Paul Skenes, a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, has made history by allowing a leadoff home run in each of his last two starts but not conceding any further runs in those games. On June 29 against the Atlanta Braves, Skenes pitched 6 innings, allowing 6 hits, 2 walks, and striking out 9 batters without giving up any earned runs. Similarly, on June 23 against the Tampa Bay Rays, he pitched 7 innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, and striking out 8 batters without conceding any earned runs. Outside of the Jarred Kelenic homer, Skenes was a menace on the mound for the Pirates yesterday (6IP 6H 1ER 2BB 9K). His performance on June 29 earned him the Starting Pitcher Pitch of the Day for his sweeper, which had a 12.4-inch horizontal break.
The @Pirates have blasted TWO 2-run homers with Paul Skenes on the call! https://t.co/qwJNDfLlWB
Outside of the Jarred Kelenic homer, Paul Skenes was a menace on the mound for the @Pirates yesterday (6IP 6H 1ER 2BB 9K). His sweeper, with 12.4" of horizontal break won our Starting Pitcher Pitch of the Day for June 29th https://t.co/Nbx7ciOB2F
The @Pirates' Paul Skenes has allowed a leadoff HR in each of his last 2 starts. He didn't allow another run after either one. He's the first pitcher in MLB history to allow a leadoff HR in back-to-back starts but pitch shutout baseball after each. https://t.co/Md8wyP1d7C
In each of his last 2 starts, Paul Skenes gave up a HR to the first batter. These are his stats after: 6/29 vs. ATL 6.0 IP 9K 0R 0ER 2BB 6 H 6/23 vs. TB 7.0 IP 8K 0R 0ER 1BB 5 H https://t.co/c39UqTFbVW
In each of his last 2 starts, Paul Skenes gave up a HR to the 1st batter. These are his stats after: 6/29 vs. ATL 6.0 IP 9K 0R 0ER 2BB 6 H 6/23 vs. TB 7.0 IP 8K 0R 0ER 1BB 5 H https://t.co/geNgIs6AhH