Overview

• Paul Skenes rebounded from a shaky outing to work six innings with eight strikeouts and two runs allowed, keeping the AL-leading Blue Jays in check.
• Pittsburgh took the lead in the seventh when Henry Davis doubled and scored on Brendon Little's wild pitch, then padded the margin on Toronto errors.
• Evan Sisk earned his first Major League win with a scoreless seventh, Kyle Nicolas erased an eighth-inning threat with a double play, and Dennis Santana recorded his eighth save.
• Benches briefly cleared in the seventh after Tommy Pham exchanged words with catcher Tyler Heineman, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left in the fifth with left hamstring tightness.
• The victory was Pittsburgh’s second in nine games after a rough stretch.