This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball as Pittsburgh Pirates Make History Not Seen in Last 45 Years with Latest Win. The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park, completing the three-game sweep of the World Series contenders.

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.

The team wrote, “Paul Skenes has reached 300 career strikeouts in only his 43rd career start. He is the first Pirates pitcher and one of only 17 Major League pitchers all-time to record at least 300 strikeouts in his first 43 big-league starts.”

The first game in World Series history was played on this day in 1903, when the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox faced off to determine the MLB championship. Pittsburgh came away with the ...

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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 10-3 on Monday ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates used a strong pitching performance and an important home run in their series-clinching, 5-2 win over the Miami Marlins at PNC Park. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

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 ...