With such lofty expectations, Skenes is likely hoping to turn his season around. He’s started 3-3, but has lost two of his last three games. In his loss to the Guardians, he only gave up two earned runs and walked just one batter. The run support was not there for the Pirates.

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Kavan Markwood, the 20-year-old Pirates fan​ who fell from the Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, took his first steps on Monday.

The 20-year-old man who fell from the top of a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park took his first steps, but still has “a long way to go” in his recovery.

The 20-year-old man who fell from the top of a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park in Pittsburgh during a Cubs-Pirates game last week took his first steps Monday but still has “a long way to go” in his recovery.

Xander Bogaerts had two hits and three RBI to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-0 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.

The Pittsburgh Pirates saw no success hitting in their series finale vs. the San Diego Padres at PNC Park, suffering a 4-0 shutout and a series sweep. The Pirates have lost an MLB-leading six shutout games this season and had two this homestand,

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense hit another low Sunday afternoon, when a 28-year-old pitcher who was an undrafted free agent held them scoreless for 5 1/3 innings in his first major league start. The Pirates looked hapless against San Diego right-hander Stephen Kolek in a 4-0 loss to the Padres,