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Andre Pallante outduels Paul Skenes to lead St. Louis to 4-0 win over Pittsburgh
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andre Pallante outdueled rookie Paul Skenes, striking out a career-high nine over seven innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Monday night. “I'm very focused on me versus the hitters," Pallante said. “I'm just trying to...
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 3 hits to lead Pirates past Royals 4-3, avoid series sweep
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the fifth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Billy Cook lined a single to left to start the fifth and scored from...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington says he expects manager Derek Shelton to return in 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington expects manager Derek Shelton to return next season. Cherington said Wednesday that Shelton remains “the right person to manage this team in 2025” despite an August swoon that dropped the Pirates out of...
Pirates rookie Paul Skenes strikes out 9 as Pirates edge Marlins 3-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out nine over six solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Monday night. The 22-year-old Skenes (10-2) allowed one run on six hits, lowering his ERA to 2.10. Skenes also boosted his season strikeout total to 151, a...
Jared Jones strikes out 9 in Pirates' 7-3 win over Nationals
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones cruised through seven innings, striking out nine, as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Sunday for a split of the four-game series. Jones (6-7) allowed two runs and four hits, all coming in the first two innings. The...
Vargas' two-run double in the ninth rallies Nationals past Pirates 8-6 for doubleheader sweep
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ildemaro Vargas hit a two-run double off Aroldis Chapman in Washington’s four-run ninth inning, and the Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6 on Saturday night for a doubleheader sweep. The Nationals won 5-3 in the first game. DJ Herz pitched five hitless...
Paul Skenes and Jared Triolo help the Pirates blank the Cubs 5-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched five effective innings while struggling with his location, and the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Chicago Cubs another tough loss with a 5-0 victory on Tuesday night. Skenes worked out of bases-loaded jams in the first two innings. The rookie...
Reynolds and McCutchen homer as the Pirates rally past the Cubs 5-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen homered during Pittsburgh's four-run eighth inning, and the Pirates cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 5-3 victory on Monday night. Chicago returned home after closing out an 8-1 trip with six consecutive victories. It was hoping...
Manzardo hits his first 2 career homers as AL Central-leading Guardians beat Pirates 6-1
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyle Manzardo hit his first two major league homers, Alex Cobb did not allow a baserunner through the first six innings and the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Sunday. Manzardo, recalled from Triple-A Columbus before the...
Tellez and Ortiz help the Pirates blank the AL Central-leading Guardians 3-0
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the AL Central leading Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Saturday night. Luis Ortiz (6-4) pitched six innings of one-hit ball in his first win since July 20. The right-hander struck...
