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Pallante outduels Skenes to help Cards beat Bucs

By David Solomon The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Andre Pallante outdueled rookie Paul Skenes, striking out a career-high nine over seven innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Monday night. “I’m very focused on me versus the hitters,” Pallante said. “I’m just trying to pitch the best I can regardless of who I’m going against. He’s a really good pitcher. You kind of know it’s going to be a tight game, but I’m glad we pulled ahead.” Pallante (7-8) allowed four hits and one walk. Andrew Kittredge and Ryan Fernandez each ...

Bucs keep Royals from getting sweep

By Wes Crosby The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the fifth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Billy Cook lined a single to left to start the ...

Royals score early, often in victory over Pirates

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel hit home runs and drove in two runs each, Alec Marsh struck out 11 in 5• innings, and the Kansas City Royals snapped Pittsburgh’s four-game winning streak with an 8-3 victory over the Pirates on Friday night. Perez’s ...

Falter takes no-no into 7th in win

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon for a sweep of the season series. Falter (8-7) allowed three walks before Jonah Bride dropped a single into left field with one out in the seventh. “I don’t really worry about that stuff,” Falter said, referring to the no-hit bid. “My job is to go out there and put up zeroes and get those guys off the field as quickly as possible.” The 27-year-old Falter gave up a leadoff single to Cristian ...

GM: Expecting Pirates manager back in 2025

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington expects manager Derek Shelton to return next season. Cherington said Wednesday that Shelton remains “the right person to manage this team in 2025” despite an August swoon that dropped the Pirates out of postseason contention. “I think there’s a lot to the job I believe he does really, really well and I also believe he works his tail off to continue to improve in a number of ways,” Cherington said. Shelton is 288-404 (.415) in nearly five full seasons in Pittsburgh, which swept a ...

McCutchen, Bucs knock off Marlins

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run blast to reach the 20-homer plateau for the 10th time in his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Tuesday night. The 37-year-old designated hitter turned on a fastball from Miami’s Adam Oller (1-3) with two on and two out in the fifth inning and sent it into the first row of bleachers in left field to give Pittsburgh a five-run lead. McCutchen has had eight of his 20-homer seasons with Pittsburgh, the second-most in franchise history behind Hall of Famer Willie Stargell. Still, McCutchen can’t help but ...