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New-Look Mets Knock Out Skenes in 1st Inning and Sink Pirates 11-7 in Season Opener at Citi Field

On Thursday, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes endured the shortest start of his career, failing to complete the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field while allowing five runs and recording just two outs.
Center fielder Oneil Cruz's defensive miscues directly hampered Skenes, as errors on fly balls led to Brett Baty's bases-clearing triple and Marcus Semien's RBI double, giving New York a 5-2 lead.
Manager Don Kelly pulled Skenes after 37 pitches, 26 for strikes, as the 23-year-old right-hander surrendered five runs—matching his career high across 56 major league starts.
Skenes became the eighth starting pitcher since at least 1906 to allow five or more runs in less than one inning during a season opener, marking a rare historical low.
Reliever Yohan Ramírez stopped further damage at Citi Field as Skenes begins his third major league season following this inauspicious Opening Day performance.

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