Mason Miller has been untouchable all season. And so have the San Diego Padres lately. Miller’s scoreless streak now stands at 32 â…” innings, just one shy of the Padres’ franchise record. And perhaps most impressive is that the game’s best closer has struck out 27 of 38 batters faced this season, his 71.1% strikeout…
Despite suffering a series finale loss against the first-place Pirates, Shane McClanahan should leave Pittsburgh feeling really good about where he is. Yes, he allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings, giving up eight hits in the process. However, that was the smartest the lefty has looked in three years. For the first time this…
The Washington Nationals (7-9) travel to PNC Park to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (10-6) in the second of a four-game series. Pittsburgh won yesterday’s matchup, 16-5. Pittsburgh is 9-2 in its last 11 games as the offense moves forward. The Pirates had one of the worst offenses in MLB last year, but rank seventh…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes made his second straight solid start, holding San Diego hitless into the sixth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 7-1 victory over the Padres on Tuesday night. Skenes (2-1), who was shaken during an opening day loss to the New York Mets, struck out…
