Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes is putting together a resume worthy of an All-Star. Skenes improved to 5-0 with a 2.15 ERA after working seven strong innings in a victory over the New York Mets. The 22-year-old is the first pitcher in major league history to record at least seven strikeouts in nine of his first 10 starts.
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 5, 2024. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 5, 2024. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 5, 2024.
“You could feel the energy in the ballpark tonight,” Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said. “They were into it. Even late in the game when it was 14-2 they were still up on their feet. You get a situation like that sometimes where crowds will leave and they were all here and cheering and I thought that was really cool.”Mother of big league Lowe brothers sees them face each other for 1st time since her cancer diagnosisSkenes, in typical fashion, downplayed his role in it.
While Skenes celebrated with a fist pump before making his way to the dugout, it’s what happens when Skenes isn’t on the field that stands out to his teammates. Skenes will dip into a room below the dugout between innings to make tweaks. On Friday that included realizing he might have been coming out of his delivery a little too quickly, making it hard to command all those triple-digit fastballs.
And the “other stuff” is more than good enough to get by. So is Skenes’ mature approach. He turned 22 at the end of May. He’s been in the majors less than two months, yet he certainly looks the part of an All-Star, maybe even this year.
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