Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes threw 99 pitches in seven hitless innings during his team's 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, but manager Derek Shelton said that number isn't why he pulled the starter before giving him a chance to finish the no-hitter.
"It really didn't have anything to do with the pitch count," he told reporters. "Everybody makes it about pitch counts. It was about where he was at. It was about trusting your eyes, trusting him. When I went and talked to him after that, I mean, he was tired. They did a good job of wearing him down.