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Paul Skenes celebrates his 24th birthday today Stats with Pirates 27-18 (67 starts) 2.12 ERA 386.0 IP 461 K (10.75 K/9) 86 BB (5.36 K/BB) .196 BAA 0.93 WHIP

Pirates fall 7-2 to the Cubs here at PNC Park, as they split the four-games series Skenes throws 5.1 innings and posts 10 strikeouts, but takes loss due to three runs scoring with some errors Pirates are now 29-28

Cubs LF Ian Happ strikes again vs. the Pirates Hits a two-run HR off Pirates RHP Brandan Bidois and it's 5-2 Cubs in the top of the eighth inning

Tyler Callihan comes through in a big way with his first Pirates hit Jhostynxon Garcia made it first base on a dribbler and Callihan hits a ball to deep center field for a double Garcia scores and Pirates cut Cubs' lead to 3-2

Both Cubs runs in the top of the sixth inning are unearned Pirates RHP Paul Skenes finishes with one earned run over 5.1 innings and ties his season-high of 10 strikeouts Season ERA is now 2.89

Bryan Reynolds gives the Pirates offense some life with a solo shot Reynolds hit a four-seam fastball over the middle of the plate and sends it 106.6 mph off the bat and 400 feet into the right field seats His fifth of the season. Pirates trail the Cubs 3-1

Some pretty awful infield defense in the fifth inning, with 3B Tyler Callihan and SS Jared Triolo committing an error on back-to-back plays, which scores a run Pirates almost get double play, but get just one out and give up another run Cubs lead 3-0

Pirates 3B Nick Gonzales left the Cubs game with an injury www.si.com/mlb/pirates/...

Potato Pete came out of a competitive field and gets the win in the Great Pittsburgh Pierogy Race His sixth win and it's a three-way tie for first place Bacon Burt 6 Jalapeño Hannah 6 Potato Pete 6 Oliver Onion 4 Sauerkraut Saul 4 Cheese Chester 4

Pirates RHP Seth Hernandez just completed his third start at High-A Greensboro Hernandez threw season-high 75 pitches over five innings, giving up a two-run home run, three hits and three walks total, with six strikeouts against Hub City (Rangers) That's a 3.55 ERA at High-A

Pirates UTL Tyler Callihan walk up song MILLION DOLLAR BABY by Tommy Richman

Cubs strike first as Pirates RHP Paul Skenes walks 1B Michael Busch, gives up a single to LF Ian Happ and then another single to RF Seiya Suzuki 1-0 in the fourth inning

Tyler Callihan has replaced Nick Gonzales at third base to start the fourth inning This is Callihan's debut for the Pirates Not sure why Gonzales departed

Skenes goes six straight strikeouts and has seven so far Cubs almost get a run, but Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong is thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double

Paul Skenes strikes out the side in the second inning on 16 pitches He has five strikeouts tonight and is on pace for 26 strikeouts

Pirates RHP Paul Skenes strikes out Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong to start this one Beautiful night for baseball here at PNC Park. 72 degrees and sunny Oh and its a Dollar Dog Night too

Pirates RHP Paul Skenes strikes out Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong to start this one Beautiful night for baseball here at PNC Park. 72 degrees and sunny Oh and its a Dollar Dog Night too

Pirates SS Konnor Griffin is dealing with right forearm soreness, but remains available, per source. This is why he isn't starting vs. the Cubs Tyler Callihan was promoted to add infield depth and can also play corner outfield

Pirates power-hitting prospect Esmerlyn Valdez is headed back to the minor leagues www.si.com/mlb/pirates/...

The Pirates have Carmen Mlodzinski back in the bullpen with Jared Jones returning www.si.com/mlb/pirates/...

Pirates RHP Jared Jones will make his first start back in MLB against the Minnesota Twins tomororw night www.si.com/mlb/pirates/...

Pirates manager Don Kelly said that they will announce who gets sent down to Triple-A and a 40-man roster change tomorrow, following Jared Jones getting activated off the 60-day Injured List

Pirates fall to the Cubs 10-4 tonight, as the Cubs end a 10-game losing streak Bubba Chandler gave up four runs, then the bullpen gave up six runs Brandon Lowe hits three-run HR and Konnor Griffin his solo HR Pirates fall to 29-27. They can take the series tomorrow

Former Pirates prospect Charles McAdoo gets his first shot in the show with the Blue Jays Pirates traded McAdoo to the Toronto for Isiah Kiner-Falefa at the 2024 deadline

Lawrence gives up a two-run shot to Cubs PH Michael Conforto on the first pitch he throws It's 9-4 Cubs

