Overview

• Paul Skenes improved to 4-5 by delivering 6.2 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and no walks, extending his streak to 35 starts allowing no more than six hits.
• O’Neil Cruz’s two-run homer and Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s two-run double powered a decisive five-run sixth inning for Pittsburgh.
• The Pirates took two of three games in Phoenix for their second road series victory of the season.
• Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen surrendered six runs on six hits with three walks over five innings as Arizona dropped its seventh outing in eight games.
• Pittsburgh heads to San Diego for a three-game series opener on Friday with Mitch Keller scheduled to start.