US EditionSkenes Strikes Out 8 in 6 Shutout Innings as Pirates Beat Reds 7
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUG 8 – Paul Skenes struck out eight batters across six scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to an MLB-best 1.94 as the Pirates secured a 7-0 win with multiple home runs and RBIs.
- Pittsburgh right-hander Paul Skenes struck out four in six shutout innings at PNC Park, leading the Pirates to a 7-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
- Skenes began the season with an MLB-record run of allowing six or fewer hits in each of his first 46 starts, according to OptaStats.
- The offense was sparked by Bryan Reynolds's solo homer, Jared Triolo’s two-run RBI single, and Henry Davis's two-run shot in the seventh.
- Skenes lowered his ERA to a MLB-best 1.94 and remained undefeated against Cincinnati in four career starts.
- It extends Pittsburgh's streak of scoring 18 first-inning runs over seven games, with this win setting up RHP Mitch Keller versus Chase Burns on Friday night.
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Independent EspañolPITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck eight in six innings without allowing for races, Bryan Reynolds and Henry Davis connected two flyers and the Pirates of Pittsburgh whitewashed the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday 7-0. Skenes (7-8) allowed seven hits, the highest figure of his career, but remained undefeated against Cincinnati in four lifetime openings. His record streak of allowing six hits or less at the start of a race in the older ones ended i…
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Clayton NewsPaul Skenes continues home dominance in Pirates' shutout of Reds
Paul Skenes tossed six shutout innings and struck out eight to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night.
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Skenes strikes out 8 in 6 shutout innings as Pirates beat Reds 7-0
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