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Pirates unable to capitalize on Skenes’ strong start, fall to Braves in 10 innings

This article originally appeared on PittsburghBaseballNOW.com.

A Paul Skenes and Max Fried pitchers’ duel gave way to a battle of the bullpens with the Atlanta Braves prevailing 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates in 10 innings on Saturday at Truist Park.

Adam Duvall was first to the plate in the bottom of the 10th and delivered a walk-off base hit for the Braves (46-35) against right-hander Kyle Nicolas (0-2) after the Pirates (39-43) came up empty in the top of the inning.