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Pirates finish up home portion of season with victory

PITTSBURGH — Ronny Simon raced home on Spencer Horwitz’s eighth inning sacrifice fly and the Pittsburgh Pirates assured themselves of the club’s first non-losing season in eight years with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Simon reached on a walk by Ryne Stanek (2-3), ...

Skenes unfazed by 2026 season

PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes is only too aware of the impossibly high bar he set for himself during his first two years in the major leagues. And while his third didn’t come particularly close to meeting it, the Pittsburgh Pirates ace doesn’t view 2026 as a failure. “I’m not going to ...

Not a happy camper

The Pirates’ Khristian Curtis tries to settle down after giving up a run on a wild pitch Wednesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. See story here.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore shuts down Pittsburgh Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless stretch and Alec Burleson got his major league-best 112th RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night. Liberatore (6-14) gave up one run and six hits in 5ª innings with six strikeouts and no ...

Jones continues solid September with another gem for Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Jared Jones allowed one hit over seven dominant innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates inched closer to the franchise’s first winning season in eight years with a 2-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night. The hard-throwing Jones (5-6) retired the first 16 batters he faced before ...

Sweep of Royals puts Bucs at 79-77

PITTSBURGH — Rafael Flores Jr. hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and complete a series sweep. The Pirates are now 79-77 with six games remaining in the season. After Ryan O’Hearn led ...