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Pregame analysis and predictions of the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB game to be played on June 6, 2025 on ESPN.

Jared Triolo, who entered with a .152 batting average, had two of Pittsburgh’s five hits against him. Triolo drove a leadoff double in the third inning and scored on two groundouts. Valdez’s only other blip came in the fifth, when Triolo had the first of three straight two-out singles against him.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are at home hosting the Houston Astros tonight at beautiful PNC Park in the first game of the series. Out of respect to broadcast partners who have paid to carry the game, no mentions of “alternative” (read: illegal) viewing methods are allowed in our threads