Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes already has the Chicago Cubs' number.
Skenes, the first overall pick in the 2023 Draft, faced the Cubs in his MLB debut on May 11 at PNC Park. Therookie was dominant from the jump, striking out the first two batters he faced and racking up seven strikeouts over his first four career innings. The sport's next great ace had arrived, helping the Pirates to a 10-9 victory despite a late collapse from their bullpen.
Instead, Chicago looked completely helpless at the plate. Skenes blew the Cubs away with 100-mph fastballs and nasty splitters, piling up 11 strikeouts over six hitless innings en route to his first career win.Even worse, Chicago found itself on the wrong side of history. Skenes became the first pitcher in MLB history to have six no-hit innings and 10+ punchouts in one of his first two career starts.
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