Prized rookie Paul Skenes allowed one run over six solid innings in his third MLB start, but the Pirates' bullpen faltered against the Giants for a 7-6 loss.
Paul Skenes allowed one run over six solid innings but the San Francisco Giants rallied against the Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen for a 7-6 win Thursday. Matt Chapman hit a three-run homer off Hunter Stratton in the eighth and Brett Wisely delivered a go-ahead single off Aroldis Chapman five batters later as the Giants overcame a big deficit for the second time in less than 24 hours. San Francisco trailed by five early in a 9-5 extra-inning victory on Wednesday.
A crowd of 23,162 that included Skenes' girlfriend, gymnast/influencer Livvy Dunne — more than double what the club had been averaging for weekday matinees this season — came out to see the hard-throwing Skenes and his trademark mustache, a look that is getting nearly as much attention as his 100-plus mph fastball. Six days removed from a dominant start at Chicago in which he tossed six hitless innings against the Cubs, Skenes wasn't quite as overpowering against the Giants.
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