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 ...
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 ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Nathan Church ended the game by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a walk-off, two-run homer by making a leaping catch at the left-field wall, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Ryan O’Hearn singled ...
PITTSBURGH — Nolan Gorman homered and drove in three runs and Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker drove in three runs apiece to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. JJ Wetherholt and Ivan Herrera, the top two hitters in the Cardinals’ ...
CHICAGO (AP) — The NL Central has reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes. It has some of the majors' most promising rookies, like Sal Stewart, Konnor Griffin and JJ Wetherholt. It has young stars like Elly De La Cruz and older ones like Christian Yelich. Maybe this strong start ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Pirates were attempting to complete a sweep in Milwaukee for the first time since taking four against the Brewers in August 2016. Kyle Harrison made sure the brooms were put away. Harrison collected a career-high 12 strikeouts and allowed just one hit and one walk in ...
