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Pirates can't hold late lead, lose series opener in Colorado Pirates can't hold late lead, lose series opener in Colorado Colorado Rockies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Pirates can't hold late lead, lose series opener in Colorado Colorado Rockies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 They've lost 6 games in *** row when Paul Skenes starts. How much of that do you think is on him? I think the 1st 4 games of these 6 were largely on skenes. He wasn't up to snuff, but I think these last 2, he's been good enough to win. If you look at the numbers that he's put up 2 earned runs over 6 innings, that should be enough to get *** victory in most circumstances. Basically today he had 5 good innings, then 1 where he gave up 2 solo home runs. But the last time. Out against the Dodgers, it was *** bullpen and fielding debacle. And then today against the Marlins, they couldn't do anything with runners on base, 1 for 8. Most of the top of the order stunk aside from Brian Reynolds. They were striking out *** bunch and, uh, they weren't pushing guys across. So because of all those circumstances, Skenes walks away with another loss, and they're 23 and 24 with him as the star. Starting pitcher since the beginning of las…

Paul Skenes strikes out 10 against Marlins - MLB.com PITTSBURGH – Paul Skenes found his groove from the third inning on Sunday afternoon, retiring nine in a row. Yet he exited the game with a one-run deficit. Skenes finished with 10 strikeouts while allowing four hits and two runs. His 23 whiffs were a new career high. But the Pirates fell to the Marlins, 4-2 , dropping their sixth straight game with Skenes on the mound. Skenes has allowed just 2.5 earned runs per game in the stretch, but Pittsburgh holds a minus-27 run differential. June 27 is Soccer Night! First 20,000 fans take home a Pirates soccer jersey “I think when you're looking at it, we just haven't been able to put a complete game together,” Pirates manager Don Kelly said postgame of the losing streak when Skenes starts. “Last year was maybe the run support. We've had starts throughout those six where we've scored runs, we've had starts that offense has been there and other things have happened. I don't think we can point to one thing, and that's consistent throughout all the starts.” With just a 5% walk rate entering this start, Skenes walked the leadoff hitter, Liam Hicks, on just five pitches. He recalibrated and st…

Paul Skenes lasts just 4 innings in Pirates' loss to Phillies <p>Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes had his worst outing of the season Wednesday night in Philadelphia.</p>

Paul Skenes strikes out 10 against Marlins - MLB.com PITTSBURGH – Paul Skenes found his groove from the third inning on Sunday afternoon, retiring nine in a row. Yet he exited the game with a one-run deficit. Skenes finished with 10 strikeouts while allowing four hits and two runs. His 23 whiffs were a new career high. But the Pirates fell to the Marlins, 4-2 , dropping their sixth straight game with Skenes on the mound. Skenes has allowed just 2.5 earned runs per game in the stretch, but Pittsburgh holds a minus-27 run differential. June 27 is Soccer Night! First 20,000 fans take home a Pirates soccer jersey “I think when you're looking at it, we just haven't been able to put a complete game together,” Pirates manager Don Kelly said postgame of the losing streak when Skenes starts. “Last year was maybe the run support. We've had starts throughout those six where we've scored runs, we've had starts that offense has been there and other things have happened. I don't think we can point to one thing, and that's consistent throughout all the starts.” With just a 5% walk rate entering this start, Skenes walked the leadoff hitter, Liam Hicks, on just five pitches. He recalibrated and st…

Pirates ace Paul Skenes staying confident dispite disastrous loss to ... The Pittsburgh Pirates took a brutal 12-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, but Paul Skenes refused to sound alarmed. The Pirates ace kept his confidence after a strong start unraveled into a late blowout at PNC Park. Skenes gave the Pirates the outing the club needed before the game slipped away. He allowed two earned runs over six innings, struck out seven, and left with the score tied 2-2. The Pirates built an early lead behind back-to-back solo homers from Bryan Reynolds and Ryan O’Hearn in the first inning. Los Angeles chipped away from there before taking full control after Skenes exited. 93.7 The Fan Pittsburgh posted on X, formerly Twitter, sharing Skenes’ steady message after the loss and his belief that the Pirates remain in a good place. “Paul Skenes remains confident in this #Pirates team” Paul Skenes remains confident in this #Pirates team pic.twitter.com/gy9B7q3Ai9 — 93.7 The Fan (@937theFan) June 10, 2026 Article Continues Below The 2025 NL Cy Young award winner then explained why he is not worried despite the team's recent slide: “We're playing good baseball. We've been playing…

