Tag: Paul Skenes American baseball pitcher
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Paul Skenes shuts out the Brewers in seven shutout innings.
In yet another outstanding outing, Paul Skenes struck out 11 batters in seven scoreless innings, as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Thursday.In his eleventh big league start, Skenes threw 99 pitches, 65 of which were strikes. The All-Star right-hander cut his ERA to 1.90 and only gave up one walk. “It…
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Paul Skenes immediately pursued Shohei Ohtani. What emerged was a great piece of baseball theatre.
Shohei Ohtani was hoping for something different from a fastball from Paul Skenes. But he was unable to.Skenes’ breaking stuff had not really clicked during his warmup, so on Wednesday night in the first inning, the rookie for the Pittsburgh Pirates looked directly at the man who is perhaps the most dangerous batter in baseball…
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Paul Skenes wins as the Pirates strike out seven in his MLB debut.
Paul Skenes performance lived up to the hype.a fastball that clocked 17 fastballs per minute or more. Major Leaguers were shaking their heads after seeing that slider. An innovation known as a “splinker” that dips and dives unlike any pitch in baseball. It is a cross between a splitter and a sinker. Even still, at…