The Steelers and the Pirates will switch times for their Aug. 23 games.
The Pirates were originally scheduled to play the San Francisco Giants at 1:35 p.m. at PNC Park. First pitch has been moved to 8 p.m. so the game can be featured on ESPN for their national Sunday Night Baseball telecast.
The Steelers preseason home opener against the Green Bay Packers, originally scheduled for 8 p.m., will be moved to the 1 p.m. time slot to accommodate the Pirates new game time.
The Pirates announced Friday that their Aug. 9 game time would be moved to 8 p.m. from the original 1:35 p.m. first pitch. That game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at PNC Park will also be featured on Sunday Night Baseball.
First Published: July 25, 2015, 3:48 p.m.