The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't made any serious trades through the first two months of the season, but their bullpen might serve as a place where other MLB teams will look. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com looked at the Philadelphia Phillies and how they'll address their biggest bullpen need,

Then came Sunday: the Phillies' first chance to see Abel on a major-league mound, and their first chance to face Skenes since his own call-up last summer and ensuing meteoric rise. The Phillies prevailed in a memorable pitcher's duel, 1-0.

Zack Wheeler pitched six shutout innings, Bryson Stott homered and drove in three runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2.

The Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, handing their in-state rivals their fifth loss in their past six games. The Pirates’ loss came despite having ace pitcher Paul Skenes on the mound, and going up against Phillies rookie Mick Abel, who was making the first MLB start of his career.

The Pirates manager said the former first-round pick had “electric stuff” in the pitchers’ duel against Paul Skenes.

Mick Abel outdueled Paul Skenes to win his major league debut, striking out nine over six innings to lead Philadelphia over the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for a three-game sweep and the Phillies’ 15th win in 20 games.

Pittsburgh Pirates (15-29, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (25-18, second in the NL East)GAME TIME: Philadelphia, 6:45 p.m.Philadelphia has a 14-8 record in home games and a 25 ...

The Phillies are 19-3 against losing teams after seven straight wins over the woeful Pirates and Rockies. How much does it matter?