It’s Paul Skenes' world and we’re all just living in it.
The Pirates’ rookie phenom has taken the baseball world by storm this season and become must-see TV every time he takes the hill for Pittsburgh. On Thursday, Skenes capped off his stellar first half with a masterful performance against the Milwaukee Brewers, tossing seven no-hit innings and tying a season-high with 11 strikeouts and only one walk.
Skenes dazzled through six innings, carving up a Milwaukee lineup that is currently top 10 in runs scored. But even after a six-pitch seventh inning, capped off by a wild over-the-shoulder catch by second baseman Nick Gonzales, that would be Skenes’ last inning as Pirates manager Derek Shelton decided to remove the right-hander from the game.