US Edition
Pirates Push Paul Skenes Back up to 99 Pitches, and He Throws 6 More Scoreless Innings
- On July 27, 2025, Paul Skenes delivered a dominating 6-0 shutout over the Diamondbacks at PNC Park.
- After a month of reduced workloads, this game marked Skenes’ highest pitch count since his 105‐pitch outing on June 19 at Detroit.
- Statistically, Paul Skenes logged nine strikeouts over six scoreless innings, lowering his earned run average to a major-league-best 1.83.
- In the sixth, Don Kelly visited Skenes, drawing boos yet left him in to finish the inning.
- After going 5-4 on their homestand, the Pirates travel to San Francisco for a three-game series starting Monday night.
23 Articles
23 Articles
The Bakersfield Californian
Pirates push Paul Skenes back up to 99 pitches, and he throws 6 more scoreless innings
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates let Paul Skenes take on a more normal workload again.
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Dominant Paul Skenes leads Pirates past Diamondbacks
Paul Skenes pitched six shutout innings for the second consecutive start to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon.
With lethal pitch selection, Skenes convinces his manager into quality start
PITTSBURGH -- Manager Don Kelly was greeted by boos as he walked out to PNC Park’s mound, but the Pirates skipper hadn’t made a motion to the bullpen yet. As the infielders congregated to the center of the infield, Kelly instead opted to chat with Paul Skenes. The right-hander was
Paul Skenes struck nine and allowed three hits in six innings, Dominican Oneil Cruz and Ke’Bryan Hayes pushed two runs each, and Pittsburgh Pirates laundered Sunday for the second consecutive 6-0 game to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 63% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
