Opponents are already running out of superlatives to describe Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, who has shown flashes of brilliance in his first two career starts.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-27) are -160 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the San Francisco Giants (24-26) Thursday at 12:35 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Giants are listed with +131 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-27) play at home against the San Francisco Giants (24-26) on Thursday. The contest is set to begin at 12:35 PM ET. This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Pirates will send Paul Skenes (1-0) to the mound, while Mason Black (0-1) will take the ball for the Giants.
A day after overcoming a four-run ninth-inning deficit to secure a dramatic come-from-behind victory, the Pirates found themselves on the opposite side of a late rally.
Action Network's D.J. James shares Giants vs. Pirates pick for Thursday, May 23, including MLB odds on the run line, over/under and moneyline for the third career start of Paul Skenes.
PITTSBURGH—The Pirates fell 9-5 to the Giants in extra innings on Wednesday night, allowing nine unanswered runs as San Francisco’s offense found its stride against Jared Jones and the Pittsburgh bullpen.
A look at Wednesday’s minor-league action within the Pirates' system ... INDIANAPOLIS (21-23) lost at Iowa in 11 innings, 8-7. Miles Mastrobuoni brought in the winning run on a grounder in the 11th off of Geronimo Franzua.
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman talk about Oneil Cruz's smashing night at the dish, Kyle Tucker and Shohei Ohtani leading the league and are joined by Royals broadcaster Jake Eisenberg to talk about Kansas City’s success in 2024.
Is Paul Skenes the best prospect in all of baseball? The worldwide leader in sports thinks so. ESPN updated their rankings for the top 50 MLB prospects, promoting the Pirates’ flamethrower to the No.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-26) are set to take on the San Francisco Giants (23-26) Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET, airing on SportsNet PT. The Pirates are listed as -120 favorites by bookmakers, while the underdog Giants have +101 odds for the contest.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates had already promoted a player from within once in the last two weeks to shake up their moribund offense. That has worked out well.
Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz has not exactly lived up to expectations thus far, but on Tuesday night, he demonstrated why he was once a top prospect and gave Pirates fans hope of what he could potentially become in the future.
Two outings into his big league career, the Pirates' young ace is the talk of baseball.
Pirates’ minor league affiliates managed just one win on Tuesday, with Triple-A Indianapolis the lone bright spot. The Indians were the only affiliate to pick up a win, crushing the Iowa Cubs 18-6 behind a pair of home runs from Matt Gorski.
A look at Tuesday’s minor-league action within the Pirates' system ... INDIANAPOLIS (21-22) pounded Iowa, 18-6. Henry Davis went 2-for-5 with an RBI double and a two-run home run.
When the Pirates broke from spring training in Bradenton, Fla., Derek Shelton informed Nick Gonzales that his season would begin in Class AAA Indianapolis.
Oneil Cruz’s night at PNC Park quickly got off to a bad start. The San Francisco Giants were in town for the start of a three-game series on Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Nick Gonzales hit a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning after Pittsburgh tied the game with four runs in the ninth, lifting the Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the 2024 class of inductees into the Pirates Hall of Fame. The Pirates created their Hall of Fame in 2022 and jump-started it with 19 inductees.
The Pirates announced Tuesday that they’ve recalled infielder/outfielder Ji Hwan Bae from Triple-A.
Coming into the 2024 MLB season, one of the strengths of the Pittsburgh Pirates was expected to be their offense. They had a deep, talented lineup and were hitting the cover off the ball during Spring Training.
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington was hired after the 2019 season and went right to work making trades. He had the unenviable task of turning around a team that had just finished 69-93 and had a depleted farm system.
A veteran left-hander exercised an out clause in his minor league deal with thee Pirates and has been granted his release.
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