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Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks

· Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
20-17, 9-8 Away
Final
1 - 0
Arizona Diamondbacks
17-18, 10-7 Home

Paul Skenes throws 8 innings of 2-hit ball, leads Pirates to a 1-0 win over the D-backs

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Arizona Diamondbacks: Game Highlights

Skenes — the defending National League Cy Young award winner — retired the first 14 batters he faced until Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a soft dribbler down the third-base line for a single. The right-handed pitcher tried to make the play, but his throw was well wide of first base.

Nolan Arenado followed with a line drive single to left, but that was the final baserunner Skenes allowed. The 23-year-old struck out seven, including the final three batters he faced in the eighth.

He threw 97 pitches, including 65 strikes.

Gregory Soto worked around a one-out walk in the ninth to earn his second save.

Lowe's homer to center field was a towering shot that traveled 435 feet and bounced off the batter's eye. Bryan Reynolds earned his 1,000th career hit on a single in the third, finished the night with two hits and also had a stolen base.

D-backs right-hander Michael Soroka (4-2) gave up several hard-hit balls in the first — including Lowe's homer — but had more success as the game progressed. He went 6 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits and two walks while striking out six.

Skenes (5-2) has never thrown a nine-inning complete game in his big-league career. He threw 8 1/3 innings once in 2024 and threw an eight-inning complete game last season in a 1-0 loss against the Phillies.

Up next The D-backs start RHP Zac Gallen (1-2, 4.45 ERA) on Thursday while the Pirates counter with RHP Mitch Keller (3-1, 2.85) in the finale of the three-game series.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Carroll grounded out to first.
9th Inning Marte flied out to right.
9th Inning Perdomo walked.
9th Inning Fernandez struck out looking.
9th Inning Soto relieved Skenes
9th Inning Fernandez hit for Thomas

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 7
7 Strikeouts 8
1 Runs Batted In 0
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 2
3 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 0
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 29
1 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
15 Runners Left On Base 4
1 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 0
17 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
129 Pitches 112
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
12 Total Bases 2
36 Plate Appearances 30
162.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 0
4.0 Runs Created -1.4
.212 Batting Average .069
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.364 Slugging Percentage .069
.303 Secondary Average .034
.278 On Base Percentage .100
.641 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .169
0.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
4.2 Runs Created Per 27 Outs -1.4
19.5 Batter Rating 2.0
33.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.58 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.73
.152 Isolated Power .000
0.29 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.13
.056 Walks Per Plate Appearance .033
.091 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.034
2.0 Runs Produced 0.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.1
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.1
73.3 MLB Rating 54.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Chase Field

Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 21,719 | Capacity:

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 23 W3 0.63492066 40
St. Louis 5 28 W4 0.5555556 35
Pittsburgh 7.5 32 L3 0.5151515 34
Chicago 7.5 32 L1 0.5151515 34
Cincinnati 9.5 33 L4 0.484375 31

2026 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles - 24 L1 0.6363636 42
Arizona 7.5 31 W1 0.52307695 34
San Diego 8 31 L1 0.515625 33
San Francisco 15 39 W1 0.4090909 27
Colorado 18 42 L4 0.36363637 24
Full Standings