The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in the first of a three-game set at PNC Park on Monday night. Paul Skenes struck out eight in six solid innings, Henry Davis had some big at-bats late, and Evan Sisk earned his first major-league win.

Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette is a pending free agent this winter, and is set to be one of the biggest names to hit the market.

The Toronto Blue Jays fell to Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night, but still sit five games ahead of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox

The Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates got into a strange scuffle on Monday night, with outfielder Tommy Pham at its center.

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Even at the age of 37, Pirates player Tommy Pham is a late entry on the all-time Toronto Blue Jays villain list.

The Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates got into an altercation on Monday night stemming from a Tommy Pham walk in the seventh inning.

The expectation was that he would help fill in the rotation behind Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman. But, since that point, the team has been receiving consistent production from Max Scherzer and Eric Lauer as well.