Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes had his finest main league begin on Thursday, delivering a closing assertion for why he must be the NL’s beginning pitcher in subsequent Tuesday’s All-Star Recreation.
Skenes did not enable a success in seven innings, putting out 11 Brewers batters in a 1-0 win. He retired the ultimate 16 batters he confronted and solely allowed two baserunners general — on a stroll and hit by pitch to back-to-back hitters within the backside of the second.
He recorded his seventh strikeout when he retired the aspect within the third, setting a Pirates franchise document for many consecutive begins with at the least seven strikeouts (eight).
