The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Monday night at Oracle Park, improving to 45-62 on the season. Andrew McCutchen went 1-for-5 with a home run in the win, also scoring a run and driving in two.

The Detroit Tigers have had a historic season so far, but they would love to soon forget the history they just made in Pittsburgh. The Pirates’ roster is built to record a stat like this. No team has hit Paul Skenes and being victim to Oneil Cruz’s insane athleticism can happen any night.

The Pirates claim they see the need to bolster their position player core through impactful trades. Whether they'll act on that is unclear.

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) September 22, 2024 With the win, Skenes improved to 11-3 with a 1.99 ERA and has struck out 167 batters over 131 innings pitched in 22 starts.

PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes bounced back from the worst start of his career and teamed up with catcher Henry Davis to make a little history as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals ...