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Pirates blow 5-run lead in loss to Astros

HOUSTON (AP) — Cam Smith hit a tiebreaking two-run triple to cap HoustonÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ six-run eighth inning, Isaac Paredes homered and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 on Wednesday night. Yordan Alvarez had four hits and two RBIs for the Astros. Smith and ...

Harper homers off Skenes as Phillies sweep Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Zack Wheeler pitched seven sparkling innings, Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 Sunday for a three-game sweep that moved them over .500 for the first time since early April. Philadelphia (24-23) has won ...

Pirates ace Skenes again flirts with no-hitter in win over Rockies

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace ...

A long way to go but …

ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ only been 35 of a 162-game season, but that doesn’t mean the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t a different team than in recent years. The naysayers will point out the tough start for the bullpen, and even the two subpar starts from ace Paul Skenes, but the Bucs’ recent sweep of NL ...

Pirates believe they’re built differently this year

PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes stood at his locker in a near-silent Pittsburgh clubhouse on Thursday after a four-game home sweep at the hands of St. Louis and offered a prediction when asked if he was confident things wouldn't snowball on a Pirates team still finding its way. “I think we'll be ...

Cardinals remain Skenes’ kryptonite

PITTSBURGH — The almost maniacal preparation Paul Skenes pours into every start is already the stuff of legend, just two years into his career. Still, even the Pittsburgh Pirates ace knows no matter how his pregame routine goes, he's never really sure what kind of stuff he's going to have on ...