No pitcher may be excellent the entire 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 strong outings on the highway, granted successful simply a type of video games on account of an absence of run assist, Skenes gave up 5 earned runs in six innings in his first residence begin of the season.
As common, Skenes nonetheless overpowered batters often — he recorded seven strikeouts with just one stroll. However he allowed six hits, certainly one of which was a two-run triple by Cardinals left fielder Victor Scott II.
