The Pirates third starter, left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter, will start in the series opener on July 4 and then the fifth starter, rookie right-handed pitcher Mike Burrows, starts on July 5, according to José Negron of DK Pittsburgh Sports.

Pirates Pitcher Paul Skenes Now on Startling Statistical Pace Not Seen in Over a Century originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Pittsburgh Pirates improved their record to 38-50 on the season with a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday as manager Don Kelly's pitching staff recorded its third straight shutout victory.

Skenes told reporters that he went out to talk with the crew because he was bored and added that he might have been researching his next career, telling the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Noah Hiles he would love to cut grass when his baseball career is over.