The losing streak has now reached a season-high eight games after getting blown out 12-4 by the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon at Target Field.

Pirates Make Historic Paul Skenes Announcement During Twins Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Right-handed starting pitcher Paul Skenes is in his second major-league season as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What looked like a classic pitchers’ duel before the game took some twists and turns on Friday, with one ace looking rock-solid, but losing, and another ace struggling early, but winning.

Livvy Dunne was in Minnesota to watch Paul Skenes and ended up seeing herself on the scoreboard. Midway through Friday’s matchup between the Pirates and Twins at Target Field, Dunne was put on the jumbotron during the ballpark’s celebrity look-alike segment — showing Dunne as her own doppleganger.

Trevor Larnach belted a two-run home run and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night in Minneapolis.

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Carlos Correa left Friday night's game against the Pirates with an apparent injury after Pittsburgh's Tommy Pham slid directly into his lower leg. The reaction made it seem like a potentially serious injury, but Correa was helped off the field, rather gingerly. Minnesota has a late 2-1 lead over the Pirates.