The Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Baltimore Orioles by a final score of 2-1 on Wednesday. Nevertheless, Paul Skenes pitched well once again. The right-handed hurler struck out eight Orioles over five scoreless innings while allowing no walks. Skenes is in the middle of a tremendous season to say the least.

Former MLB player Xavier Scruggs addressed Skenes' performance following Wednesday's game, via MLB Network Radio.

“Just the dominance that we've seen with Paul Skenes, reaching now 200 strikeouts,” Scruggs said. “Only eight Pirates players in history, starters, have reached 200 strikeouts. I think to see that in his second full season just reminds us of the dominance, but also the understanding of what he's doing from a pitching standpoint. The sequencing, the tunneling of his

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