Pirates RHP Yohan Ramírez gives up four straight hits, including a three-run home run in the seventh inning and he is done RHP Justin Lawrence is on with no outs

Cubs LF Ian Happ hits a three-run home run off of Pirates RHP Yohan Ramírez in the top of the seventh inning Cubs take a 7-4 lead

Pirates RHP Bubba Chandler is done tonight after five innings Gave up five hits, two walks, four earned runs with four strikeouts over 91 pitches ERA is now up to 5.37

Cheese Chester beats out Sauerkraut Saul and Bacon Burt in the Great Pittsburgh Pierogy Race The fourth win of the season for the reigning champion Bacon Burt 6 Jalapeño Hannah 6 Potato Pete 5 Oliver Onion 4 Sauerkraut Saul 4 Cheese Chester 4

Konnor Griffin joins in on the fun and also hits a home run to right field He hits this opposite field shot 98.3 mph off the bat and 369 feet into the right field seats That's his 4th HR and first since May 10 Pirates tie it up at 4-4

Bubba Chandler gives up back-to-back doubles to Cubs SS Dansby Swanson and CF Pete Crow-Armstrong That's seven hits allowed for Chandler and Cubs retake the lead, 4-3

Brandon Lowe continues his fantastic season with a three-run home run Takes a 93.3 mph four-seam fastball down and inside and sends it 106.9 mph off the bat and 387 feet into the right field seats It's his 14th of the season and it ties the game up at 3-3

Tough start here for Pirates RHP Bubba Chandler He's given up five hits and two walks for three earned runs over the first two innings. Chandler has also thrown 51 pitches

1B Spencer Horwitz leads off for the fourth time this season and third time in past four games DH Marcell Ozuna hits seventh, second time he's hit that low in 2026 Endy Rodríguez back in at catcher, bats eighth Esmerlyn Valdez in RF for fifth time in six games, bats ninth

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The Texas Rangers have DFA'd Andrew McCutchen McCutchen slashed .192/.277/.260 for an OPS of .537 in 37 games, with 14 hits in 73 at-bats

Former Pirates LHP Bailey Falter posted a 12.46 ERA and an 0-4 record in nine appearances with the Royals after they traded him there at last deadline Meanwhile LHP Evan Sisk has a 1.61 ERA over 22.1 innings pitched and 18 relief appearances for the Pirates this season The Royals just DFA'D Falter

Pirates use a five-run first inning and go on and blow out the Cubs, 12-1 Esmerlyn Valdez hits his first PNC Park home run and Bryan Reynolds drives in two RBI Braxton Ashcraft throws 6.1 innings one one-run baseball Pirates are now 29-26 and 15-13 at PNC Park

Another day, another home run from Pirates 3B prospect Murf Gray His 12th home run of the season and fourth in six games with High-A Greensboro

Ashcraft: 2.75 ERA Skenes: 3.00 ERA Keller: 3.64 ERA Mlod: 3.76 ERA add Jared Jones into the mix? baby, you got a stew goin’

Pirates RHP Brandan Bidois with a scoreless eighth inning and he's looked comfortable out there since making his MLB debut two weeks ago

Spencer Horwitz pours it on with a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning Hits a first pitch splitter and sends it 98.2 mph off the bat and 359 feet into the right field seats That's the sixth of 2026 for Horwitz and his second in three days 10-1 Pirates

Bidois gets a fly out and a strike out to strand both runners Ashcraft Final Line: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. 95 pitches, 71 strikes

RHP Braxton Ashcraft is done and acknowledges the Pirates fans giving him a standing ovation here at pNC Park Pitches 6.1 innings and has allowed just one run with five strikeouts, but also seven hits RHP Brandan Bidois comes in with two Cubs on base

Ozuna strikes out again with two runners in scoring position 0-for-4 and two strikeouts

Esmerlyn Valdez is one of four Pirates since at least 1900 to have at least each of his first two Major League hits be home runs That includes Rodolfo Castro (five, 2021) Craig Wilson (two, 2001) and Dick Stuart (two, 1958). Per Pirates PR Luke Henne

Pirates CF Oneil Cruz has reached base in all four at-bats tonight Three singles and a HBP

Konnor Griffin shows off the speed again in the leadoff spot. Hits a single to start the bottom of the sixth inning, goes to second base on ground out and scores off of an error that looked like a routine ground out It's 9-1 Pirates

Spencer Horwitz gets close to a grand slam, but it dies on the warning track Nick Gonzales scores on the sac fly and it's 8-1 Pirates