Pirates ace Paul Skenes allows nine hits to Blue Jays - MLB.com TORONTO -- Looking to bounce back from an uneven start his last time out, Pirates ace Paul Skenes again found himself walking off the mound after allowing multiple runs in the sixth inning on Saturday against the Blue Jays. Skenes immediately found himself on his back foot in Saturday’s 5-2 loss in Toronto, as it took just three pitches for Toronto to get on the scoreboard. George Springer drove a 97.8 mph fastball above the zone over the left field wall for a leadoff homer and an early lead. June 27 is Soccer Night! First 20,000 fans take home a Pirates soccer jersey Despite allowing some more traffic in a 21-pitch opening frame, Skenes limited the damage to just Springer’s blast and eventually settled in -- however it was anything but the dominant level Skenes has reached over his first three big league seasons. The 23-year-old ace put up zeros through the next four innings, but just two of those outs came via the strikeout before he ran into trouble in the sixth. The Blue Jays broke through by stringing together four consecutive hits off the reigning NL Cy Young winner , scoring twice to chase him from the game wi…

Pirates ace Paul Skenes gets chased in the 1st inning by the ... - WTOP The Associated Press March 26, 2026, 5:51 PM NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes thought he could get out of a jam in the first inningon opening day. He never got the chance. After giving up five runs and getting only two outs Thursday inan 11-7 lossat the New York Mets, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner got the hook from manager Don Kelly after throwing just 37 pitches. It was by far the shortest of his 56 major league starts. “I’m not as upset about this for me, personally, as people would probably think,” Skenes said. “Because they did a really good job. It was an abnormal outing.” The 23-year-old allowed four hits and issued two walks, including one to leadoff hitter Francisco Lindor. Skenes also hit a batter with a pitch, and Kelly wondered if the right-hander’s fastball command wasn’t up to his usual standards. The five runs Skenes allowed matched his career high. The two-time All-Star also gave up five in six innings on April 8, 2025, against St. Louis. Skenes said Kelly told him something along the lines of it’s too early in the season to push it. “He wants to stay out there and pitch,” Kelly said…

Paul Skenes strikes out 10, but Pirates drop series to Marlins Paul Skenes had not been without blame as to why he had gone winless for five straight starts entering his latest outing Sunday at PNC Park. But Skenes could hardly be faulted for the performance he put together against the Miami Marlins, tying a season high in strikeouts (10) over six innings. However, the two blemishes on his afternoon, a pair of pitches in the second inning that went for solo home runs, were more than the Pirates offense could match for the majority of the game. Despite posting his second straight quality start, Skenes (6-6, 2.85 ERA) was charged with the loss in a 4-2 Pirates defeat, with Brandan Bidois surrendering some insurance runs to the Marlins late. “Thought it was a really good outing, probably other than two pitches,” Skenes said after the game. “But I think it was a really good outing.” The Pirates (36-36) managed just one run off Marlins starter Max Meyer (7-0, 2.75 ERA), who delivered six innings, striking out nine and giving up six hits and three walks. Skenes allowed just four hits and a walk, throwing 67 of his 104 pitches for strikes. Jake Mangum provided an RBI single in the…

Paul Skenes strikes out 10, but Pirates drop series to Marlins <p>Paul Skenes had not been without blame as to why he had gone winless for five straight starts entering his latest outing Sunday at PNC Park.</p>

Pirates ace Paul Skenes pulled in 1st inning of season opener NEW YORK -- It was a stunning scene at Citi Field on Thursday afternoon:Paul Skenes, untouchable in his first two major league seasons, walking off the field to the sarcastic cheers from the sellout crowd after failing to survive the first inning on Opening Day. Skenes, still just 23 years old, had never struggled to this extent over his first 55 career starts for thePittsburgh Pirates. He was as dominant as his 1.96 career ERA suggested. But Skenes recorded just two outs against theNew York Metson Thursday, giving up five runs on four hits, two walks and a hit batter in the Pirates' 11-7 loss. It was not how anyone envisioned Skenes launching his Cy Young Award defense. But he's not pressed. "I'll rewatch it at some point," Skenes said, "but I'm not as upset about this for me personally as people would probably think." Skenes rewatches all his starts. What he'll see when he relives Thursday's outing is a frustrating sequence of events fueled by a lack of execution, some misfortune, a disciplined approach from the Mets' deep lineup and disastrous defense behind him. Skenes began his day with a seven-pitch walk toFr…