PITTSBURGH — The Phillies weren’t counting on a lot of run support against Paul Skenes. The Pirates ace and reigning National League Cy Young winner brought a 1.98 ERA and a scoreless streak of 16 ⅔ innings into Sunday’s series finale against the Phillies.

Paul Skenes reached some personal bests on Sunday. However, the Pirates' ace also matched a career worst in a 6-0 loss to the Phillies at PNC Park. Skenes ran his scoreless-innings streak to a career-high 20 before allowing two runs in the fifth inning,

The Phillies scored their runs of Skenes in a variety of ways. Justin Crawford hit in a run via a sacrifice groundout, Trea Turner logged an RBI single, and Bryce Harper finished it off with a three-run home run to deep center field.

MLB Carlos Mendoza hints that Jorge Polanco won't play against the Yankees MLB Here's why the Dodgers took Mookie Betts out of the lineup against the Angels The Phillies capped off the series with a sweep in the finale—a particularly meaningful performance against the reigning 2025 National League Cy Young winner,

Skenes (6-3) took the loss Sunday against the Phillies, allowing five runs on six hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out seven. After twirling eight innings of scoreless ball in back-to-back starts,

Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes to lead the Phillies to a 6-0 win over the Pirates and a sweep of the three-game series.

It's hard to think of a better way to close out Rivalry Weekend than with one of the best pitching matchups of the season so far. The Phillies and Pirates will conclude their three-game set at PNC Park on Sunday at 1:35 p.

Cristopher Sanchez has shown this month why he's considered one of the best pitchers in baseball. The talented left-hander aims for another sparkling effort Saturday when the Philadelphia Phillies visit the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second contest of a three-game set.