The benches briefly cleared during Pittsburgh's 5-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. Pham's demonstrable reaction to drawing a walk in the seventh inning elicited a response from Toronto catcher Tyler Heineman, and things escalated from there.

The Toronto Blue Jays fell to Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night, but still sit five games ahead of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox

When Konnor Griffin makes his Double-A debut Tuesday night, the 19-year-old shortstop will become the youngest player ever for the Altoona Curve. Pittsburgh Pirates icon Andrew McCutchen can relate to reaching Double-A as a teenager — he made his Curve debut at 19 years,

A pair of hitters made Pittsburgh Pirates history during their weekend series against the Colorado Rockies. Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Pirates had their work cut out for them against the Colorado Rockies. They blew a nine-run lead on Friday to lose 17-16, after scoring nine runs in the first inning.

Veteran relief pitcher Ryan Borucki returns to the open market after being dropped by the Pirates. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

The Pittsburgh Pirates cut one of their veteran relief pitchers after a recent roster move. The Pirates released left-handed pitcher Ryan Borucki a

If there is one difference between Skubal and Skenes, it is that Skubal is in attack mode more than anyone in the league. He leads MLB in throwing his first pitch for a strike at 70% of the time. Overall, he throws strikes 55% of the time -- good for third most in baseball.