The Pirates won their second consecutive game against the Rockies on Saturday and their third straight overall. Joe Block has the recap of the 5-1 win.
The series concludes with an early start this afternoon, at 12:05. Paul Skenes (7-9, 2.16 ERA) pitches for the Pirates against McCade Brown, a rookie bypassing AAA and making the leap from AA Hartford, for whom he pitched against Altoona on August 7, lasting only two inning and giving up four hits, two walks, and one run in two innings of a 10-5 win.
Coverage of today’s game begins at 11:05 with The Ben Cherington Show on WCCS.