Paul Skenes struck out 11 over six no-hit innings in his second major league start, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Friday.
on a full-count, fifth-inning walk on the eighth pitch of the plate appearance — in an utterly dominant performance. After pitching through some nerves in his big league debut against the Cubs last weekend, he looked quite comfortable on a picturesque day at Wrigley Field.
Skenes , who turns 22 on May 29, struck out his first seven batters, including the side in the first on pitches of at least 100 mph. He struck outThe No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft became the third rookie with seven strikeouts to start a game, joiningon Sept. 15, 2014, and Jim Deshaies on Sept. 23, 1986.
, and Pittsburgh broke it open with three more runs in each of the next two innings. Grandal's two-run single made it 8-0 in the fifth. Hendricks was tagged for a season-high eight runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings in his second start since returning from of a low back strain. was placed on the 15-day injured list, and RHP Porter Hodge was recalled from Triple-A Iowa. ... RHP starts for the Pirates. Imanaga struck out eight in five scoreless innings in a no-decision at Atlanta on Monday night. Falter is going for his first win since April 23.
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