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04/07 20:25 CDT Paul Skenes takes a no-hitter into the 6th as the Pirates beat
the Padres 7-1
Paul Skenes takes a no-hitter into the 6th as the Pirates beat the Padres 7-1
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes put together
his second straight solid start, keeping San Diego hitless until the sixth
inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 7-1 win over the Padres on Tuesday night.
Skenes (2-1), who was rocked during an opening day loss to the New York Mets,
struck out six and walked two in 6 1/3 innings while lowering his ERA to 5.54.
The Padres' first of two hits against the 23-year-old was a clean single to
left by Fernando Tatis Jr. with one out in the sixth.
Xander Bogaerts homered off Skenes --- the first round-tripper given up by a
Pittsburgh starter this season --- with one out in the seventh. Skenes exited
to a loud ovation from the announced crowd of 9,061 on a chilly night as the
Pirates won for the sixth time in seven games.
Oneil Cruz hit a two-run double off Nick Pivetta (1-2) in the fifth and Nick
Gonzales added a two-run single to start a five-run eighth for the Pirates.
Skenes and three relievers combined on a three-hitter.
Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin picked up the second and third hits of
his major league career. The 19-year-old had an infield single in the fifth and
scored from first on Cruz's laser down the left field line. He added a line
drive to center for a two-run single in the eighth, a few hours after Pirates
general manager Ben Cherington said some ingredients for a long-term contract
for Griffin were "in place."
Pivetta was dominant through four innings before running into trouble in the
fifth. The veteran right-hander gave up two runs on four hits with a walk and a
season-high eight strikeouts.
Up next
The series wraps up on Wednesday. Michael King (0-1, 3.38 ERA) starts for the
Padres against Pittsburgh's Mitch Keller (1-0, 1.50).
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