, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (24-27, third in the AL East)Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8.The Toronto Blue Jays face the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 1-0 series lead.Toronto has a 14-11 record in home games and a 24-27 record overall. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .241, which ranks fourth in the AL.Pittsburgh is 13-12 on the road and 26-25 overall. The Pirates have the fifth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.87.The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 10 home runs while slugging .404. George Springer is 8 for 41 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.Brandon Lowe leads the Pirates with 13 home runs while slugging .560. Nick Gonzales is 15 for 40 with three doubles and four RBIs over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .208 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runsPirates: 4-6, .266 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by nine runs.PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Paul Skenes (6-3, 2.62 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Patrick Corbin (1-1, 4.23 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)First pictch in Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT
TORONTO, ON —
Pittsburgh Pirates (26-25, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (24-27, third in the AL East)
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8.
The Toronto Blue Jays face the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 1-0 series lead.
Toronto has a 14-11 record in home games and a 24-27 record overall. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .241, which ranks fourth in the AL.
Pittsburgh is 13-12 on the road and 26-25 overall. The Pirates have the fifth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.87.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 10 home runs while slugging .404. George Springer is 8 for 41 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Brandon Lowe leads the Pirates with 13 home runs while slugging .560. Nick Gonzales is 15 for 40 with three doubles and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .208 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Pirates: 4-6, .266 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by nine runs.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Paul Skenes (6-3, 2.62 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Patrick Corbin (1-1, 4.23 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)
First pictch in Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT