Paul Skenes is having quite the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates when you compare the two. So far in 2025, the righty ace has 4.8 Wins Above Replacement. He has just four wins in his record. That's nearly impossible, although the stats only have some layer of correlation, clearly.

Jeff Passan pours cold water on the idea of Paul Skenes being traded ahead of the July 31 trade deadline on Watch ESPN, first streamed on Monday, July 7, 2025.

The Mariners earned three shutout victories for the first time in franchise history against their intraleague foes.

Pittsburgh has dropped back-to-back games in Seattle, 6-0 on Friday and 1-0 on Saturday as a +147 road underdog. The Pirates had only 2 hits, both off the bat of 1B Spencer Horwitz, in their second consecutive shutout loss after 3 consecutive shutout wins against the St.

Manager Dan Wilson's Mariners have made significant progress in recent days on the strength of their pitching staff, culminating in a six-inning, nine strikeout performance from h