Pirates' Skenes Shines, Griffin Hits Homer

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome to MLB News today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. Paul Schien's bounce back strong for the Pittsburgh Pirates, tossing six and one-third hitless innings until the sixth in their seven-to-one route of the San Diego Padres. The reigning National League-Sai young winner, struck out six, walked two, and dropped his ERA to 5.54 while improving to two-in-one. His pitchers combined for a three-hitter, and the team stretched their win streak to six out of seven. Schien's gave up his first homer of the season to Zander Bogares in the seventh, but he left to a roaring ovation from 9,061 fans on, a chilly night. Rookie's shortstop Connor Griffin, just 19, grabbed his second and third big league hits, including a two-run single and a huge eighth. He scored from first on when Neil Cruz's laser double, and hours earlier, General Manager Ben Charington said pieces for Griffin's long-term deal are.

1:01Falling into place, Cruz added a two-run double in the fifth, off Nick Povetta, who dominated early with eight strikeouts, but unraveled for four hits and two runs. Nick Gonzalez chipped in with a two-run single to cat Pittsburgh's five-run eighth. The series wraps tomorrow with Mitch Keller facing Michael King, and the pirates are rolling right now into the finale.