In his 11th career start, Paul Skenes dominated the Milwaukee Brewers through seven no-hit innings. It was an unreal sight to watch.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and manager Derek Shelton pulled Skenes after 99 pitches and a career-tying 11 strikeouts.
Shelton told the media, including SportsNet Pittsburgh, that he doesn’t think it was a tough choice to remove Skenes from the game and stands by his decision.
“Not at all. He was tired,” Shelton said. “It didn’t have anything to do with the pitch count. Everybody makes it about the pitch count; it was about where he was at.