The Pirates enter this matchup with a 44-62 record, and they have won five of their last six games.

The arrival of the organization’s top pitching prospect wasn’t enough to stop the skid.

Whisenhunt, 24, posted a 4.42 ERA over 18 starts with Sacramento and was twice named PCL (Pacific Coast League) Pitcher of the Week prior to his promotion.

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San Francisco has a record of 11-9, a 55% win rate, when favored by -162 or more by sportsbooks this season.

Paul Skenes pitched six shutout innings for the second consecutive start to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon.

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Eugenio Suarez hit the field against Gleyber Torres and the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday at Comerica Park.

Meanwhile, Skenes has been his usually dominant self, giving up just three hits and a walk through five scoreless innings, striking out eight.

Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales, who currently wears Parker’s #39, said on Friday that he plans to try to find a different jersey number by next season if one is available to honor Parker and open the door for the team to retire that number.