Overview

• Paul Skenes allowed three hits and struck out six over six innings on Monday to secure his first victory since late May and lower his ERA to a major-league best 1.91.
• Spencer Horwitz’s leadoff RBI single and Bryan Reynolds’s two-run hit in the second inning supplied the rare early run support that had trailed Skenes all season.
• Relievers Braxton Ashcraft, Dennis Santana and closer David Bednar combined to preserve the shutout, with Bednar earning his 14th save.
• On Tuesday, Mitch Keller delivered six solid innings and the offense erupted for eight runs backed by a PNC Park record eight doubles in an 8-5 triumph.
• Detroit has lost eight of its past nine games despite holding the AL Central lead, while Pittsburgh snapped a lengthy skid with back-to-back wins.