{"id":1834,"date":"2016-04-03T17:10:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T21:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2016-05-25T11:25:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T15:25:02","slug":"pirates-2016-opening-day-at-pnc-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2016\/04\/03\/pirates-2016-opening-day-at-pnc-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Day romp for Pirates and fans at PNC Park"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Pirate <\/a>
Pirate Francisco Cervelli takes a swing early in the game. His team would open the season in grand style, beating the Cardinals 4-1. Pictures in this gallery were shot with a lens that creates a very shallow depth of field. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Matt <\/a>
Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette Pirates’ Francisco Cervelli congratulates closer Mark Melancon after defeating the Cardinals Sunday at PNC Park. <\/div> <\/div>
\"Michael <\/a>
Michael Henninger\/Post-Gazette 20160403MWHchurch Local Parishioners kneel and pray during the final mass at Saint John Vianney Parish in Allentown on Sunday, April 3, 2016. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Golden <\/a>
Golden Glove award moments before it was presented to outfielder Starling Marte. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Jolly <\/a>
Jolly Roger flies over the rotunda. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pitt <\/a>
Pitt running back James Conner throws out the first pitch. Conner is battling Hodgkin lymphoma. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div>
\"Backstage, <\/a>
Backstage, Pittsburgh pierogies nervously await the start of their traditional race. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Background\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Terron <\/a>
Terron Whitehead, 2, attended the game with grandmother Tamitra Miles. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Groundskeepers <\/a>
Groundskeepers prepare the field an hour before the game. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Cam <\/a>
Cam Evans Sr. chats with son Cam Evans Jr. At left is Dale Tyler and Brooke Livinston. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A vendor sells his wares. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div>
\"Douglas <\/a>
Douglas Johnson watches. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Starling <\/a>
Starling Marte in left field. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pirates <\/a>
Pirates line up to hear the National Anthem. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pirate <\/a>
Pirate Andrew McCutchen is greeted by manager Clint Hurdle. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div>
\"St. <\/a>
St. Louis watches Pirates introduction. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Andrew <\/a>
Andrew McCutchen accepts the Louisville Slugger award. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Outfielder <\/a>
Outfielder Starling Marte accepts Golden Glove award. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Outfielder <\/a>
Outfielder Gregory Polanco prepares for the game. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Owner <\/a>
Owner Robert Nutting chats before the first pitch of the season. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Matt <\/a>
Matt Stickle, 7, and other participants in the “Kids Take the Field” program await the start. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div>
\"Andrew <\/a>
Andrew McCutchen gets a vote for president. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The day began with fans streaming across the Roberto Clemente Bridge. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ben <\/a>
Ben Phillips and Jess Cabin get a picture in front of the Willie Stargell statue. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"20160403smPirates012\" <\/a> <\/div>
\"Jeff <\/a>
Jeff Walters is Wiggles the First Mate. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mr. <\/a>
Mr. Potato Head greets fans on the Roberto Clemente Bridge. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Alyson <\/a>
Alyson Gresh, 5, and brother Luke, 7, brought signs. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"20160403smPirates008\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Chris <\/a>
Chris Miller is decked out in some very cool Pirate gear at a tailgate party. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Louis <\/a>
Louis Lambros of Mt. Lebanon showed up as “Bucco Louie.” <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pirate <\/a>
Pirate manager Clint Hurdle warms up his players with some fielding. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pirate <\/a>
Pirate helmets before the game. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pittsburgher <\/a>
Pittsburgher Jackie Evancho was on hand to sing the National Anthem. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,12],"tags":[],"coauthors":[23],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/04\/Background.jpg?fit=1500%2C940&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1834"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1857,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834\/revisions\/1857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1834"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}