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Skenes allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out seven across 4.1 innings with Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday. Skenes faced adversity at the highest level of the minors for the first time, as he surrendered his first run after 14.1 innings of work. There were still plenty of positives to take away from the outing, however, the most notable of which is that he ramped up to 71 pitches. The Pirates have refused to give any indication of when Skenes will make his big-league debut, but there is a current opening in the rotation with Marco Gonzales (elbow) sidelined.... See More ... See Less
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Pirates' Paul Skenes: Ramps up to 65 pitches
Skenes allowed one hit and two walks while striking out eight across 3.1 scoreless innings in a start with Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday. Skenes has yet to record more than 10 outs in a start this season, but he did increase his pitch count to 65. He was a bit wild with only 37 of his pitches finding the zone, though he still generated 11 whiffs. For the season, Skenes has thrown 12.2 shutout innings while maintaining a 27:4 K:BB.... See More ... See Less -
Pirates' Paul Skenes: Three perfect innings
Skenes threw three perfect innings while striking out five in Saturday's game with Triple-A Indianapolis. The Pirates want Skenes to continue to build up his workload and get some experience in pro ball before debuting in the majors, and Saturday's start was a good first step. According to Ben Weinrib of MLB.com, Skenes averaged 100.1 mph on 21 fastballs and none of the pitches came in below 99.1 mph. He threw a total of 46 pitches and will continue to increase the length of his outings. Assuming Skenes is successful in doing so, his debut in Pittsburgh this summer seems like an eventuality.... See More ... See Less -
Pirates' Paul Skenes: Reassigned to minor-league camp
The Pirates reassigned Skenes to minor-league camp Sunday. Pirates GM Ben Cherington announced in early March that Skenes would be beginning the season in the minors, and his run in big-league camp has now come to a close. The 2023 first overall pick quickly made his way through the minor-league system last year and will begin 2024 at Double-A Altoona or Triple-A Indianapolis. If he continues to live up to his prospect pedigree, Skenes could make his MLB debut for the Pirates this summer.... See More ... See Less -
Pirates' Paul Skenes: Back on bump Thursday
Skenes (illness) is scheduled to start Thursday in the Pirates' Spring Breakout game against the Orioles, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports. The Pirates scratched Skenes ahead of his previous Grapefruit League start this past Saturday versus the Tigers, but he'll be back on the hill five days later to take on an Orioles lineup featuring a deep stable of prospects headlined by infielder Jackson Holliday. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, Skenes is set to begin the campaign at Double-A Altoona or Triple-A Indianapolis but could reach the big leagues at some point this season if he proves to be unfazed by opposing hitters in the upper levels of the minors.... See More ... See Less -
Pirates' Paul Skenes: Scratched from Saturday's game
Skenes will not pitch in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers due to an illness, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Skenes has appeared in two games -- including one start -- in spring training and has allowed one run on three hits while striking out three over three innings. The 2023 No. 1 overall pick will return to Grapefruit League action once he's shaken off his illness. He will begin the season in the minors.... See More ... See Less -
Pirates' Paul Skenes: Bypassing High-A, reaches Double-A
The Pirates promoted Skenes from Single-A Bradenton to Double-A Altoona on Monday, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft has already ascended to his third different minor-league affiliate, bypassing the South Atlantic League entirely after brief stops in the rookie-level Florida Complex League and at Bradenton. The 6-foot-6 right-hander from LSU overwhelmed hitters during his two outings in the Florida State League, allowing just one baserunner and striking out four of the 10 batters he faced. Given the hefty workload he handled this spring and summer during LSU's run to the College World Series, Skenes will likely have his innings managed carefully at Altoona for the rest of the season. He's set to make his Double-A debut Saturday.... See More ... See Less
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Alex Stumpf@AlexJStumpf3H agoThat's game. Giants 3, Pirates 0. Patrick Bailey walk-off homer. Pirates had a golden opportunity to break this one open in the ninth but failed to do so. Quinn Priester's terrific start is for naught. Pirates are under .500 for the first time this season. They are 13-14.
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Alex Stumpf@AlexJStumpf3H agoPirates had runners on second and third with nobody out in the ninth. They do not score. David Bednar enters to try to force extras
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Alex Stumpf@AlexJStumpf1D agoPirates have optioned RHP Ryder Ryan to AAA Indianapolis. Countermove will come tomorrow in San Francisco
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Alex Stumpf@AlexJStumpf2D agoThat's game. Brewers 7, Pirates 5. Sloppy game. Chapman allows winning homer in 8th. Reynolds and Suwinski couldn't make diving catches, costing 2 runs. Tellez doesn't touch first on one play, cuts off potential assist w/o getting trailing runner on another. Pirates are 13-13.
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Alex Stumpf@AlexJStumpf2D agoBrewers extend their lead to 7-5 in the top of the ninth. Pirates need a bloop and a blast to keep this one going
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Alex Stumpf@AlexJStumpf2D agoSuwinski doubles home Bart to tie it, scores on a Triolo flare to right. Pirates are up 5-4. By far the best swings and results by this group since Philly
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Alex Stumpf@AlexJStumpf2D agoThat's game. Brewers 3, Pirates 2. Luis Ortiz was very wild in a three run third. Bryan Reynolds homered. Brewers spotted the Pirates a couple of errors in the ninth, but the home team can't bring home the tying run. Pirates fall to 13-12. They'll go for the series win tomorrow
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Alex Stumpf@AlexJStumpf2D ago1/2 I asked Cherington if there is a pitch count goal they are looking for from Paul Skenes before he's on MLB radar: “No, and if we did we probably wouldn’t share it publicly. It will need to be higher than 45 or wherever he was a couple of weeks ago. He’s starting to build now.
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Jason Mackey@JMackeyPG3D agoI asked Mitch Keller what's been the difference for the Pirates' starting rotation. He credited Jared Jones. "He’s kinda setting the tone for all of us to follow, honestly. What more could you ask for from him? He’s bringing everybody to the next level."