Pirates snap 10-game skid as Skenes also ends Drought; Cutch, Cruz hurt

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on pittsburghbaseballnow.com.

Paul Skenes worked six strong innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates finally put an end to their 10-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners at PNC Park on Friday night.

Recap

After Skenes held the Mariners (63-60) scoreless through the first three innings, Luke Raley put the Mariners ahead 2-0 with a two-run shot to right field in the fourth.

The Pirates (57-64) immediately cut the Mariners’ lead in half in the bottom of the inning on an Isiah Kiner-Falefa RBI-double to left.

With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Yasmani Grandal hit a 404-foot solo home run (and an A+ bat flip) to right field to even the score. Later in the inning, McCutchen put the Pirates up by a run with a sacrifice fly to left field.

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