Pirates Preview: Mitch Keller's last start in black and gold?

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The Pittsburgh Pirates earned a series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 6-0 shutout win on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park.
Paul Skenes dazzled with six excellent innings and Oneil Cruz stuffed the stat sheet to help lift Pittsburgh to the win.
The Pirates (44-62) will now travel out west for the start of a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants (54-52) on Monday night at Oracle Park.
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Top of the Morning: Red Sox beat sloppy Astros 6-1 behind Lucas Giolito's stellar start

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Top of the Morning: Red Sox beat sloppy Astros 6-1 behind Lucas Giolito's stellar start

BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story and Ceddanne Rafaela had consecutive RBI singles in a six-run fourth inning filled with five Houston mistakes, Lucas Giolito pitched a season-high eight stellar innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Astros 6-1 on Sunday to complete a series sweep. Connor Wong added a sacrifice fly and Wilyer Abreu was credited with a sacrifice on a safety squeeze for an RBI during the inning, sending Boston to its third straight win over the AL West leaders and fifth in a row overall. Giolito (8-2) gave up the run on three hits with four strikeouts and a walk, eclipsing his previous season-high innings of 7 2/3 on July 4. Carlos Correa, acquired from Minnesota at the trade deadline, hit a homer for Houston, which has lost eight of 10. The game's first pitch was 11:38 a.m. EDT, the third time this season the Red Sox began a game in the morning. The others: their annual Patriots' Day game when they beat the White Sox and the Independence Day victory at the Nationals. Framber Valdez (11-5) gave up six runs, four earned, over six innings, ending his personal 10-game winning streak. He entered 10-0 with a 1.84 ERA in his previous 14 starts. Key moment During the fourth, Houston missed a cutoff on Story's run-scoring single, Valdez had a wild pitch, balked home a run and had Abreu's bunt go under his glove for an error. Yainer Diaz had a passed ball. Key stat Valdez hadn't allowed three runs in an inning since May 19. Up next Astros: RHP Jason Alexander (1-1, 7.36 ERA) is slated to start the opener of a three-game series at the Marlins on Monday. Red Sox: RHP Brayan Bello (7-5, 3.19) is set to start the first of three against the Royals on Monday. ___ AP MLB: ___ This story has been corrected to show that the Red Sox have won five consecutive games, not four. Ken Powtak, The Associated Press