As Paul Skenes gets set to take the mound on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, he'll do so in an unfortunate class all by himself.

Kiki Cuyler, Vernon Law and Al Oliver will join the inaugural class of 19 members who were inducted into the Pirates Hall of Fame in 2022, along with the four inductees from 2023 and three from 2024, according to a news release from the team.

Ex-Detroit Tigers starter Joey Wentz was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. The lefty spent part of three seasons with the Tigers from 2022-2024, making his MLB debut for Detroit. In 70 appearances for the Tigers, Wentz had a 5.81 ERA and 185 strikeouts across 193 2/3 innings of work.

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Framber Valdez threw an 83-pitch complete game in his last start and returns to the mound for the Houston Astros as they end a three-game series in Pittsburgh. Mitch Keller (1-7, 3.73) pitches for Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Henry Davis hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday after the slumping Phillies placed star first baseman Bryce Harper on the injured list before the game with right wrist inflammation.

Henry Davis hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia after the slumping Phillies placed star first baseman Bryce Harper on the injured list before the game with right wrist inflammation.