Phillies break 2 Paul Skenes streaks to sweep Pirates
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Paul Skenes reached some personal bests on Sunday. However, the Pirates' ace also matched a career worst in a 6-0 loss to the Phillies at PNC Park. Skenes ran his scoreless-innings streak to a career-high 20 before allowing two runs in the fifth inning,
The Phillies scored their runs of Skenes in a variety of ways. Justin Crawford hit in a run via a sacrifice groundout, Trea Turner logged an RBI single, and Bryce Harper finished it off with a three-run home run to deep center field.
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Skenes (6-3) took the loss Sunday against the Phillies, allowing five runs on six hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out seven. After twirling eight innings of scoreless ball in back-to-back starts,
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Zack Wheeler outduels Paul Skenes, Phillies post another 6-0 shutout to complete sweep of Pirates
PITTSBURGH — The Phillies weren’t counting on a lot of run support against Paul Skenes. The Pirates ace and reigning National League Cy Young winner brought a 1.98 ERA and a scoreless streak of 16 ⅔ innings into Sunday’s series finale against the Phillies.
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But eventually, Skenes faltered while Wheeler stayed strong, and the Phillies emerged with a 6-0 victory over the Pirates that completed a sweep and put them above .500 for the first time since. The aces were dominating through the first four innings.