The Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series in Minnesota tonight, prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Break. First pitch is 8:10pm. Pre-game on WISR begins at 7:45pm.
Paul Skenes will start for the Pirates tonight. Skenes is 4-7 this season, but leads all of baseball with a 1.94 ERA.
Pirates carry a six-game losing streak into the game.
The Bucs and Twins play back-to-back afternoon games this weekend. Saturday and Sunday start times will be 2:10pm. Pre-game Saturday on WISR is 1:45pm. Mike Burrows will start the Saturday game.
Sunday’s pre-game begins at 1:10pm with the Ben Cherington Show. Mitch Keller is scheduled to start the Sunday game.