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Pirates Preview: Can Bucs Complete the Sweep?

Paul Skenes Pittsburgh Pirates' Paul Skenes smiles after the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank Franklin II/AP)

This article originally appeared onPGHBaseballNOW.com.

The Pittsburgh Pirates squeaked out a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday at PNC Park.

Henry Davis hit the go-ahead home run and Isaac Mattson earned his first big-league win with an impressive performance out of the bullpen.

The Pirates (25-40) will try for the series sweep and their first three-game sweep of the season in the series finale against the Phillies (37-27) on Sunday afternoon.

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