Rookie Paul Skenes lost for the first time in 12 career major league starts, giving up Alec Burleson’s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1.
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals , Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals , Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the St.
Nolan Arenado put St. Louis ahead with a fifth-inning home run on a first-pitch curveball, and Nick Gonzalez tied the score with an RBI single in the eighth off JoJo Romero. Michael Siani doubled down the left-field line on a 1-2 fastball leading off — he was called out at second by umpire Sean Barber, but a video review showed Siani’s left hand slapped the base before Gonzalez’s tag following the throw from left fielder Bryan Reynolds.
Skenes allowed two runs and four hits in 8 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts and no walks as his ERA rose to 1.93 from 1.90. He had seven or more strikeouts for his ninth straight start, extending a team record. No Pirates rookie had pitched as long as Skenes since Zach Duke threw 8 1/3 innings in 2005.Arenado’s 10th homer ended Skenes’ streaks of nine hitless innings and 14 scoreless innings.
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