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Trevor Larnach's HR off Paul Skenes enough for Twins to top Pirates
Trevor Larnach belted a two-run home run and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night in Minneapolis.
Pirates' Paul Skenes Takes Mound vs. Twins
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed starting pitcher Paul Skenes embarks on his final outing before the All-Star break, facing off against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. This marks the first time Skenes will face the Twins in his career and also his 20th start of the 2025 season.
Twins 2, Pirates 1: Minnesota Conquers Paul Skenes
Trevor Larnach (13) Top 3 WPA: Trevor Larnach (.181), Jhoan Durán (.161), Joe Ryan (.145) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) It’s a little early in the season for spectacle, yet the demand for a show never ceases.
Pirates Make Historic Paul Skenes Announcement During Twins Game
The team wrote, “Paul Skenes has reached 300 career strikeouts in only his 43rd career start. He is the first Pirates pitcher and one of only 17 Major League pitchers all-time to record at least 300 strikeouts in his first 43 big-league starts.”
Paul Skenes Is Having a Start to His Career That Baseball Has Literally Never Seen
In his start against the 60-win Detroit Tigers Monday, Skenes threw six scoreless innings with six strikeouts, surrendering just three hits and one walk. It was only the 44th start of his career and he became the only player since 1901 with 300 or more strikeouts and a sub-2.00 ERA in that many games, as surfaced by Greg Harvey of OptaSTATS.
Paul Skenes to start 2nd straight All-Star Game for NL and Tarik Skubal to open for AL
Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes will start his second consecutive All-Star Game for the National League on Tuesday night.
Twins Face Pirates With Paul Skenes Pitching: Game Preview
Paul Skenes is set to pitch, with the Twins favored against the Pirates, who are struggling to score. Skenes could notably achieve a higher WAR than win total.
Paul Skenes dazzles in his first start since the All-Star Game as the Pirates blank the Tigers 3-0
Paul Skenes allowed three hits over six efficient innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0
Pirates' Paul Skenes Excels in Shutout of Tigers
Skenes made his first start since July 11 vs. the Twins, where he only allowed two runs, but took a loss in the 2-1 defeat. He also started for the National League in the All-Star Game at Truist Park,
Paul Skenes sharp in another short outing, but Pirates fall to Twins, dropping 7th straight
The past three starts by Paul Skenes have been five innings or fewer, with two of those three featuring only 78 pitches ...
Paul Skenes strikes out the side in blazing 1st inning vs. Twins
All-Star starting pitcher Paul Skenes has had a Cy Young-caliber campaign in 2025 despite playing for a struggling Pirates team.
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Skenes dazzles with fastball command, eyes strong 2nd half
From the first pitch of the night, Pirates manager Don Kelly knew that his ace was in good form on Friday. In a head-to-head matchup of All-Stars, Paul Skenes started Minnesota’s Byron Buxton with a ...
Larnach hits two-run HR, Ryan outpitches Skenes as Twins beat Pirates 2-1
MINNEAPOLIS — Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer, Joe Ryan outpitched Paul Skenes. and the Minnesota Twins beat Pittsburgh 2-1 on Friday night to hand the Pirates their seventh straight loss.
Livvy Dunne was her own celebrity look-alike in hilarious Twins-Pirates scene days after NYC co-op drama
Livvy Dunne was in Minnesota to watch Paul Skenes and ended up seeing herself on the scoreboard. Midway through Friday’s ...