By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror PITTSBURGH — A new Pirates generation blasted through the North Shore Saturday night after Pittsburgh won in Paul Skenes’ debut, 10-9, over the Cubs. The song served as a symbol of a new beginning and hope for the Pirates as the organization ...
By Wes Crosby The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Cody Bellinger hit a go-ahead single before Patrick Wisdom added insurance with a home run in the 10th inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday for a series victory. Bellinger led off by dribbling a ball through the left side of the infield off Aroldis Chapman (0-3), scoring automatic runner Seiya Suzuki before getting caught in a rundown between first and second. Wisdom drove a two-out sinker, the seventh pitch of the at-bat, 412 feet into the center-field bushes. “It’s a testament ...
By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror PITTSBURGH — Baseball, much like life, tends to throw curveballs at unexpected moments. For rookie phenom Paul Skenes, his most recent curveball came while he was napping. “We had an 11 a.m. game and I had to throw a bullpen in the morning,” ...
By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Cody Bellinger had four hits, including his seventh home run of the season, and the Chicago Cubs surged past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Friday night. Bellinger turned on a 100 mph fastball from Jared Jones (2-4) in the first inning ...
By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror The phrase ‘built different’ is thrown around all too loosely throughout the sports world these days, but if there ever was a player who fit that definition it would be Paul Skenes. Skenes, the rookie phenom, will have his contract selected prior to this Saturday’s game and there is sure to be electricity throughout PNC Park and Pittsburgh as a whole with the Chicago Cubs in town. After all, just less than a year ago he was selected as the first overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft. Now, he’ll be on the mound for the Pirates. With that ...
PITTSBURGH — The Paul Skenes era is ready to begin in Pittsburgh. The top pick in last year’s amateur draft will make his major league debut for the Pirates on Saturday when they face the Cubs, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke ...
