Paul Skenes tossed six shutout innings and struck out eight to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night.
The National League MVP race is going to be highly contested over the remainder of the regular season, and there is a new contender starting to emerge in the discussion.
New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe made headlines in July for his poor play, leading to speculation that he may be replaced by recent Yankees acquisition Jose Caballero.
There was a lot of smoke around the Boston Red Sox trading star outfielder Jarren Duran before the MLB trade deadline. They ultimately held on to Duran, and it's paying off.
On Monday, New York Yankees closer Devin Williams' nightmarish season continued in an 8-5 extra innings loss to the Texas Rangers, making one thing painfully obvious. It's time for manager Aaron Boone to give the job to someone else.
With MLB's trade deadline now behind us, Yardbarker's MLB writers got together this week to identify the best trade each club has made in the last decade (more or less).