Paul Skenes continued his run of dominance Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers, as the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie racked up 11 strikeouts across 7.0 no-hit innings.
On top of that, Skenes tied his career high with 11 strikeouts. It marked Skenes' eighth consecutive start with seven-plus strikeouts, which broke the Pirates' previous franchise record., Skenes is the only pitcher since at least 1901 to record seven-plus strikeouts in 10 of his first 11 big league appearances.
Skenes' 89 strikeouts through his first 11 outings rank fifth all-time and are the most since Kerry Wood in 1998,. The only other pitcher in MLB history to toss more than 80 strikeouts and allow fewer than 15 walks through 11 appearances is Masahiro Tanaka, who did so with theSkenes now has two starts under his belt of 6.0-plus innings, 11-plus strikeouts and zero hits allowed.
Colin Holderman failed to extend Pittsburgh's combined no-hitter when he relieved Skenes in the eighth, but Aroldis Chapman tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn the save. Pittsburgh won 1-0, claiming the series in the process. Skenes is now 6-0 with a 1.90 ERA, 0.920 WHIP, 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a 6.85 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his young MLB career. He entered Thursday with a 2.6 WAR, which is sure to go up thanks to his stellar outing against the Brewers., Skenes' 11 games are the fewest played by any player who was selected to an All-Star roster.
The 22-year-old righty, who was selected No. 1 overall in the 2023 MLB Draft, has certainly lived up to his status as baseball's top pitching prospect thus far, given the history he seems to make every time he takes the mound. Now it's just a matter of if Skenes can continue that run in the All-Star Game, or if he will have to wait until his next start for the Pirates to break more records.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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