It’s a Paul Skenes Wednesday as the reigning CY Young Award winner takes the mound for the Pirates as they continue their three-game series against Yordan Alvarez and the Astros in Houston.

Houston Astros (11-19, fifth in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (14-15, third in the AL East) Baltimore; Wednesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Peter Lambert (1-1, 3.27 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Orioles: Chris Bassitt (1-2, 6.75 ERA ...

DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Andy Pages – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Freddie Freeman – 1B Gabriel Moreno – C Mookie Betts – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Kyle Tucker – RF Pavin Smith – DH Max Muncy – 3B Ryan Waldschmidt – CF Will Smith –

Even without Munetaka Murakami in the lineup, the Sox have shown they can still score enough runs to compete. The pitching staff, however, has been another story. David Sandlin was knocked around in Monday’s opener,