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Pirates Preview: Battle of the Keystone State starts Friday

Padres Pirates Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

PHILADELPHIA — This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.

The Pittsburgh Pirates were off on Thursday but salvaged their series with the New York Mets on Wednesday night with a 4-0 win.

Matt Gorski and Jared Triolo each hit two-run home runs while five pitchers combined to shutout New York.

The road trip continues for the Pirates (15-29) who are in Philadelphia for the start of a three-game series with the Phillies (25-18) on Friday night.

LHP Andrew Heaney (2-3, 3.15 ERA) will start for the Pirates.

Heaney had a nice bounce-back outing in his last start on Saturday when he held the Braves to two runs in 6.0 innings pitched.

LHP Ranger Suárez (1-0, 5.91 ERA) will start for the Phillies.

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