Just one start into his big league career, Paul Skenes is making noise in the National League Rookie of the Year race.
After an exhilarating debut against the Cubs on Saturday, Skenes moved to +1500 to win the award, which is just outside the top five on the odds board at
In the hours before his much-anticipated first start with the Pirates, Skenes had been +1700 at FanDuel.The flame-throwing phenom pitched through trouble all game but showed flashes of stardom during his first appearance on a big league mound. Skenes struck out seven batters over four-plus innings, touching as high as 102 mph on the radar gun and piquing the interest of the betting public, although he allowed six hits, two walks and hit a batter.
Through four innings, his only real blemish was a solo home run off the bat of Chicago second baseman Nico Hoerner.Celtics vs. Cavaliers Game 3 prediction: NBA playoffs odds, picks, best betsPaul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates delivers a pitch in the third inning of his major league debut during the game against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on May 11, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
If he wants to take home any hardware this season, Skenes will have to outperform his teammate and fellow rookie, Jared Jones. He currently has the third-best odds at +650, behind Shota Imanaga and Yoshinobu Yamamoto .
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