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Paul Skenes helps Pirates beat Red Sox 4-2. Boston lefty Payton Tolle strong in major league debut

Paul Skenes pitched six strong innings to lead the Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox

AUGUST 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Snares 10th save Santana picked up the save Wednesday against St. Louis, allowing one walk and no hits with one strikeout during a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Santana shut the door on the Cardinals to close out the Pirates' 2-1 win, walking Thomas Saggese with two outs before getting Pedro Pages to ground out. It was a bounceback effort for Santana, who surrendered a run and took the loss Monday against St. Louis. That run is the only run he's allowed in his past eight innings of work. Santana has converted on 10 of his 12 save chances this season.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Snares 10th save Santana picked up the save Wednesday against St. Louis, allowing one walk and no hits with one strikeout during a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Santana shut the door on the Cardinals to close out the Pirates' 2-1 win, walking Thomas Saggese with two outs before getting Pedro Pages to ground out. It was a bounce-back effort for Santana, who surrendered a run and took the loss Monday in St. Louis. That run is the only one he's allowed in his past eight innings of work. Santana has converted on 10 of his 12 save chances this season and has a 2.37 ERA and 0.91 WHIP.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pham's two-run single lifts Pirates over Cardinals 2-1

Tommy Pham hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals

AUGUST 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Burleson hits a game-ending homer as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 7-6

Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates

AUGUST 26, 2025 • Associated Press

Closes out win Santana allowed one hit and one walk while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning Sunday against the Rockies.

Impact Santana entered the game in the ninth inning to protect a four-run lead. He allowed a double and a walk with two outs but managed to turn in his sixth consecutive scoreless outing. Santana briefly struggled after taking over the closer role, but he has converted four of his last five save chances while striking out eight across his last 10 appearances.

AUGUST 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Closes out win Santana allowed one hit and one walk while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning Sunday against the Rockies.

AUGUST 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Paul Skenes pitches 7 crisp innings as the Pirates beat the Rockies 4-0 for series sweep

Paul Skenes pitched seven sparkling innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive win

AUGUST 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Locks down ninth save Santana earned the save in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Blue Jays, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Impact Santana made quick work of the middle of Toronto's lineup, retiring the side in order to close out his ninth save in 11 chances this year. Santana has turned in five straight scoreless appearances (5.1 innings), allowing just two hits while striking out four in that span. His ERA is down to 2.32 through 54.1 innings this season with a 0.88 WHIP and 43:11 K:BB.

AUGUST 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Oviedo earns 1st major league win since 2023 as Pirates beat Blue Jays 2-1 to take the series

Johan Oviedo earned his first major league win since 2023 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 to take the three-game series

AUGUST 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Pirates ace Paul Skenes is having a Cy Young-worthy season everywhere but the win-loss column

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is putting together a Cy Young-worthy season everywhere but in the win-loss column

AUGUST 19, 2025 • Associated Press

Notches eighth save Santana collected the save in Monday's 5-2 win versus Toronto, striking out one in a clean inning.

Impact The Pirates closer required only eight pitches, six of which were strikes, to pick up his second save of the month. Santana appears to have settled in since his last blown save Aug. 6 against San Francisco, as he's now logged four consecutive scoreless appearances. Across 53.1 total frames, the 29-year-old has pitched to a 2.36 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 42:11 K:BB while going 8-for-10 in save opportunities.

AUGUST 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Skenes shines as Pirates capitalize on Blue Jays' errors for 5-2 win

Paul Skenes kept the American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays in check for six innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates secure a 5-2 victory

AUGUST 19, 2025 • Associated Press

Picks up fourth win Santana (4-4) allowed one hit across 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the win Friday against the Cubs.

