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Pirates' Paul Skenes faces childhood favorite Angels in series finalePaul Skenes has started two All-Star Games, won an ERA title and garnered the 2025 National League Cy Young Award. But one thing the hard-throwing right-hander hasn't done in his career is pitch against the team he rooted for while growing up in southern California., ,That will change Sunday afterno...

Yusei Kikuchi tosses 6 scoreless as Angels beat PiratesYusei Kikuchi pitched six scoreless innings for his first win of the season and Josh Lowe hit a home run to lead the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Wade Meckler doubled twice and had two RBIs, Zach Neto went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Mike Tr...

Konnor Griffin, Pirates chase series win against struggling Angels It took 10 seconds for rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin to make an impact in his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup on Friday night after missing 49 games because of a torn sagittal band in his left ring finger., ,Make that 10.14 seconds, to be exact., ,That's how long it took Griffin to dash f...

Jared Jones fans 9 as Pirates blank Angels

Jared Jones matched his season high with nine strikeouts over six three-hit innings and Jake Mangum had an RBI double to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,Bryan Reynolds also doubled and had two hit...

Pirates' Konnor Griffin in line to make return vs. Angels

The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to make another push for the postseason beginning Friday night when they host the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series.,The Pirates (69-72) are five games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the race for the final National League wild-card spot.,Pitt...

Pirates rookie SS Konnor Griffin eyes Friday return

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin is hoping to come off the 60-day injured list on Friday.,Griffin, 20, has been sidelined since early July with an injury to the knuckle on his left ring finger, which was in a splint for about six weeks.,"It's been driving me nuts watching the games...

Maryland looks to young quarterback in opener vs. Hampton

Maryland is hoping to see strides in its young quarterback while Hampton is gearing up for its first Power Four matchup as the teams clash Saturday in College Park, Md.,The Terrapins started last season with four wins but ended the year with eight straight losses for a second straight 4-8 campaign. ...

Pirates turn to bullpen in series finale vs. Giants

The Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday squandered a chance to make up ground in the race for a wild-card spot in the National League.,They'll look to make the most of their opportunity on Thursday afternoon when they host the decisive contest of a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants.,The Pi...