PITTSBURGH — There’s a case to be made that Paul Skenes’ first 50 starts have been some of the most anticipated and talked about for a starting pitcher in the game’s history. There’s also a case to be made that his first 50 starts have yielded some of the best results as well. Skenes made career start No. 50 in …
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Aug 12, 2025, 10:46 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Sal Frelick and Brice Turang homered off Paul Skenes, and the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-0 on Tuesday night for their 11th consecutive victory. Christian Yelich, Andrew Vaughn and Caleb Durbin also went deep as major league-leading Milwaukee improved to 27-5 in its past 32 games. Freddy Peralta (14-5) pitched …
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Paul Skenes was looking like his usual dominant self on the mound during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Sunday showdown against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Skenes racked up eight strikeouts throughout the first four innings, including a particularly devastating punch-out against Adrian Del Castillo in the fourth inning. The Diamondbacks’ designated hitter stood absolutely no chance against a nasty 86-mph sweeper from Skenes …
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ATLANTA — What if you went to an All-Star Game and a penalty-kick home-run shootout broke out? Welcome to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game — a game in which the world turned upside-down, the guy who threw the last pitch was a coach, the hitter who took the last swing wasn’t even wearing a cap and the MVP was a …
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Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday night at Truist Park, the regular-season home of the Atlanta Braves. First pitch is scheduled for just after 8 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on FOX and live streamed on fubo (try for free). The National League will be managed by Los Angeles Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts and will …
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In the end, the decisions were not particularly difficult. Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes will start the All-Star Game for the National League. Detroit Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal will start for the American League. The choices were revealed Saturday on Fox, which will broadcast the game in Atlanta on Tuesday night. Skenes, 23, will be the youngest pitcher to start …
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