After 144 years, the Pittsburgh Pirates are back in neutral. Somehow, the Pirates have won exactly as many games as they've lost, a stretch that dates back to their inaugural season as 1992. They've fallen back to .500 all-time because of an eight-game losing streak. The Twins and cycle-hitting Byron Buxton beat Pittsburgh on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates don't have one of their everyday starters in the lineup vs. the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Oneil Cruz is not in the li

For the second consecutive year, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes has been named the starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound right-hander received official word Saturday in a phone call from Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts,

Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer, Joe Ryan outpitched Paul Skenes. and the Minnesota Twins beat Pittsburgh 2-1 to hand the Pirates their seventh straight loss. Ryan (9-4) allowed one run and

The Pittsburgh Pirates saw another group of minor league pitchers achieve one of baseball's most impressive feats. The Greensboro Grasshoppers, the Pirates' High-A affiliate, threw a perfect game in their 4-0 win over the Bowling Green Hot Rods,