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. It was a

David Bednar became the 6th Pirate to reach 100 saves with the club in a 2-0 win over the Diamondbacks Saturday night. Bednar pitched a clean 9th inning with two strikeouts to earn the save. He hasn’t allowed an earned run in 23 straight appearances.

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 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates may have hit rock bottom when they were swept by the Chicago White Sox in three consecutive games, getting outscored by a 27-7 margin.

Pirates ace Paul Skenes recorded the two fastest strike-three pitches in the history of the MLB All-Star Game.

In the Pirates' latest win over the Cardinals, 34-year-old lefty Andrew Heaney took a no-hitter to the sixth inning. Heaney waited out a 71-minute rain delay and got the job done.

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.”

Item 1 of 22 Jul 6, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners left fielder Randy Arozarena (56) hit a solo home run sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at T-Mobile Park.