BOSTON — Fenway Park, meet Paul Skenes.

Skenes pitched six innings in his first appearance at one of baseball’s cathedrals, allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits, while a three-run sixth from the Pirates’ veterans propelled them to a 4-2 win against the Red Sox on Friday night.

The Pirates did their damage with four consecutive hits in the sixth. Down 2-0, Nick Gonzales and Bryan Reynolds singled, chasing Boston starter Payton Tolle from the game, then Tommy Pham scored both with a double to deep center field off reliever Greg Weissert. Andrew McCutchen followed with a double of his own, scoring Pham and giving the Pirates the lead.

McCutchen finished the game 3 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI.

For most of the game, the biggest introduction was not Skenes to Fenway but Tolle t

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