The Pirates third starter, left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter, will start in the series opener on July 4 and then the fifth starter, rookie right-handed pitcher Mike Burrows, starts on July 5, according to José Negron of DK Pittsburgh Sports.

Skenes, who was drafted first in the 2023 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates and was promoted to the Major League at the start of last season, is having a tremendous year and was ranked first in MLB.com ’s June Cy Young Award poll.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is already one of the top arms in Major League Baseball. The second-year pro is the Cy Young favorite as we inch