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Pirates snap 8-game skid with win over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — Spencer Horwitz had a bases-loaded RBI ground out in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended an eight-game slide by beating the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Sunday. Isiah Kiner-Falefa tied a career high with four hits for Pittsburgh. Ke’Bryan Hayes singled with one out in ...

Paul Skenes to start second All-Star Game

ATLANTA — Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes will start his second straight All-Star Game for the National League and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal will open for the American League on Tuesday night at Truist Park. Major League Baseball made the announcement Saturday night. Skenes will become the first ...

Pirates take California high school pitcher with sixth pick

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates selected right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez with the sixth pick in the first round of the 2025 first-year player draft on Sunday. Hernandez was rated by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in this year’s draft (No. 3 by MLB Pipeline) as a senior ...

Pittsburgh Pirates drop sixth game in a row

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez homered twice, Jac Caglianone hit the longest measured homer by a Royals rookie, and Kansas City beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Perez broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning with his longball off Isaac ...

Pirates drop fifth straight game in loss to Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nick Loftin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, then won it in the ninth with a one-out RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night. Rookie Jac Caglianone homered for the Royals, a 421-foot drive leading off the ...

Royals’ offense gets better against Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitchers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City’s four home runs to back a strong start by rookie Noah Cameron, and the Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 on Monday night. Cameron (3-4) struck out seven in a season-high seven innings. The left-hander ...