No pitcher will be good all the time, and that was evident on Tuesday evening as Paul Skenes suffered via his worst efficiency of the season within the Pirates’ 5-3 loss to the Cardinals.
After two stable outings on the highway, granted profitable simply a type of video games attributable to a scarcity of run assist, Skenes gave up 5 earned runs in six innings in his first dwelling begin of the season.
As normal, Skenes nonetheless overpowered batters sometimes — he recorded seven strikeouts with just one stroll. However he allowed six hits, one in every of which was a two-run triple by Cardinals left fielder Victor Scott II.
