As Paul Skenes gets set to take the mound on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, he'll do so in an unfortunate class all by himself.

Despite more excellent starting pitching, the Phillies found a way to lose all three games, as the Pirates swept the series by winning each game by one run, with each go-ahead run coming in the seventh inning or later. Two of three Pirates wins in the series came in Pittsburgh's last at-bat, including a walk-off win Friday night.

A series sweep had eluded the Pittsburgh Pirates entering Sunday in what’s been a disappointing 2025 campaign. But after two straight wins against their cross state rival Philadelphia Phillies, a sweep was within grasp at PNC Park.

Kiki Cuyler, Vernon Law and Al Oliver will join the inaugural class of 19 members who were inducted into the Pirates Hall of Fame in 2022, along with the four inductees from 2023 and three from 2024, according to a news release from the team.

“She was a devoted mom. She loved all of us kids the same and immensely, and so to have her in our lives was the ultimate blessing,” Pittsburgh Pirate Isaac Mattson said. Debbie Mattson lived by a simple phrase. “See a need, fill it.” She did ...

When it comes to Pittsburgh Pirates catchers, Ben Cherington covered the good, the bad and the ugly Sunday on his weekly radio show. The Pirates general manager focused on the positives when discussing a position of constant change,

Nick Gonzales fields a grounder, steps on second, and gets the runner at first to end the game as the Pirates defeat the Phillies, 2-1

Ex-Detroit Tigers starter Joey Wentz was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. The lefty spent part of three seasons with the Tigers from 2022-2024, making his MLB debut for Detroit. In 70 appearances for the Tigers, Wentz had a 5.81 ERA and 185 strikeouts across 193 2/3 innings of work.