Skenes and Chapman combined to throw 28 pitches that reached triple digits. A seventh-inning heater from Chapman to Los Angeles’ Teoscar Hernandez reached 104 mph.
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes delivers to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh , Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
Skenes allowed three runs on six hits, including a two-run shot by Ohtani in the third. The 22-year-old rookie also struck out the Los Angeles superstar with a 100 mph fastball in the first inning, one of 28 pitches thrown by Skenes and Chapman that reached triple digits. Nick Gonzales tied a career high with four RBIs for the Pirates. Edward Olivares and Ke’Bryan Hayes had two hits and drove in a run for Pittsburgh, which used a big second inning against James Paxton to take control before holding on late.
Paxton failed to get out of the second inning in his shortest start of the season. The Pirates touched him for seven runs in the frame, highlighted by two-run singles by Gonzales and Bryan Reynolds. Paxton lasted just 1 2/3 innings, while his ERA mushroomed from 3.29 to 4.19.
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