Paul Skenes, Pirates fire shutout against Cubs

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Jared Triolo belted a three-run homer and rookie Paul Skenes tossed five scoreless innings to fuel the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.

Pittsburgh's Rowdy Tellez had an RBI single and Andrew McCutchen added a sacrifice fly. Nick Gonzalez contributed two of the eight hits for the Pirates (65-73), who recorded their third win in the past