Paul Skenes racked up nine strikeouts in the Pittsburgh Pirates' win over the Miami Marlins on Monday, lowering his ERA and carving out a few more spots in MLB's history books.
The first out that Paul Skenes recorded against the Miami Marlins on Monday came via a strikeout, making him the sole owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates' single-season rookie record for punchouts.
Skenes went 6.0 innings deep, allowing six hits, one walk and one earned run. He finished the evening with nine strikeouts, earning the win as the Pirates emerged with a 3-2 victory.Since making his big league debut on May 11, Skenes is 10-2 with a 2.10 ERA, 0.992 WHIP, 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings and a 5.2 WAR across 20 starts.that Skenes joined Matt Harvey and Stephen Strasburg as the only pitchers in MLB history to toss 135-plus strikeouts with a sub-1.
Among the other pitchers Skenes bested are Bill Stafford, Mark Fidrych, Fernando Valenzuela, Jim Nash and Howie Polet. None of the other pitchers with a sub-2.45 ERA in their first 20 career starts made their debut after 1981, besides Skenes.
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