MIAMI 鈥� Hyped as the most appealing starting pitchers鈥� matchup of opening day, Paul Skenes outlasted Sandy Alc谩ntara but neither was involved in the decision of the Miami Marlins鈥� 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Pittsburgh鈥檚 Skenes is the reigning NL Rookie of ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Paul Skenes has a lot on his mind. The chances of the perpetually curious National League Rookie of the Year staying with the Pittsburgh Pirates indefinitely is not one of them. Not yet anyway. 鈥淚 haven鈥檛 given it too much thought,鈥� Skenes said Sunday when asked ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Oneil Cruz broke out of a slump with three hits, rookie Jared Jones allowed one run in six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their skid at six games, beating Milwaukee 4-2 on Monday night to stop the Brewers' four-game win streak. Cruz capped a three-run sixth with ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates鈥� opening week brought to mind a quote from Karate Kid II (yeah, I sense the collective eye roll). Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) kneels bedside where his father, in failing health, is resting. His father stirs and recognizes his son, who left the village years before, ...
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Paul Skenes would love to be on the Pittsburgh Pirates鈥� opening-day roster. However, the top overall pick in last year's draft isn鈥檛 stressing out while taking part in his first major league spring training. The hard-throwing 21-year-old right-hander and the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Aroldis Chapman isn't in Pittsburgh to take David Bednar's job. The seven-time All-Star closer is happy to fill whatever bullpen role a team finally ready to win sooner rather than later needs, even if that means serving in a set-up role to Bednar, himself a two-time ...