Impact Santana has been inconsistent since inheriting the closer role from David Bednar, but he delivered Friday. He entered the game with a runner on first base and the score tied at 2-2 before getting out of the inning when Ian Happ was caught stealing. The Pirates took the lead in the top of the ninth inning, and Santana then faced the minimum three batters in the bottom of the frame due to another caught stealing. He now has four scoreless appearances in his last six outings.

AUGUST 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Picks up fourth win Santana (4-4) allowed one hit across 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the win Friday against the Cubs.

Impact Santana has been inconsistent since inheriting the closer role from David Bednar, but delivered Friday. He entered the game with a runner on first base and the score tied at 2-2 before getting out of the inning when Ian Happ was caught stealing. The Pirates took the lead in the top of the ninth inning, and Santana then faced the minimum three batters in the bottom of the frame due to another caught stealing. He now has four scoreless appearances in his last six outings.

AUGUST 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jack Suwinski's tiebreaking homer in the 9th lifts Pirates over struggling Cubs 3-2

Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs

AUGUST 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Bryan Reynolds has a 2-out, 2-run triple in the 8th in the Pirates' 3-2 over the Reds

Bryan Reynolds had a two-out, two-run triple in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Friday night

AUGUST 9, 2025 • Associated Press

Bounces back for seventh save Santana earned the save in Friday's 3-2 win over the Reds, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Impact Santana was called on to protect a one-run lead in the ninth inning and needed just eight pitches to close it out. It was an encouraging rebound after the 29-year-old blew his first save chance since taking over as the Pirates' closer Wednesday. On the season, he's 7-for-9 in save opportunities with a 2.52 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 40:11 K:BB across 50 innings.

AUGUST 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Is Santana the answer at closer for new-look Bucs? PITTSBURGH -- In the first week in the post-David Bednar era, the Pirates have been snakebitten twice. The first time came on Aug. 1 -- the...

AUGUST 6, 2025 • MLB.COM

Blows save, takes loss Wednesday Santana (3-4) took the loss against the Giants on Wednesday, allowing two runs on three hits over 1.1 innings. He did not record a walk or a strikeout.

Impact Santana was charged with a blown save after allowing an inherited runner to score on a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, then gave up two more runs in the ninth. In three appearances since David Bednar was traded to the Yankees, the 29-year-old has surrendered seven earned runs and taken two losses. Despite the rough patch, he still owns a stellar 2.57 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 39:11 K:BB across 49 innings and should remain the primary option for saves in Pittsburgh.

AUGUST 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Blows save, takes loss Wednesday Santana (3-4) took the loss against the Giants on Wednesday, allowing two runs on three hits over 1.1 innings. He did not record a walk or a strikeout.

AUGUST 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Dominic Smith hits go-ahead double in 9th as Giants rally for 4-2 win over Pirates

Dominic Smith hit a go-ahead double in the ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied for a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday

AUGUST 6, 2025 • Associated Press

2025 MLB Power Rankings: Brewers Keep Rising; Post-Trade Deadline Outlooks For Each team

Here are the latest MLB power rankings, which include analysis on how teams have changed after the deadline.

AUGUST 4, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

2025 MLB Power Rankings: Brewers Keep Rising; Post-Trade Deadline Outlooks For Each team

Pirates hold onto perfect David Bednar replacement, putting Pittsburgh in ideal spot Out of all the random decisions this front office made at the MLB Trade Deadline, keeping Dennis Santana was a bold, yet their smartest choi...

AUGUST 3, 2025 • RUMBUNTER.COM

Implodes in loss Santana (3-3) allowed five earned runs on four hits and a walk while striking out one across 0.1 innings to take the loss Friday against the Rockies.

Impact Santana was called upon to protect a four-run lead in the ninth inning but served up a pair of home runs to instead take his third loss of the season. Despite the disastrous outing, Santana has been excellent this season, as Friday's outing marked the first time he's allowed multiple earned runs in his last 20 appearances. He should still be projected to earn the majority of save chances after the departure of David Bednar, but his effectiveness in the role will be worth monitoring.

AUGUST 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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