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Justin Verlander, Giants face tall task in ascending Pirates
Having ended a personal losing streak, Justin Verlander will turn his attention to the San Francisco Giants' current four-game skid when he faces the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Andrew McCutchen delivered the key blow in the Pirates' 6-5 win on Monday in the opener of a three-game ...
Andrew McCutchen's late homer helps Pirates edge Giants
Andrew McCutchen broke a tie with a home run, the Pittsburgh bullpen threw seven innings of two-run ball and the Pirates ran their winning streak to three in a row with a 6-5 road triumph over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.,Nick Gonzales also homered for the Pirates before Genesis Cabrera...
Fresh off recent success, Pirates ready to face struggling Giants
The Pittsburgh Pirates get an opportunity to continue their run of spoiling other teams' postseason hopes when they open a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.,The Pirates, the last-place club in the National League Central, hit rock bottom last Sunday when they w...
Pirates star Paul Skenes vies for season milestone vs. D-backs
Pirates ace Paul Skenes will try secure pitching wins in back-to-back starts for the first time this season when he opposes Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series in Pittsburgh.,The Pirates dropped a 1-0 decision in 11 innings to the Dia...
Oneil Cruz homers in Pirates' shutout win over Diamondbacks
Oneil Cruz's second-inning, two-run home run proved to be the difference on Saturday night as the host Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 to even up a three-game series.,Cruz's 410-foot home run to center off Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly (9-6) was his 17th of the season an...
Merrill Kelly to face Pirates in potential swan song with Diamondbacks
Arizona veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly will take the mound for what could be the final time with the Diamondbacks when he opposes Pirates left-hander Andrew Heaney on Saturday night in Pittsburgh.,As the uncertainty that comes with the final days before the July 31 trade deadline intensifies, Ke...
D-backs throw one-hitter but need 11 innings to edge Pirates
Eugenio Suarez hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and three Arizona pitchers combined on a one-hitter, leading the Diamondbacks to a 1-0 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson threw six innings, permitting just Tommy Pham's triple in the second inning. H...
Diamondbacks visit Pirates with a sense change is near
The Arizona Diamondbacks are slipping out of the playoff race and will attempt to gain some traction when they hit the road to face the surging Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series Friday.,The Diamondbacks came away empty-handed during a three-game series against the Houston Astro...
Spencer Horwitz's slam powers Pirates’ sweep of Tigers, 6-1
Spencer Horwitz's grand slam backed up a quality start from Bailey Falter and helped the host Pittsburgh Pirates finish off a three-game sweep of the frontrunning Detroit Tigers with a 6-1 victory on Wednesday afternoon.,Horwitz belted his third home run of the season and first career grand slam in ...
Tigers hope rookie Troy Melton can provide spark vs. Pirates
The Detroit Tigers are looking for something to break them out of their recent struggles. They will turn to prospect Troy Melton, who will make his major league debut on Wednesday afternoon against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series.,Melton, the Tigers' No. 10-ranked pr...
Pirates rack up 14 hits, extend Tigers' slide
Spencer Horwitz, Tommy Pham and Bryan Reynolds each had three hits and two RBIs to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.,Horwitz recorded his second consecutive three-hit game and reached base four times as the Pirates won for the second straigh...
Tigers' Casey Mize, back from All-Star debut, faces Pirates
Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize is enjoying a season of validation, and he hopes to keep adding positive results when he opposes Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.,Mize (9-3, 3.15 ERA) is coming off his first All-Star selection and is finally having the season D...
Paul Skenes dominant in Pirates win over first-place Tigers
Paul Skenes struck out six and combined with three Pirates relievers on a five-hit shutout to lead Pittsburgh to a 3-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.,The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Pirates and was only their second win in their past 13 games.,It was the first ti...
Paul Skenes tries to lift skidding Pirates against MLB's best in Tigers
Coming off his second consecutive start in the All-Star Game, Pirates ace Paul Skenes will oppose Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty as he tries to get his squad back on track on Monday night in Pittsburgh.,Skenes (4-8, 2.01 ERA) will aim to continue his bid for the National League's Cy Young...
White Sox rout Pirates to complete first sweep of season
Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back home runs to spark a four-run first inning, which propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.,Vargas and Tauchman each finished with two hits and three RBIs to help the White Sox earn their fi...
White Sox go for elusive series sweep in Pittsburgh
The Chicago White Sox are the only team in the majors yet to sweep a series this season.,They'll try to change that on Sunday afternoon when they take on the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series.,In an otherwise difficult season in terms of wins and losses, the White Sox have...
White Sox erupt for 6 runs in sixth in win over Pirates
Mike Tauchman's go-ahead, bases-clearing double highlighted a six-run sixth inning that propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 10-4 comeback victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Tauchman and Lenyn Sosa each had three RBIs and Sosa also had three hits to lead the White Sox to the...
Adrian Houser looks to continue resurgence against Pirates
As the White Sox look for positives in the season's second half, they will look to right-handed starter Adrian Houser to continue delivering them when Chicago faces the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday.,Houser (5-2, 1.56 ERA) will make his 10th start sinc...
White Sox pummel Pirates 10-1 to open second half
Luis Robert Jr. and Edgar Quero each had two hits, including a home run, and two RBIs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 10-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,Quero's solo home run with two outs off Pirates starter Bailey Falter (6-5) kickstarted a three-run first inning and...
White Sox, Pirates keep eyes on future through struggles this season
Both the Chicago White Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates are projected to be sellers over the next two weeks leading up to the July 31 trade deadline.,As the White Sox head to Pittsburgh on Friday night, both squads still hope to finish the 2025 campaign on positive notes as they continue their respect...